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Outdoor photo of a ritual abhishekam on rows of stone steps lined with black lingams on pedestals. A woman with long white hair, wearing a white garment and a rudraksha mala with a pendant, pours water from a brass vessel over a lingam. Other people in white dhotis and white clothes carry brass kalashas and pots along the steps. Red flags and a metal railing stand in the background, and a gold-bordered top is visible on the left.

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September 19 20162016-09-19December 17 20162016-12-17Two women in white dhoti-style sarees with gold borders sit on red-brick steps performing Shiva puja beside black stone lingams on pedestals. Both wear rudraksha malas and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads; the woman on the left holds a small lamp or offering while the woman on the right holds her hands together in prayer. Brass kalashas and pots, flowers and offerings are arranged on the steps, with more lingams and seated devotees in orange and pink saris visible in the background. A red flag hangs at the left beside a white railing.2016-12-17December 02 20162016-12-02A large outdoor ritual on red tiered stone steps lined with black Shiva lingams and brass vessels. Many devotees sit in rows, mostly in white dhotis, saris and robes, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas. A bald man in a white dhoti on the left holds a brass cup, and a woman with long white hair in front holds a rudraksha mala and sits beside a small deity murti and a red cloth with offerings. A woman in a blue sari sits nearby, and a woman in a purple sari stands at the upper right. Flags are visible in the background. No one wearing distinctive a person-specific cues is clearly identifiable, so no candidate is marked.2016-12-05Outdoor rudra abhishekam on red stepped terraces lined with rows of black stone shivalingams. Two women in white ritual dress with white forehead markings and wooden bead malas sit beside a lingam, one pouring from a brass vessel. Behind them, women in orange and red saris sit at other lingams, with brass pots, oil lamps and a small offering plate with fruit and flowers in the foreground. Many more devotees in orange robes are visible across the steps. No one is identifiable as a person in this view.2016-12-17Outdoor ritual on red sandstone steps with many seated participants. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a gold border sits with eyes closed, holding a tall brass or gold cone-shaped vessel aloft. Beside her, a woman in white with a rudraksha-style bead necklace holds a similar vessel. Two black stone shivalingas on round yoni-shaped bases stand in front, with brass vessels and pots nearby. Behind them, shirtless men in white dhotis and bead malas and other seated devotees fill the stepped ghat, with a woman in red and a woman in green visible at left. The scene suggests a Shiva puja or abhishekam with a crowd of devotees.2016-12-18A photograph of several people seated on red stepped tiers beside rows of grey stone shivalingams with black cylindrical lingams in front. Five or six devotees in white ritual clothes hold long golden conical horns to their lips and play them, with one man in the foreground wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border and a rudraksha-style mala, his bare shoulders and forehead marked with white ash. A woman in white sari with a braided bun and a light-skinned woman with dark hair play beside him. Tiered stone structures and a plastic container of offerings sit in the lower corner. No one is identified as a person.2013-06-04March 07 20162016-03-07September 19 20162016-09-19Outdoor photo of a ritual abhishekam on a red stepped platform lined with black Shivalingams. A man in a bare upper body and white dhoti pours water from a brass vessel over the lingams, with water running down the steps. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a green-and-white beaded necklace holds a brass pot, and another woman in white with a brass vessel stands on the steps at right. Further back, a bare-chested man in white dhoti and a woman in white walk along the steps near red flags on poles. Clear blue sky and a stone building with a wooden door form the backdrop.2016-09-19Outdoor abhishekam ritual on red-painted stone steps lined with black stone Shivalingams. A bare-chested older man in white dhoti stands mid-step pouring from a golden kalasha; a woman in a white sari with red border carries a golden pot beside him. Behind them, figures in white dhotis and white garments carry brass vessels down the steps, and red flags stand along a metal railing under a blue sky with clouds. Participants are dressed in white ritual attire.2016-09-19