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February 27 20142014-02-27November 18 20132013-11-18July 24 20172017-07-24February 27 20142014-02-27February 27 20142014-02-27Two women in saffron-orange saris sit in front of tiered red stone steps lined with small stone lingam-style pillars. Each sits beside a black stone shivalingam marked with white and red tilak. The woman on the left wears a white forehead mark with red dot and holds a small brass bell; the woman on the right wears a rudraksha mala, a white forehead band and a red-trimmed orange sari. Brass kalasha pots and vessels rest on the steps.2013-06-08November 22 20162016-11-22A large outdoor photograph of many people seated on red-painted stone steps lined with black Shiva lingams, performing a ritual. Most seated people wear saffron-orange robes, while others in white traditional clothes sit among them. Brass vessels and small oil lamps sit before the lingams, and red flags stand at the top of the steps beside green trees. Some participants hold open books or prayer items.2017-07-24A photograph of a large group of women seated in rows on red stone steps, each beside a black Shivalingam on a black yoni-shaped base. The front row wears orange and saffron clothing and sits with hands folded or resting in laps, while the rows behind wear deep red saris and hold their hands in anjali mudra or prayer. Small brass vessels and yellow flowers sit on some bases. A metal fence runs along the lower edge. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific person, and the scene shows collective worship and meditation.2013-10-28Many devotees in orange and saffron clothing perform worship at rows of black stone Shiva lingams set on yoni-shaped pedestals along stone steps. Several women in orange saris hold brass oil lamps with lit flames and a woman in the foreground cups a lamp near a lingam, while others pour from brass vessels and light small lamps around the bases. Some men and boys in white dhotis with bare upper bodies sit among them. Brass pots, bowls and scattered flower petals surround the lingams. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-11-22June 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copiesDecember 17 20162016-12-17