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Outdoor ritual gathering on tiered stone steps behind a chain-link fence, with many participants holding long golden horns. Most wear white ritual clothing, including a shirtless man with a rudraksha mala at left and several men in white dhotis and kurtas. Women wear saris and salwar in green, pink, mustard and teal, and a woman in a green salwar and pink dupatta holds a golden horn. Black cylindrical stone vessels sit among the seats. Several people press palms together in prayer, and a woman in a red top at upper left has hands joined. The scene feels like a collective devotional practice rather than a discourse.

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A large outdoor ritual gathering of devotees seated in rows on tiered red-brick steps, each person bent over a small black shivalinga-shaped stone with a tall golden spout pouring water or milk. Many are bare-chested men in white dhotis, and women wear white saris, orange shawls and red or pink garments. Red and orange flags line the terrace and a chain-link fence separates the rows. Several participants hold golden vessels and rudraksha malas, and a few stand or sit on the upper steps watching. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the people, so the scene reads as a mass abhishekam offering.2016-12-03A large group of devotees performs puja at rows of black stone shivalingams arranged on tiered red steps. Many participants are bare-chested men in white dhotis wearing rudraksha malas, while women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, yellow, teal and purple. Brass kalasha pots, small brass vessels and oil lamps sit beside each lingam, and some people hold offerings or pour liquid over the stones. A man in the centre-left wears a white dhoti and red mala, and a person at the right has long dreadlocks. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is asserted.2016-12-19Outdoor ritual scene of devotees seated on red-brick steps beside rows of black stone Shivalingams with yellow flower petals scattered on their bases. Many participants pour water or hold long brass funnel-shaped vessels over the lingams. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red cloth around his waist sits center, and two young men in white dhotis, one bare-chested, pour from brass cones nearby. Women in colourful saris and salwar kameez and some Western-dressed attendees sit behind, several with palms pressed together in prayer. Red cloth hangs at the left edge.2016-12-05December 03 20162016-12-03A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on red-tiled tiered steps, each row lined with black stone shivalingam sculptures and small brass bowls and lamps. Many men are bare-chested wearing white dhotis and rudraksha malas, while women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, red, teal, purple and orange. Several participants sit with hands folded or palms together in prayer, and some hold small items. Dense crowds fill the upper steps behind them. The image is a photograph and no single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-12-03December 14 20162016-12-14December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03A rudra abhishekam on red stone steps, with many participants seated before black stone shivalingas on round yoni-peetha bases. Several women in front wear saris and salwar kameez and blow long brass horns called shankhas as a ritual sound. A woman in a turquoise sari and rudraksha mala pours liquid over a lingam. A man at lower right wears a white dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark. Brass pots and kalashas sit among the lingams, and red flags are visible in the background. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance here.2016-12-17December 12 20162016-12-12December 03 20162016-12-03