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Night scene on stone ghat steps beside a river, with red-brown steps lined with people seated and performing rituals. A large dark stone statue of a bull (Nandi) on the left is draped with long white and yellow flower garlands. A standing bare-chested man in white dhoti and shawl stands on the steps near orange-red flags on poles. Brass pots and small oil lamps sit on the steps, and smoke rises from a vessel at left. Floodlights illuminate the scene.

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December 23 20162016-12-23Night photograph of a ghat-style stone stairway at an outdoor riverside ritual. A large black Nandi bull statue sits at the centre, draped in yellow and white marigold garlands. Devotees sit on the tiered steps behind white metal railings, many in saffron and colourful saris. Red triangular flags hang along the railings and a shaved-headed man in orange dhoti and bare chest, with rudraksha beads, carries a lit lamp down the steps at right. Two large metal vessels sit on the left steps.2016-12-23Night-time photo of a ceremony at a stepped ghat-like platform beside a large black Nandi bull statue draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A young shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti and bare chest, with a rudraksha mala, stands holding a brass plate. Beside him a bare-chested priest in orange cloth folds his hands. Two women sit on the steps, one in a maroon sari and one in white. Red flags line the railings and spectators fill the tiered stands in the background, some wearing white.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night scene at a stepped riverside ghat lit by floodlights, with red flags on poles. A large black stone Nandi bull is draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands and sits on a raised platform at left. In the centre a bare-chested priest in saffron dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a lamp toward a seated figure in a red shawl and saffron cloth, a ritual aarti or puja. Devotees in white and orange clothes sit on the steps in the background. a person cue is not clearly established here, so identity remains uncertain.2016-12-23Night ritual at a stepped ghat with red flags and marigold garlands draped over a large black stone Nandi bull on the left. A bald priest in orange dhoti and bare chest stands on the steps, holding a bell and raising a lit lamp or offering toward the bull. Two seated people in white and red-and-gold clothing sit with folded hands on the lower steps, and a row of seated devotees in white dress and tiered stone steps with brass lamps fill the right side under floodlights.2016-12-23Night-time photograph of a temple ceremony on stepped terraces. In the centre, a large dark stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with yellow flowers, is being bathed or poured over with water. Around it, several devotees in white dhotis and bare-chested men sit and stand on the steps, with brass pots and vessels nearby. Red flags with white borders line the railings, and string lights and leafy decorations brighten the background. Some people, including a woman in a teal top and orange skirt, watch from the terraces. The scene suggests an abhishekam to Nandi. No person in the scene is identified as a person.2016-12-12Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at a tiered stone stairway with red-painted steps and a metal railing. A large dark black stone deity murti stands on a raised platform, garlanded with a bright orange-and-yellow flower garland. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti holds up a small vessel and pours or offers over the murti. Another priest in white dhoti with gold border kneels at right beside large brass vessels. Red flags hang along the railings and a row of seated devotees in white and colourful clothes fill the steps behind, some with photos or cameras. Strings of lights and a loudspeaker are visible overhead, and a bright floodlight glows at top right.2016-12-06December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor night ritual at a stone temple setting. In the foreground a large black Shiva lingam is draped with a garland of white and yellow flowers and red beads, while a young shirtless man in a red dhoti and white body markings pours liquid from a vessel over it, an abhishekam. Behind a metal railing, several men sit on red-and-grey steps, some bare-chested and some in white or saffron-brown garments, watching. A seated woman in white with a yellow cloth is at the lower left, and red flags and brass vessels are visible. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a specific person from appearance alone.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night photograph of a temple ghat or stepped tank lit by floodlights, with a large black stone Nandi bull statue on a grey plinth at left, draped in marigold and orange garlands. Red flags line the railings. A man with a shaved head, bare torso, rudraksha mala and orange dhoti stands at right with hands raised, facing two seated women in saffron and white saris. Several people sit on the red steps behind railings, and small oil lamps glow along the stairs. The scene suggests an evening puja or aarti at the Nandi.2016-12-23