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A shirtless young man with a large tattoo on his upper arm and a pendant necklace pours water from a white plastic container onto black stone shivalingas set on red stone steps. He wears loose white dhoti-style trousers and bare feet. Behind him an older man in white clothing and a beaded necklace carries brass pots on the steps. Stone walls form the background.

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September 19 20162016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19A bare-chested shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti and a long rudraksha mala leans over red stone steps lined with black stone shivalingas, pouring water from a golden vessel over them as an abhishekam. A second devotee in white stands behind him with a sacred thread and a white cloth, and a golden pot is held by a person at the right edge. The man has a wrist mala and bracelets, and a faint purple logo sits in the top left.2016-09-19December 03 20162016-12-03A large group of devotees sits on red sandstone steps during an outdoor ritual. In the foreground, several people in white clothing and rudraksha malas tend to black Shivalingas, with brass vessels set around each lingam. A woman in white with dark hair and a red-brown wrap sits near the centre, and a tattooed man in white with long hair pours or arranges offerings. Behind them, rows of seated participants in white, red, orange and pink garments fill the steps. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person, so none is named.2016-12-05A photograph of an older woman with grey hair tied up, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a golden-brown border and a white top, a rudraksha mala and a green-and-white lanyard badge. She bends forward and pours water from a brass kalasha onto a row of black stone shivalingams set on lingam bases, performing abhishekam. Another person in white clothing stands at the left edge, with a brass vessel visible, and a greenish water surface lies behind the platform.2016-09-19November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20162016-09-19December 02 20162016-12-02A 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.2017-08-14November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copies