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Rows of women in saffron and orange sarees and rudraksha malas sit on tiered red brick steps, each on a black stone shivalinga-shaped seat, performing a ritual outdoors. Several hold small brass lamps or puja items in their hands, and a few have their palms pressed together. Two rows of black stone bases fill the stepped amphitheatre, with a metal railing in the foreground. The scene appears to be a group puja or aarti ceremony at dusk, with the lamps and seated devotees arranged in orderly lines.

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A photograph of women in orange-red saris and orange garments seated in rows on red brick tiered steps, each seated before a black stone shivalinga-shaped pedestal. Many have rudraksha malas and hands in prayer or holding small offerings; small brass vessels sit near some seats. Rows of black lingam-style stones fill the steps behind them. A metal fence runs along the front of the image.2013-11-04November 04 20132013-11-04November 04 20132013-11-04Rows of red-tiered stone steps hold many black stone lingams on pedestals, with monks in saffron and orange robes seated among them. In the foreground, several seated monks in orange clothes hold long wooden sticks, and a monk near the centre holds a ladle over a lingam, apparently performing an abhishekam. Brass pots and small lamps sit on the steps, and a white railing and flower bed border the lower right.2013-11-04A photograph of a large red-brick tiered structure lined with many black stone shivalinga-style bases, with a metal chain-link railing in the foreground. Rows of women in orange and red saffron-toned saris and dhotis sit on the steps, several holding small brass items and lamps, with orange and red garments and beaded necklaces visible. Their seated arrangement and ritual objects suggest a puja or abhishekam setting, though the exact ritual is not legible. No a person candidate is visible in the image.2013-11-04A large outdoor photograph of a tiered red stone ceremonial structure filled with rows of seated priests in orange and saffron robes, many with white tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Each seated figure sits before a black stone shivalinga on a tall black pedestal, with stone lingams also placed on the steps behind them. Several priests hold ritual objects, one with hands pressed in prayer, and a metal railing runs across the lower foreground. Some figures in the lower row wear red garments and sit beside brass vessels. Instances of group puja and abhishekam are visible, with no single figure clearly identifiable as a person.2013-06-10A photograph of a terraced red-stepped amphitheatre filled with black stone Shiva lingams on pedestals, arranged in rows. Upper rows show about six women in orange and yellow saris with white forehead markings and rudraksha beads; several sit cross-legged behind lingams, one holding a small brass vessel and another with hands joined in prayer. Brass lamps and vessels stand beside the lingams. In the foreground, several young boys in red and maroon ritual clothing sit on the lower steps, with white markings on their foreheads. No person is identifiable as a person in this scene.2013-06-10A photograph of many devotees in orange and saffron robes seated on red-brick tiered steps, each seated before a black stone shivalinga on a pedestal. Several hold brass lotas or small vessels and some hold incense or ritual items. A white metal railing and green potted plants line the right edge, and a chain-link fence is at lower left. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame; the figures visible are robed devotees and ritual participants.2013-11-04November 04 20132013-11-04Tiered red stone steps lined with rows of black Shivalinga stone forms on pedestals, with a number of seated devotees in saffron-orange clothing performing a ritual. Several women in saffron-orange saris with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas sit with hands folded in namaskar or holding brass pots and lamps, one raising a hand in prayer. In the foreground, a few younger men and boys wearing white dhotis and white forehead markings sit among the lower steps. Mostly visible are the ritual objects and the orderly arrangement of the shrine steps; no a person depiction or in-person candidate is clearly identifiable.2013-06-10A photograph of a row of women in orange and saffron saris with red-and-gold borders and rudraksha malas, seated on red brick steps behind rows of black stone shivalinga. Several women hold brass or wooden implements and perform abhishekam-style ritual service over the linga. A small metal vessel sits among them, and a white-railed fence edges the lower right. The steps are lined with many identical linga in neat rows.2013-07-29July 29 20132013-07-29