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Night photograph of a large outdoor ritual on tiered red steps lined with string lights, with crowds of devotees seated in rows. Many men are bare-chested wearing white dhotis and rudraksha malas, while women wear white saris and some wear saris in purple and red-gold. Black stone shivalinga-shaped objects, brass kalasha pots and brass lamps with flames sit on the steps in front of the participants, who sit with hands pressed together in prayer. Stadium-style floodlights and decorative lights line the riverside setting.

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December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night outdoor ritual on tiered stone steps lit by string lights along the wall and floodlights. Hundreds of devotees sit in rows with palms pressed together in namaskar. Many men are bare-chested in white dhotis with rudraksha malas, some women wear white saris or a purple sari with a colourful border. Small oil lamps and brass kalashas or lamps with flames sit in front of rows of black stone shivalingam-like forms and offerings on the steps. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2016-12-23 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual on tiered stone steps lined with rows of devotees seated in prayer with palms pressed together. Many men wear bare upper bodies and white dhotis, rudraksha-style beads and sacred markings, while some women wear white saris, a woman in a purple sari and a woman in a red and gold sari sit in the rows. Dark ritual pots and small brass vessels with oil lamps and flowers are placed on the steps, and strings of lights line the wall behind. No single a person candidate is clearly identifiable by the cues required, so no candidate is named.2016-12-23Night-time outdoor ritual on tiered stone steps lined with rows of seated devotees, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Most men are bare-chested wearing white dhotis and some have sacred threads, while several women wear saris in red, purple and blue. Small brass kalasha pots and oil lamps sit on the steps, and a fire with offerings burns at lower left. Strings of lights run along the upper wall and floodlights illuminate the scene. Many people are visible, so the count is broad.2016-12-23December 06 20162016-12-06December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 06 20162016-12-06December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesNight rudrabhishekam scene on stone steps with many rows of devotees seated before black stone shivalingams on pedestals. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala sits beside a young man in a saffron-and-cream dhoti with rudraksha beads, both facing the lingams with brass vessels and small oil lamps. Women in saris and blouses sit among the rows, and string lights and stage lamps glow in the background.2016-12-11 +1 copiesA night photograph of a large crowd seated on tiered red-brown stone steps, with many small oil lamps and lit wicks set before them along the steps. Rows of string lights hang on the wall behind. Most people wear white dhotis or white clothing and sit cross-legged in rows, some in saffron, pink, yellow and blue garments. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a long dupatta stands on the lower steps. Scattered oil lamps, flames and ritual vessels suggest a lamp-lit ceremonial gathering or satsang, not a identifiable named ritual. No single person's identity is established from appearance.2016-12-06