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A photograph of a large outdoor evening ritual on tiered stone steps, with many participants seated in rows before rows of black stone shivalingas, each with a small brass oil lamp or kalasha at its base. Lit oil lamps glow across the steps. Many men are bare-chested or wear white dhotis, and women wear white saris, orange, green, and red sarees. Participants sit in meditative posture with hands folded in anjali or pressed together in prayer. Red flags on poles line the left and bottom edges, and a metal chain-link barrier runs along the front. The setting appears to be a large group abhishekam or puja. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

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June 19 20172017-06-19May 22 20172017-05-22Large group of devotees seated in tiers on red-painted temple steps during an evening ritual. Many men, mostly bare-chested, wear white dhoti-style cloths and rudraksha malas, and some wear red shawls or orange garments. Each step holds rows of small brass lamps and black stone pedestals with lit wicks and offerings. Red flags on poles stand at the front and a metal railing separates the seated rows. In the lower left, a figure with white face markings and red thread stands in the foreground. No single presiding figure can be clearly identified from appearance in this view.2017-08-14December 17 20162016-12-17December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 06 20162016-12-06December 03 20162016-12-03December 12 20162016-12-12December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23May 24 20172017-05-24A large outdoor crowd sits in tiered rows on red-brick ghat steps during a mass ritual gathering. Many people, mostly men shirtless or wearing white dhotis and women in white, green, pink and red saris, sit cross-legged before rows of brass and dark metal kalashas or pots set out on the steps. Some participants hold their hands together in prayer or perform offerings, and a few figures stand near the left side. Photographers and camera operators are visible among the seated devotees on the right. Banners in red and purple appear at the upper left. The scene is dense with several hundred participants and a sea of small ritual vessels.2016-12-03