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Large outdoor ritual gathering on red-tiered stone steps lined with black stone shivalinga-style pillars and many brass pots, bowls and lamps. Many devotees sit in rows, most bare-chested in white dhotis, some in saffron or orange, and women in saris and kurtas in pink, teal and white. Several participants sit with hands raised in anjali or folded in prayer. In the foreground, the backs of seated people face red-cushioned chairs. A man in an orange wrap and white dhoti sits at right with hands in prayer near a row of brass vessels. No figure is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.

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A large outdoor ritual gathering on red-painted stone steps lined with black Shiva lingams and brass kalashas. Many seated participants wear white dhotis and bare upper bodies, some with rudraksha malas, while women wear white, teal, pink and orange saris. In the centre a young man in white and orange cloth tends a seated woman in a white top and red shawl, and several devotees sit with hands folded. In the foreground, red-cushioned chairs frame the backs of shirtless attendees and a seated woman with blonde hair. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is asserted.2016-12-03Large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on red stone steps lined with rows of small brass oil lamps (diyas) and dark stone lamp stands. Many participants are bare-chested men in white dhotis, others wear white, orange and saffron clothing, and several women wear saris in pink, blue and orange. Some sit with hands folded in prayer. In the foreground, a man with his back to the camera in white dhoti sits among red folding chairs, and a turbaned attendant in red-orange robes with gold ornaments sits at the left edge beside a red and gold canopy. Several figures wear rudraksha malas and kumkum. The scene suggests a ritual puja or satsang observance.2016-12-03December 05 20162016-12-05December 03 20162016-12-03December 05 20162016-12-05 +2 copiesDecember 03 20162016-12-03December 18 20162016-12-18October 10 20162016-10-10December 16 20162016-12-16Outdoor ceremony on red-painted stone steps where many devotees sit before black stone Shivalinga structures with brass vessels and small oil lamps placed around them. In the foreground a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and bare arms sits with palms pressed together, while a woman in a blue sari sits beside him and a woman in pink with a name badge sits at left. Behind them, a shirtless man in grey trousers and a bald man in white garments sit among a large crowd of seated participants under flags and a loudspeaker on a pole.2016-12-03Devotees sit on tiered red steps at night, each with brass pots and oil lamps arranged on black stone shivalinga-style pedestals. A bearded man with long hair and bare torso sits at left, lighting a wick. A young man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and folded hands sits centre, and a woman in red skirt and yellow blouse with a mala sits at right with palms pressed together. A man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala at right folds his hands, and a woman in a green saree sits at far left. A red flag stands at the left edge.2016-12-12A photograph of a large outdoor ritual gathering on tiered red steps lined with black stone yoga seats and brass pots. Many participants sit in white clothing and rudraksha malas, some bare-chested, several raising a fist or hand in a devotional gesture. Red flags and a chain-link fence frame the left side. Among the visible people, a bare-chested man with a pendant necklace sits at right, and a woman in a red shawl and white outfit sits center.2016-12-17