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Night photograph of a large crowd seated on tiered red steps beside a sacred pond, with strings of multicolour lights, red flags and bright floodlights overhead. Many seated devotees hold small lit oil lamps, and rows of black Shiva lingams stand on the steps in front. In the centre foreground, a bearded man in a maroon turban, a gold-beaded necklace and a leopard-print dhoti walks barefoot down the steps. Two people seated near him raise their arms and fold their hands. The scene suggests a night ritual by the water.

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Night photograph of a large seated crowd on red-brick temple steps by a river ghat, with many people holding small lit oil lamps and raising hands in devotion. In the foreground a bearded man in a maroon turban, a gold-beaded rudraksha-style garland, a leopard-print wrap and maroon dhoti walks down the steps. Strings of coloured lights, red flags and bright floodlights line the terrace, and black Shivalinga stones sit among the devotees.2016-12-08Night photograph of a Rudrabhishekam gathering at a stepped riverside ghat lit by floodlights and strings of coloured lights. A large crowd of devotees, mostly women in saris and salwar, sits on the terraced steps holding small oil lamps and flames, with many black Shiva lingas arranged along the lower steps. In the foreground a bearded man in a red and gold turban, a multi-strand rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, and a leopard-print cloth wrapped over a maroon dhoti stands barefoot on the lower steps. Red flags and a loudspeaker are visible along the railings.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night photo of a ghat-style stepped platform lit by bright floodlights and strings of coloured fairy lights, with red flags on poles. Many people, mostly seated in rows on the steps, are holding small oil lamps or hands in anjali. Lit oil lamps line the steps in front. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a saffron-coloured wrap and a cream-coloured cloth around his waist, a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, and a head covering walks down the steps, facing away from the camera. Loudspeakers and a camera on the left are visible. The page indicates a person was present, but the foreground figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm that, so the candidate is uncertain.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night-time photo at a tiered stone ghat beside a ceremonial pond, with rows of seated devotees on the steps. In the foreground stands a bare-chested man in a dark red-brown sarong with a leopard-print wrap, a golden necklace and a wrapped reddish turban, appearing to be a priest or sannyasi standing on the lowest step. Rows of black Shiva lingas with lit oil lamps line the steps on the left, and red flags and string lights decorate the scene. Strong floodlights illuminate the crowd. A banner on the right is mostly out of frame. The setting suggests a Rudrabhishekam ritual.2016-12-08