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A photograph of a large outdoor ghat with red stepped platforms lined with many black Shivalinga stone forms and small brass vessels. Dozens of participants sit on the steps performing Rudra Abhishekam: several men are bare-chested or wear white dhotis and some wear rudraksha malas, while many women wear colourful saris and salwar kameez. Some hold brass pooja vessels and long brass horns. Red and saffron flags on white metal poles frame the scene, and a chain-link fence runs along the left side. No individual can be confidently identified as a person, and the crowd is small among the many seated figures.

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December 03 20162016-12-03A large outdoor ritual gathering of devotees seated in rows on tiered red-brick steps, each person bent over a small black shivalinga-shaped stone with a tall golden spout pouring water or milk. Many are bare-chested men in white dhotis, and women wear white saris, orange shawls and red or pink garments. Red and orange flags line the terrace and a chain-link fence separates the rows. Several participants hold golden vessels and rudraksha malas, and a few stand or sit on the upper steps watching. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the people, so the scene reads as a mass abhishekam offering.2016-12-03December 15 20162016-12-15December 17 20162016-12-17December 16 20162016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16December 15 20162016-12-15December 17 20162016-12-17July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesA large outdoor ritual gathering on red-brick tiered steps beside a water channel, with many seated participants facing a central area. Rows of black stone lingams stand on the steps, each with a small brass vessel or oil lamp beside it. Participants wear white, pink, teal and patterned kurtas and saris, with some men bare-chested in white dhotis. Red flags line a metal railing at left. The scene resembles a lingam abhishekam rite; the page's Rudra Abhishekam reference is not visible beyond the lingams and vessels.2016-12-16A large outdoor photograph of many devotees seated in rows on tiered red-brick steps, each person with a small brass or gold kalasha-style vessel placed before them in a ritual gathering. Men are mostly bare-chested in white dhotis and women wear saris in pink, purple, orange, maroon and green. A man in white dhoti walks along the lower steps, and a few figures stand near red banners and a metal railing at the upper left. Sunlit stone walls and a building entrance form the backdrop.2016-12-03Large outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees seated on tiered red steps performing abhishekam to rows of black Shiva lingams on stone bases, with small brass pots and kalashas beside them. Many men are bare-chested in white or saffron dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas. Women in saffron, yellow, pink and red saris sit among them, and a woman in a red sari and ornate saffron shawl stands out at center. Red and yellow flags fly behind the crowd.2016-12-03