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Night photograph of a large outdoor ritual at a stepped pond-side ghat lit by bright floodlights and strings of coloured lights. A bare-chested man with a red-and-gold turban, a long gold-and-orange beaded necklace and a leopard-print wrap over a maroon dhoti walks down the central white steps toward the water. On the left, many devotees sit in rows on the red steps, some in white and yellow garments, with black stone shivalingas and brass vessels set before them for abhishekam. Behind, tiered seating and a lit pavilion with green and purple lights frame the scene.

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December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night photograph of a stepped ghat-like pool area at a temple event, lit by bright floodlights and strings of coloured lights. Dozens of seated devotees in saffron, pink, teal and white clothes fill the tiered steps on the left, and many black Shiva lingas stand in rows along the steps. A single standing man in a red-and-brown patterned lower garment and a red-brown head wrap wears a long gold-and-beaded garland and walks down the central stairway. Red flags line the walkway on the right, and rows of small lamps are arranged on the far steps.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night photograph of a large outdoor ghat-style stepped amphitheatre during a Rudrabhishekam ritual at a healing pond. Rows of seated devotees fill the left steps, many women in pink, green and white saris and some men in white, while rows of small black Shiva lingams line the steps in front. A lone bare-chested man with a long yellow-beaded necklace and a leopard-print wrap over rust-coloured dhoti walks down the stone steps at centre, with a red-and-white flagged railing behind him. Red flags, string lights, bright floodlights and a glowing illuminated arch decorate the background.2016-12-08Night ritual on stone steps at an illuminated outdoor pond. In the foreground a bearded man in a brown and maroon wrap with a leopard-print drape, a maroon turban, and a long yellow-and-gold bead garland walks barefoot down the steps. Rows of seated devotees on both sides, many with palms pressed together in namaskar, face him. Black Shiva lingas are arranged along the steps in front of the seated crowd, and small oil lamps line the terraces. Red flags, string lights and floodlights frame the scene.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night ritual at a stepped ghat-like platform with many seated devotees, most with hands joined in anjali. In the foreground a man in a reddish-brown cloth and leopard-print wrap, wearing a large orange-red turban and a long gold-and-yellow beaded necklace, walks down the steps. Rows of black stone Shiva lingas stand on the steps, and small oil lamps glow. Strings of lights, red flags and bright floodlights line the scene.2016-12-08Night photograph of a large outdoor ritual on stone steps lit by bright floodlights and strings of coloured lights. Many seated devotees, mostly in white and light clothing, fill the tiered steps, with black Shiva lingas arranged along the stairs in front of them and small oil lamps glowing. In the centre stands a bearded man with a dark wrapped head cloth, bare-chested, wearing a long yellow-gold garland and a leopard-print dhoti over a maroon cloth, hands on his hips. Red flags flutter along the railings on the right. The setting suggests a Rudrabhishekam ritual at a pond-side ghat, though the standing man's exact role is not stated.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08