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Many devotees in orange and saffron clothing perform worship at rows of black stone Shiva lingams set on yoni-shaped pedestals along stone steps. Several women in orange saris hold brass oil lamps with lit flames and a woman in the foreground cups a lamp near a lingam, while others pour from brass vessels and light small lamps around the bases. Some men and boys in white dhotis with bare upper bodies sit among them. Brass pots, bowls and scattered flower petals surround the lingams. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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A row of young women in matching saffron-orange saris with red and yellow borders sit cross-legged along red-painted steps, holding small brass vessels and bells during a ritual. Each has a white tilak on the forehead and some wear rudraksha beads. Before them stand rows of black polished shivalingams with pale stone bases, many topped with small offerings, as part of a Rudrabhishekam-style worship at the temple. A boy in red clothes sits at the far right beside another lingam and a brass pot. The scene is outdoors in warm, soft light.2013-06-08November 22 20162016-11-22A photograph of many devotees seated in rows on red-brown stone steps, each before a large black stone lingam on a yoni-shaped base. Most participants wear orange or saffron robes and rudraksha beads, while others in white dhotis and shawls sit among them. Each person holds a small brass pot or lamp and a flower, performing abhishekam-style offerings to the lingams, with brass plates and bowls scattered on the steps. Green foliage and metal railings frame the scene at the top right, with other onlookers in white and colourful clothing seated higher up.2015-07-31June 04 20132013-06-04July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesTwo women in saffron-orange saris sit in front of tiered red stone steps lined with small stone lingam-style pillars. Each sits beside a black stone shivalingam marked with white and red tilak. The woman on the left wears a white forehead mark with red dot and holds a small brass bell; the woman on the right wears a rudraksha mala, a white forehead band and a red-trimmed orange sari. Brass kalasha pots and vessels rest on the steps.2013-06-08February 27 20142014-02-27Outdoor photo of a row of young boys in saffron-orange dhoti-style clothing seated on red-painted stone steps beside black stone Shivalingams on pedestals. The boys wear white tripundra markings on their foreheads and beaded necklaces, and the foremost two hold up long golden horns, raising them toward the lingams as they sound them. Brass kalashas and small brass pots, flower petals and small offering plates sit among the stone. Several other boys in orange and white are seated further back along the steps, and some dark-haired adults are visible among them.2017-07-24Two women in orange saris with yellow borders sit on red stone steps beside black stone shivalingams, each topped with a small flower. Both wear white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads, rudraksha malas around their necks, and bangles. The woman on the right raises a long golden horn-shaped instrument in her right hand while her left hand rests near the lingam, and the woman on the left holds a similar golden horn upward. Tiered stone pedestals with rounded tops line the steps behind them, and small brass pots sit at the lower left. The scene suggests an abhishekam-style ritual at a temple stepped tank setting.2013-06-10 +1 copiesThree young girls in orange and pink robes perform abhishekam on black stone Shiva lingams on a tiered stone platform. The girl on the left holds a steel vessel and a brass pouring funnel over a lingam, while the middle and right girls pour from brass funnels onto their lingams. White vertical stripes mark the nearest lingam, and tilak marks show on their foreheads. Several other lingams and yoni peethams sit on the steps behind them.2014-02-03Women in saffron-orange sarees with yellow borders and rudraksha malas sit in a row on red stone steps, performing a Rudrabhishekam-style ritual. Each holds a small brass oil lamp or bell-like vessel while seated before rows of black stone shivalinga with pink flower offerings on top. White tilak marks decorate some foreheads, and a pink marker and blurred figures appear in the background.2013-06-08A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at multiple black stone Shivalinga on a stepped platform. Several devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls pour water from brass vessels and small brass pots over the lingas, with some lingas decorated with pink flower petals. Behind them seated people in white dhotis and white shirts with gold borders, some with bare chests and sacred ash markings, watch and assist. Brass kalashas and pots sit on the steps. A young boy in the foreground holds a brass vessel above a linga. Lingas, rudraksha-free devotees and water streams dominate the frame.2017-07-03 +1 copies