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Night photograph of an outdoor temple ritual setting with rows of stone Shiva lingas and small shrines on tiered steps, strings of multicolored lights and red flags above. A bearded man in a maroon turban with a white flower ornament, a gold necklace, and maroon and leopard-print draped clothing walks barefoot along a stone path near a black Shiva lingam with a brass bowl and a seated audience. The lighting is bright and the scene evokes a Rudrabhishekam event.

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December 08 20162016-12-08A man stands at the edge of an illuminated pond at night, wearing a maroon turban with decorative silver ornaments, a maroon shawl, a leopard-print wrap, gold bangles and a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant. He stands on stone steps beside a metal railing, with red flags and strings of lights behind him. Tiered stone seating rises in the background, filled with many seated devotees in white, and a brass vessel sits at the lower left. The setting suggests a night ritual at a sacred water tank, with the central figure wearing ceremonial adornments of a sannyasi.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08A bearded man in a maroon turban with white floral ornaments walks smiling along a stone-lined pathway beside rows of black Shiva lingas on a red-brick tiered stand. He wears a gold multi-strand necklace, a leopard-print waist wrap over a maroon dhoti, gold armbands and bangles. To his left, a drummer in orange and gold sits beside the lingas, and red flags and white railings line the scene under bright lights.2016-12-08Night outdoor ritual on stone steps beside a water channel, with hundreds of seated devotees in white, cream and pastel clothes filling the tiered steps. A central man walks forward on a striped cloth carpet, wearing a maroon turban with a white flower, a gold multi-strand necklace, a maroon top and a leopard-print lower cloth, with bands on his upper arms. Behind him, several young men in orange dhotis and gold garlands sit beside drums, and rows of black Shiva lingams line the steps on the right. String lights, bright floodlights and a large ritual structure overhead complete the scene.2016-12-08A bearded man in a rust-red turban decorated with a white floral ornament walks along a stone path at night. He wears rust-brown draped robes, a leopard-print cloth wrapped at his waist, a long gold beaded necklace with a gold pendant, gold armbands and bangles. Behind him, rows of black Shiva lingams sit on tiered red brick steps at an outdoor ritual site, with red flags and white railings. On the left, seated people in white clothes with folded hands take part in the rite beside black stone lingams and brass vessels. A small purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner.2016-12-08A smiling man in a brown turban with gold ornaments stands on stone steps at night, wearing a golden bead necklace, brown draped garment and leopard-print cloth around his waist, with gold armbands. Behind him, many seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the tiered steps, with a large metal drum and a stone shivalinga-style pillar at the right, under colourful festival lights. a person appearance is indicated by the turban and ornate gold necklace, but identity is uncertain.2016-12-08Night photograph of a Rudrabhishekam ritual at a ghat-style stepped pond with a green hose running down the steps. In the foreground a man in a rust-brown robe, a brown turban with a white flower, a long yellow-orange marigold garland and a leopard-print waist cloth walks down the steps. Behind him rows of seated devotees in white and pastel clothes fill the tiered seating, with red flags on poles and a chain-link barrier. Warm lamp lights line the upper wall. A woman in white sari sits on the steps at right.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08