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Night ritual photo at a temple-like stepped setting with red stone walls. In the foreground a bare-chested man with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and chest sits with palms pressed together, eyes closed. Behind him a row of worshippers in white dhotis and colourful saris, one in orange, sit in meditative prayer with white marks on their foreheads. Black cylindrical lingam-shaped stone vessels and small oil lamps stand in front of them on the steps. Several people are visible, seated in a line.

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November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 14 20162016-11-14December 15 20162016-12-15A row of men seated on red-and-white steps in an outdoor temple setting, with their hands folded in anjali mudra in prayer. The nearest man in front wears a rudraksha mala, a white horizontal tilak with white body markings on his bare upper torso, and an orange cloth draped over his lap. Behind him, other men in white dhotis and orange cloths sit similarly, some with white vibhuti streaks on their faces and chests. Several black stone lingam-shaped objects stand in a line along the left side of the frame, and brass vessels rest near the bottom. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person by the cues described, so no candidate is marked.2016-11-11November 14 20162016-11-14 +1 copiesEvening ritual on tiered red steps lined with black stone lingams and brass pots, with small oil lamps lit between them. Participants sit in rows, many with palms pressed together in prayer. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with eyes closed and hands folded stands out at right, next to a young woman in a beige kurta with hands in anjali. Others wear saris and kurtas, and a woman in glasses in the lower left wears a rudraksha-style mala. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible among those seated.2016-12-06 +1 copiesDecember 19 20162016-12-19Night photo of a rudrabhishekam at a row of black stone shivalingams on a tiered stone platform. Several devotees sit cross-legged in a line holding small oil lamps and incense sticks toward the lingams. The man in front wears a bare upper body, white dhoti, rudraksha mala and horizontal white tilak. Behind him, others with bare chests and white cloths hold lamps, and a woman in a light saffron sari sits at left. Wisps of smoke and flame glow in the dim lamplight.2016-11-14 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20172017-01-07November 14 20162016-11-14 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11A photograph of a row of devotees seated on the ground performing abhishekam to black stone shivalingams decorated with pink flowers. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a bald head, white vibhuti marks and a rudraksha mala, wearing a white dhoti with a yellow border, pours liquid from a small vessel. Beside him a man in glasses and a white dhoti holds a small cup, and further along, men in saffron and white garments continue the ritual. Metal pots stand at the left edge and a water bottle sits behind.2017-08-14