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Outdoor Rudra Abhishekam in progress: several devotees sit on red-brown stone steps beside black stone Shivalinga pieces with brass pots and small oil lamps. In the foreground a woman in a black top and black trousers sits with her long dark hair tied back, bending forward toward a Shiva lingam. Beside her a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and dark-rimmed glasses pours liquid from a small silver vessel over a lingam. Next to him a second bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and an earring pours from a small vessel. Behind them more participants in white, red and saffron garments sit in rows, many with malas and hands folded, and a brass vessel rests on the steps.

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Outdoor ritual on red brick steps lined with black stone shivalinga-style pedestals and brass pots and vessels. Several devotees sit on the steps in prayer, palms pressed together. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala sits at center right, hands folded, and a bare-chested man with a white dhoti and mala at left gestures with raised hands. A woman in an orange and grey sari with a red-marked forehead sits near the bottom center. Women in saris and western clothes sit among them, and a red-and-orange flag is visible at the lower left. Brass lamps and offerings are arranged on the steps. No identifiable a person figure is clearly present; the central figures are identified only by role.2016-12-19December 12 20162016-12-12December 23 20162016-12-23A photograph of a row of devotees seated on red steps at a ritual, with a line of black Shiva lingams in the foreground, several decorated with pink flower petals. Behind them brass pots and a brass vessel sit on the steps. A man in a white shirt and a bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style bead necklace lean forward toward the lingams, one pouring from a small vessel. A woman in a white sari and a man in glasses and a light shirt sit nearby. At the right edge a red garment with gold trim is visible. Bright white and red clothing and rituals of abhishekam are evident. Six or more people are visible, with a few partially cropped in the foreground.2016-12-02A 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 17 20162016-12-17Outdoor photo of a red-stepped ghat-style stairway lined with black stone Shivalinga-shaped sculptures, each on a small plinth. Devotees sit on the steps performing Rudra abhishekam-style offerings with small brass vessels, a conch-shaped horn, and brass pots and plates around them. Most men are bare-chested wearing white dhoti-style cloth and rudraksha malas. A woman in a green and blue sari sits with palms joined in prayer, and another woman in a pink patterned sari sits nearby. A man in a dark sweater with red skirt-like cloth sits at the lower right. A woman in white with a white garland works at the upper left near a red fabric. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person, and no caption names anyone.2016-12-15Outdoor photo of a crowd seated in rows on red stone steps beside a river, each person with palms pressed together in prayer. Many small black stone lingams sit on the steps, each with brass pots and oil lamps. Several men in front are bare-chested with white dhotis, wearing rudraksha malas and white sandalwood or ash markings on their chests and arms. A central man has a white dhoti and shaved head with white markings. Women in saris, salwar and western clothing sit among them, a woman in a hijab sits at left, and a woman in a red sari sits at lower right. The setting suggests a group abhishekam or puja ritual.2016-12-19December 17 20162016-12-17A large group of devotees sits on red-painted stone steps performing Rudra Abhishekam, each pouring liquid through a brass vessel onto black Shivalingas arranged along the steps. Many participants hold tall brass cones or horns to their lips or mid-air. In the foreground, a woman in a red-and-white shawl and white outfit and a woman in a purple scarf and white trousers sit beside small brass pots and kumkum-marked offerings. A woman in a maroon printed dress with a rudraksha mala and red leggings holds a brass cone at centre, while a bare-chested man in a black track suit sits nearby. Brass bowls, a plate with red offerings and a small plastic container lie on the steps, with red flags and a green-leaved tree behind the railing. Participants are distributed across several rows, with bare-chested men and women in white and colourful salwar outfits among them.2016-12-17Outdoor ritual scene on red stone ghat steps during a Maheshwara Puja-style gathering. Devotees sit in rows on the steps, many bare-chested or in white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas and saffron cloth. Each seated person has a black cushioned seat and a brass or bronze vessel beside them, with brass items and small oil lamps placed on the steps. A woman in black and white sits centre-front, another in a dark-red wrap sits beside a man in white, and a woman in a pink sari sits at right. Red cloth and a chain-link fence stand behind the steps, with red flags at the right edge.2016-12-18December 14 20162016-12-14