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Outdoor photo of devotees seated on red-painted stone steps lined with black stone shivalingams and brass kalasha pots and bowls. Several people sit with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. A bare-chested man in the foreground wears a red rudraksha mala and black track pants. Beside him a shirtless man with a mala sits with hands joined. A woman in a white jacket and pink trousers, another in a black top with a red-orange mala, and a woman in a red sari with a red bindi are also visible. Other seated participants and bags are at the edges.

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December 19 20162016-12-19Outdoor ritual on red brick steps lined with black stone shivalinga-style pedestals and brass pots and vessels. Several devotees sit on the steps in prayer, palms pressed together. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala sits at center right, hands folded, and a bare-chested man with a white dhoti and mala at left gestures with raised hands. A woman in an orange and grey sari with a red-marked forehead sits near the bottom center. Women in saris and western clothes sit among them, and a red-and-orange flag is visible at the lower left. Brass lamps and offerings are arranged on the steps. No identifiable a person figure is clearly present; the central figures are identified only by role.2016-12-19December 12 20162016-12-12December 16 20162016-12-16Devotees sit in rows on red-painted stone steps at a temple, each seated behind a black stone shivalinga with brass pots and lamps placed in front. Several people are bare-chested with rudraksha malas; one man in the centre front wears a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, hands joined in meditation. A woman on the left wears a pink sari, and a woman on the right in white top and patterned skirt sits among them. Others in dark or red clothing sit on upper steps behind a chain-link fence.2016-12-14December 18 20162016-12-18December 05 20162016-12-05Outdoor ritual scene on red stone ghat steps during a Maheshwara Puja-style gathering. Devotees sit in rows on the steps, many bare-chested or in white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas and saffron cloth. Each seated person has a black cushioned seat and a brass or bronze vessel beside them, with brass items and small oil lamps placed on the steps. A woman in black and white sits centre-front, another in a dark-red wrap sits beside a man in white, and a woman in a pink sari sits at right. Red cloth and a chain-link fence stand behind the steps, with red flags at the right edge.2016-12-18Outdoor photo of a crowd seated in rows on red stone steps beside a river, each person with palms pressed together in prayer. Many small black stone lingams sit on the steps, each with brass pots and oil lamps. Several men in front are bare-chested with white dhotis, wearing rudraksha malas and white sandalwood or ash markings on their chests and arms. A central man has a white dhoti and shaved head with white markings. Women in saris, salwar and western clothing sit among them, a woman in a hijab sits at left, and a woman in a red sari sits at lower right. The setting suggests a group abhishekam or puja ritual.2016-12-19Large outdoor photo of many participants seated on red sandstone steps, each beside a black Shivalinga and brass kalasha pot with gold-coloured lids. Many men are bare-chested in white dhotis with rudraksha malas, while women wear salwar kameez and saris in pink, green, grey and white; some hold their hands raised in a yoga or ritual gesture. A seated bare-chested man in a white dhoti with yellow border sits near the lower left, and a shaved-headed man in white trousers at the right holds a raised hand. No individual is singled out as a person.2016-12-15December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19