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A photograph of a tiered red-painted stone stepped platform lined with rows of black Shivalinga altars, each with brass pots and kalashas beside them. Many seated participants in white, saffron and coloured clothes sit on the steps performing a ritual. In the foreground a bald man in a saffron-and-white shawl with rudraksha beads sits beside a shirtless man with a sacred thread and a red tilak. A man in white ritual dress with a rudraksha mala sits at the right. Behind them, many people sit in the open air beneath a pale hazy sky, with red flags and a fence visible. The setting suggests a abhishekam ritual at the Shivalinga rows.

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December 18 20162016-12-18A ritual gathering on red-painted stepped tiers with black stone shivalingam bases and brass vessels. Men and women sit in rows, several men bare-chested with rudraksha malas. A man at right wearing an orange shawl, white dhoti, sacred ash on his forehead and rudraksha beads raises his hand in blessing. Beside him, a bare-chested man with a mala and a white-shirted woman with glasses sit among offering plates and lamps. Red flags and a white railing line the left side, with more seated devotees in the background.2016-12-18December 15 20162016-12-15Outdoor Rudra Abhishekam on tiered red-brick steps lined with black stone Shiva lingams and brass pots. Dozens of participants sit in rows in white dhotis and white kurtas, many bare-chested with orange-red rudraksha malas, some in saffron or colourful clothing. Many have palms pressed together in prayer or eyes closed in meditation. Brass kalasha vessels, small lamps and offerings lie on the steps. A woman in a white top and grey trousers sits in the centre front, and a woman in an orange wrap sits at the left. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd.2016-12-17July 17 20172017-07-17 +1 copiesPhoto of a large outdoor ritual on red tiered steps lined with many black stone Shivalingas, each set on a black yoni-pitha base. Several shirtless men in white dhotis sit on the steps, most with rudraksha malas and some with white tripundra or vibhuti markings. Brass vessels and kalashas sit among the lingams, and a white figurine and offering items lie at lower right. Scene suggests a lingam abhishekam-style sitting ritual.2016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16December 03 20162016-12-03December 16 20162016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16December 17 20162016-12-17Outdoor photo of devotees performing abhishekam at rows of black stone Shivalingams on red-painted steps, with brass bowls and small oil lamps set along the tiers. Many people sit on the steps in plain and colourful clothing, some with palms pressed together in prayer, others pouring offerings. A woman in a white top and pink skirt holds a mala and sits beside a Shivalinga, while a woman in grey and black patterned trousers sits at right beside a small white figure on a red tray. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits at far left among the lingas. Red flags and a loudspeaker stand behind the steps, with a crowd on the upper tiers.2016-12-14