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Photograph of a row of women in saffron-orange robes with yellow borders sitting on steps before rows of black Shivalingams topped with small metal fittings and pink flowers. Each woman holds a long golden conical horn to her lips and pours or offers liquid into the lingam, with white tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas on their wrists. A red-tiered stone terrace with small stone shrines forms the background. No a person candidate is visible.

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A photograph of a row of women in orange-saffron robes with yellow borders performing a ritual at a line of black stone Shivalingams set on a red-tiled stepped platform. Several women seated in a row hold long golden cone-shaped vessels, pouring a thin stream of liquid over the black lingams, which are decorated with red flowers. The woman in the foreground, with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads, holds her cone out with one hand while her other hand forms a mudra. Pillars and smoke rise in the background, and there is no visible person identifiable as a person.2013-06-04A row of women in orange saffron robes with yellow borders sits on red-painted stone steps, pouring water through long golden conical vessels onto black lingams. Each woman has white vibhuti marks on her forehead; several wear rudraksha malas. The black lingams stand on round stone pitha bases, one with pink flowers placed on top, and more stone shivalingas line the steps behind them. This is an abhishekam offering scene. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-06-04A row of women in orange and red saffron-toned robes with yellow borders sit on steps before a line of black shivalinga-style stone pillars. Each woman holds a long golden conical horn, and the foreground woman, with hair in a bun, white forehead markings and a dark beaded mala and bracelet, raises hers toward a black linga. Red tiered steps and small stone shrines form the background.2013-06-04Several women in orange-saffron saris with yellow borders sit in a row, each playing a long golden conch-style horn toward black cylindrical lingams set on a stone base. Their foreheads bear white vertical markings, and they wear rudraksha malas and bangles. Red-tiered steps and small stone shrines form the backdrop, and pink flowers rest on the lingams. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2013-06-04A photograph of female devotees in orange and rust-red saris with gold-bordered edges sitting on tiered red stone steps during a ritual. Each woman holds a long golden conical horn to her lips or raises it toward a row of black cylindrical lingams with flower offerings placed on their tops. Rudraksha malas hang around their necks, and one woman has a white tripundra mark on her forehead. Brass plates with offerings sit at the lower right, and red flowers decorate the lingams.2013-07-29June 06 20132013-06-06July 29 20132013-07-29June 06 20132013-06-06July 29 20132013-07-29A row of women in orange and saffron sarees with yellow borders sit on red stone steps beside rows of black stone shivalingams, many topped with small offerings. They hold long golden horn-shaped vessels raised toward the lingams, apparently pouring liquid for an abhishekam. The woman in front wears a white tilak on her forehead and a rudraksha mala, and a brass pot and small plate of offerings sit at the bottom edge. Several women wear beaded necklaces and bangles, and a few people stand further back on the steps and walkways in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2013-07-29June 04 20132013-06-04June 04 20132013-06-04