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Outdoor gathering of devotees seated on tiered stone steps with black cylindrical stone pillars or pedestals beside them. In the centre, a shirtless man with long hair and a pendant necklace sits in white trousers with his hand over his chest and eyes closed. Beside him a shirtless man in glasses holds his palms together in prayer, and a woman in a green sari with a white shawl sits with clasped hands at lower left. Many others, some shirtless with rudraksha malas, some in white, saffron and red saris and kurtas, sit in rows behind. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so no candidate is claimed. A black bag and a small brass vessel rest on the steps.

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December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor photo of a large seated audience on tiered black stone seating at an open-air event, many people bare-chested in white dhotis or pants. A shirtless man in the centre wears a white dhoti, a rudraksha-style necklace and a tattooed arm, sitting with hands clasped. Women in green and blue saris and a woman in a green headscarf sit with palms pressed together. Plain black cylindrical pillars and small black stone pedestals stand among the people. No deity, a person candidate or speaker is clearly visible on stage.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 12 20162016-12-12December 17 20162016-12-17December 05 20162016-12-05Outdoor gathering of many seated devotees at a ritual with brass oil lamps and small shivalinga-style stones on the stone steps. A bare-chested man in the centre wears a red-orange turban, long rudraksha mala beads, and white dhoti, palms pressed together in anjali. Beside him a younger man, also bare-chested, wears an orange cloth and sits with hands folded. Surrounding women wear white, red, teal and blue saris and salwar. Brass lamps and a trishul-topped object sit in the foreground.2016-12-15Outdoor photo of a crowd seated on red-brick temple steps lined with black stone lingams and brass vessels. In the foreground, a man in a white cap and white dhoti sits bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and blue cord, hands folded, with a second bare-chested man in dark grey trousers and glasses beside him. Behind them, women in purple, blue and patterned clothing and a bare-chested man with a white shawl sit among the lingams. A brass bowl, a red backpack and a floral bag rest on the steps. Other figures in the lower left and right edges are partly visible.2016-12-03December 05 20162016-12-05Outdoor ritual on a red stone ghat with rows of black stone pedestals and brass pots and lamps. Many seated participants, mostly on the steps, press their palms together in namaskar or hold hands in prayer. Several men are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis or dark trousers and rudraksha malas; women wear white kurtas, saris, and shawls in teal, pink, and maroon. A man in the foreground wears a bare chest with a beaded mala. Red and orange flags hang on poles at left beside a wire fence, with greenery behind. No one clearly identifiable as a person appears in the scene.2016-12-17A large outdoor ritual gathering on tiered red steps, with many participants seated in rows before black stone shivalinga-style lingams and brass kalasha vessels. Many men are bare-chested wearing white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, while women wear saris and salwar kameez in yellow, red, pink and purple. Several are seated with palms joined in devotion, and others handle small brass pots and offerings. Red flags on poles line the background under an overcast sky. No single figure stands out as a person; the scene shows a mass abhishekam-style puja.2016-12-03