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A photograph of a large outdoor ritual gathering on tiered red-painted steps lined with black stone shivalingams, each with a small brass bowl beside it. Many seated participants, mostly bare-chested or in white and coloured clothing, sit on the steps in meditative or prayerful postures. Red flags on poles and red fabric canopies frame the courtyard. In the right foreground an older man with grey hair and glasses, bare-chested and wearing white dhoti with a red cloth over his shoulder, holds his palms together in anjali. A bearded man in white sits near the centre, and a woman in a blue sari sits in the lower left. A tall loudspeaker is mounted at the top right.

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December 14 20162016-12-14Large outdoor Rudra Abhishekam on red-painted stepped tiers, with many participants seated in rows pouring water and milk over black stone shivalinga and Nandi-style lingams. Men are mostly bare-chested in white dhotis, women wear saris and salwar kameez in bright colours, and some hold brass vessels and copper pouring pots. Red flags with a white emblem stand along the left edge behind chain-link fencing, and offerings and brass lamps sit on the steps. Roughly several dozen people are visible.2016-12-17Large outdoor photo of a Maheshwara Puja at a stepped stone ghat beside a tan wall, with red and orange flags along the edges. Rows of devotees sit on red steps before black stone shivalingams set on yoni-shaped bases, with brass vessels and small oil lamps before them. Many devotees wear white or pink saris, saffron and red shawls, and some bare-chested men in white dhotis. Women wear red, pink and yellow saris with beaded malas, and a fair-haired Western woman in a red outfit sits among them, holding a long brass horn. Some participants pour or hold offerings over the lingams in a bright daytime setting.2016-12-18Outdoor ritual on red stone ghat steps beside a river. Rows of devotees sit on the steps, many with bare shoulders and white or saffron clothing, while rows of black stone shivalingam-style sculptures with brass bowls line the stairs in the foreground. Red flags on poles mark the edge. A woman in a blue and yellow sari sits at the left holding a book, and a priest in white dhoti with a red thread at the far left is seated near a brass vessel. The scene suggests a group puja or abhishekam. No readable name or caption is visible.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A large photograph of many people seated in rows on red-tiled stepped tiers, each seat marked by a black stone lingam with a small brass vessel, outdoors near a chain-link fence with red flags on poles. Most participants are bare-chested or wear white dhotis and white cloths, with some women in saree or salwar in red, green and purple. Several sit cross-legged in meditation with hands in their laps, and a few wear rudraksha malas. A small water pool and green hose lie at the bottom edge. Trees and a hillside are behind the fence. Nobody here is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-12-16December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 17 20162016-12-17Night photograph of a large group of devotees seated on red-brick tiered steps at an outdoor ritual, each beside a black stone shivalinga with brass vessels and small oil lamps. Many are in white or pale clothing, others in saris and salwar kameez with garlands; some hold hands in anjali mudra or chant with eyes closed. Strings of lights and bright floodlights illuminate the scene. Several men are bare-chested with rudraksha malas, and a few women wear white or floral clothes. No clearly identifiable central figure is visible in the frame.2016-12-06Outdoor photo of a large red-stepped ghat with many people seated across the tiers. Rows of black stone shivalinga-style pedestals and small brass lamps stand between them. Several men in white dhotis and bare torsos sit with brass vessels, and a woman in a blue sari sits among them. On the left, drummers in orange cloth beat silver drums while a girl in pink stands nearby. A man in an orange dhoti sits on the right, and a woman in a purple sari sits on the upper steps. Many devotees in white and bright clothing fill the upper tiers.2016-12-03