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Outdoor photo of a stepped courtyard lined with rows of black Shiva lingam stone pedestals on red-brown tiered platforms under a bright sky. Several women in white saris and white clothing move along the steps, one in a white sari with a beaded necklace pouring liquid from a small brass pot over a lingam, another bending forward to tend a pedestal, and a woman in a white sari with a dark bun holding a brass vessel. Brass kalashas and pots sit beside the lingams, water flows across the stone channel, and red flags stand in the background. The scene suggests an abhishekam ritual.

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September 19 20162016-09-19Outdoor ritual on a tiered stone stepped platform lined with rows of black shivalinga-style stone lingams under a bright sky. Several people in white traditional clothing move along the steps: a bare-chested man in a white dhoti carries a brass pot and pours water over a lingam, a woman in a white sari with a green beaded necklace holds a brass vessel, and a woman in a white sari bends low to touch the stone. Water runs in channels along the steps, and red flags line the far side of the courtyard. Visible people in the scene number around ten.2016-09-19Outdoor abhishekam ritual on red-painted stone steps lined with black stone Shivalingams. A bare-chested older man in white dhoti stands mid-step pouring from a golden kalasha; a woman in a white sari with red border carries a golden pot beside him. Behind them, figures in white dhotis and white garments carry brass vessels down the steps, and red flags stand along a metal railing under a blue sky with clouds. Participants are dressed in white ritual attire.2016-09-19December 23 20162016-12-23Outdoor photo of a ritual abhishekam on a red stepped platform lined with black Shivalingams. A man in a bare upper body and white dhoti pours water from a brass vessel over the lingams, with water running down the steps. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a green-and-white beaded necklace holds a brass pot, and another woman in white with a brass vessel stands on the steps at right. Further back, a bare-chested man in white dhoti and a woman in white walk along the steps near red flags on poles. Clear blue sky and a stone building with a wooden door form the backdrop.2016-09-19Outdoor photo of a tiered red-stepped courtyard lined with rows of black Shiva lingams on small pedestals, with red flags on poles along the right edge. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a white dhoti with gold border walks down the steps carrying a small brass vessel, sunlight flaring across the frame. Several people in white clothes stand or bend along the steps and near a red wall at the left, and a few white-clad devotees are seen further back. The scene suggests a lingam abhishekam ritual in progress; no visible printed name identifies the man.2016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19March 07 20162016-03-07Two women in white dhoti-style sarees with gold borders sit on red-brick steps performing Shiva puja beside black stone lingams on pedestals. Both wear rudraksha malas and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads; the woman on the left holds a small lamp or offering while the woman on the right holds her hands together in prayer. Brass kalashas and pots, flowers and offerings are arranged on the steps, with more lingams and seated devotees in orange and pink saris visible in the background. A red flag hangs at the left beside a white railing.2016-12-17Photograph of a row of women seated on red-and-black tiered steps performing abhishekam to black stone shivalingams on pedestals. Each devotee holds a brass or gold horn-shaped vessel and pours liquid over the lingam; orange and yellow marigold garlands rest on several lingams. Women wear white and cream sarees, one in an orange-bordered saree, with bangles and red bindi and hair braided. Sunlight flares in from the upper right. Around 8 women are visible.2016-01-03May 29 20172017-05-29Outdoor rudra abhishekam on red stepped terraces lined with rows of black stone shivalingams. Two women in white ritual dress with white forehead markings and wooden bead malas sit beside a lingam, one pouring from a brass vessel. Behind them, women in orange and red saris sit at other lingams, with brass pots, oil lamps and a small offering plate with fruit and flowers in the foreground. Many more devotees in orange robes are visible across the steps. No one is identifiable as a person in this view.2016-12-17