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Night photograph, rotated sideways, of a large outdoor ritual at a lit-up stone-paved ground. A figure in the foreground wears a leopard-print shawl over a maroon garment and a long gold-beaded necklace, with a dark wrap-like headwear; the figure appears to be leading or standing at the front. Behind them a dense crowd of devotees in colourful saris and white garments stands along the walkway, many holding oil lamps or offerings. Bright string lights and spotlights line the scene, with a platform and tall stage lighting visible at the right. a person cues here are the long gold beaded ornament and the prominent robed presentation of the foreground figure, but the image is too rotated and dim to confirm the identity from appearance.

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December 08 20162016-12-08Night photograph of a large outdoor Rudrabhishekam ritual at a pond-side temple complex, rotated sideways. In the foreground a bare-chested man wearing a leopard-print wrap and a red-brown cloth, with gold beaded necklaces and a red headpiece, stands on a stone platform near a row of black stone pillars and lingams. Behind him a dense crowd of devotees, many in white, teal, pink and purple clothes, holds small oil lamps and flowers along the stepped ghat. Bright stage lights, strings of coloured lights and red banners line the right side. The figure's appearance is ambiguous, so the identification is recorded as unsure.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night photograph of a large seated crowd on red-brick temple steps by a river ghat, with many people holding small lit oil lamps and raising hands in devotion. In the foreground a bearded man in a maroon turban, a gold-beaded rudraksha-style garland, a leopard-print wrap and maroon dhoti walks down the steps. Strings of coloured lights, red flags and bright floodlights line the terrace, and black Shivalinga stones sit among the devotees.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night-time outdoor ritual at a stepped tank-side arena lit by floodlights and strings of coloured bulbs. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a leopard-print wrap and maroon dhoti stands with palms joined in namaskar, a rudraksha-style mala around his neck, his head covered with a red cloth. Behind him, dozens of seated devotees in white, cream and bright saris and kurtas hold small oil lamps and lit wicks. Rows of black stone Shiva lingas with brass fittings and small flames stand along the steps. Red flags and a loudspeaker are visible at the edges.2016-12-08Night photograph of a large outdoor ritual on stone steps lit by bright floodlights and strings of coloured lights. Many seated devotees, mostly in white and light clothing, fill the tiered steps, with black Shiva lingas arranged along the stairs in front of them and small oil lamps glowing. In the centre stands a bearded man with a dark wrapped head cloth, bare-chested, wearing a long yellow-gold garland and a leopard-print dhoti over a maroon cloth, hands on his hips. Red flags flutter along the railings on the right. The setting suggests a Rudrabhishekam ritual at a pond-side ghat, though the standing man's exact role is not stated.2016-12-08Night photograph of a stepped ghat-like pool area at a temple event, lit by bright floodlights and strings of coloured lights. Dozens of seated devotees in saffron, pink, teal and white clothes fill the tiered steps on the left, and many black Shiva lingas stand in rows along the steps. A single standing man in a red-and-brown patterned lower garment and a red-brown head wrap wears a long gold-and-beaded garland and walks down the central stairway. Red flags line the walkway on the right, and rows of small lamps are arranged on the far steps.2016-12-08