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Outdoor photo of a row of devotees seated on red stone steps beside rows of black stone shivalingams with brass bases. Two men in front wear saffron-orange shawls over bare chests, rudraksha malas and white vibhuti stripes on their arms and foreheads, singing into handheld microphones. Behind them a man with a short beard and glasses, bare-chested with rudraksha beads, sits with palms pressed in anjali. Another man at left holds his palms together in namaskar, and others in white dhotis with gold borders sit behind. The setting suggests a ritual chanting session. No one in the frame is clearly identifiable as a person.

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June 26 20172017-06-26June 26 20172017-06-26 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20172017-01-02A row of bare-chested male priests sits on red-edged stone steps lined with black lingam-shaped stone forms. The foreground priest at right, wearing dark rudraksha malas and a white-streaked face, holds his right hand raised in a mudra while speaking. Others beside him wear orange dhotis, white dhotis and white vibhuti stripes on arms and chest, and a seated priest at left holds a brass vessel. Visible ritual setting with puja items and shivalinga-like stones suggests a Shiva temple ritual.2016-11-11Outdoor chanting scene at a temple-style stone platform. Three young men in front sit cross-legged, bare-chested and wearing orange dhotis, with white and red tilak lines on their foreheads and white ash stripes on their arms and chests. Two of them hold black handheld microphones and sing; the front-centre singer has eyes closed. The man on the right wears layered rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets. Behind them, a girl in an orange garment and other devotees in white and orange sit among dark stone pillars and a brass kalasha-style vessel.2016-10-31Shirtless male devotees sit in rows on red-and-grey tiered stone steps, performing a ritual with raised, folded palms and small offerings. Several wear white dhotis, orange-and-red cloths, and rudraksha malas, and some have white sacred ash lines and streaks across their chests and arms. The foremost man in the centre holds his palms together near his face while another holds a small orange offering. No individual here is identified as a person by the image itself.2016-11-22November 24 20162016-11-24 +1 copiesPhotograph of a row of shirtless male priests seated on red-painted steps among many dark cylindrical stone lingams, a ritual setting in a temple courtyard. The foreground priest in the right of frame wears a rudraksha mala, a white forehead mark and white body markings, and holds his palms together in a gesture of prayer. Others in the row wear white dhoti cloths and orange-saffron cloths over one shoulder, with rudraksha malas, white tripundra marks and white ash on their bodies, some with hands raised or folded in worship. A brass lota and small brass vessels sit near the front. The priests are seated, not facing the camera directly, and no one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a specific presiding figure.2016-11-11December 05 20162016-12-05Several shirtless male devotees sit in a row on red-tiered steps beside rows of black stone Shivalinga, each with a dark rudraksha mala. Several wear white dhotis and orange cloth; some have white horizontal stripes on their chests and foreheads, and one has a white forehead band. Their hands are raised in gesture during a ritual. Brass pots and lamps stand among the lingas. Some people are seen toward the edges.2016-11-11Outdoor ritual gathering of shirtless men seated in rows on tiered stone platforms among black cylindrical stone pillars and small brass vessels. In the foreground, a bearded man with a long red-brown rudraksha mala and orange wristband raises his hand in a mudra. Beside him, a curly-haired bearded man with a pendant necklace also makes a hand gesture. Behind them, a man with white tilak marks on his forehead and chest wears a red mala and looks upward, while others sit in white dhotis. Some hold objects and sit in meditative poses. The scene suggests a puja or ritual offering in progress.2016-12-18Several young male devotees sit in rows on red-and-grey stepped stone platforms beside many small black stone shivalingas. They are bare-chested with rudraksha malas, white ash markings on their foreheads and arms, and wear orange and white dhotis. Their hands are raised in prayer and one devotee touches his forehead. Brass vessels and small offerings lie on the steps. No a person candidate is visible, so the figures are described by role only.2016-11-11