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A night photograph of a large outdoor ritual field filled with rows of black Shiva lingams, each draped in white cloth with coloured borders, many topped with flower garlands. In the foreground, hundreds of small clay oil lamps with flickering flames line the stone steps and ground. Standing devotees are visible in the far background beneath festive lights, and the scene reads as a mass abhishekam or lingam puja arrangement. No identifiable person is shown in the foreground.

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August 05 20092009-08-05Night photograph of a large outdoor ritual at a temple-style courtyard. Rows of hundreds of clay oil lamps (diyas) glow in the foreground, and a long platform behind them holds many seated people in white clothing, several with shaved heads, facing a central shivling-like stone lingam set in a round base decorated with flowers. Lamps line the lower steps and the dark background is lit only by the lamplight.A night-time outdoor ritual on a paved ground with hundreds of rows of black Shiva lingam stones, each set on a flat base and draped with a white cloth bordered in red and gold. Each lingam wears a garland of yellow and orange marigolds, with red and green ribbons, and scattered marigold petals lie on the ground. Strings of small lights and tall lamp posts edge the open area, and a white-and-red offering plate with flowers sits in the foreground. The scene is a mass abhishekam-style arrangement of lingams rather than a gathering of people, and no person is clearly visible in the foreground.2011-04-17February 11 20072007-02-11April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17Night photograph of a large open ground filled with rows of black stone Shiva lingams on square bases, each with a white-clad figure seated behind it in a ritual posture. The seated people wear white garments with rudraksha-style necklaces. Bright floodlights glow at the far end beyond trees, with strings of lights and banners along the edges of the grounds.2009-08-03Night photograph of a vast outdoor gathering of seated devotees in rows, each wearing white cloth with red-and-gold borders and a dark cylindrical headpiece. Strings of yellow lights and tall white floodlights illuminate the open ground, with bamboo fencing and trees in the background.2009-08-03A night photograph of an open courtyard lit for an evening event. Rows of white-covered mounds or small structures fill the foreground, arranged in neat lines. Behind them stands a long single-storey building with a flat roof, its facade outlined in red and white lights, with white pillar lights and red-and-orange string lights framing the scene. A dark stone pedestal or sculpted structure stands at the right edge. No people are visible.2009-08-03April 17 20112011-04-17Night-time outdoor ritual at a large open ground lit by white floodlight tubes on poles and a bright spotlight. Rows of identical black shivalingam-style stones sit on square white-draped bases in long ranks across the foreground, each wrapped with a white cloth edged in gold. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand at a central lit altar area with oil lamps and a small fire, while other white-clad devotees stand in the background among strings of lights. The scene suggests a large group puja, with orange-robed priests tending the lamps at the front.2008-05-19Night-time outdoor ritual on a paved court lit by rows of oil lamps. Rows of black stone Shivalinga-style forms draped in white cloth with yellow and red-green garlands sit along the left side, one topped with a red and white turban-like cloth. At the right, a woman in an orange sari stands beside a tray of lit lamps, and a woman in a beige top kneels at the front, arranging lamps on the ground. Many white-clad people sit in the background behind a blue rope barrier, with strings of small red lights and tall white pillars beyond.2011-04-17