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Outdoor puja on red stone steps lined with black shivalingams and brass pots. A woman in glasses, a cream knit sweater, white trousers and an orange-red patterned scarf sits cross-legged, holding a small brass lamp and bell over a red mat with puja items, a candle and offerings. To the left, a woman in a teal patterned top sits with a tilak on her forehead. Brass vessels and a red-and-gold tray of offerings surround the scene, with bare feet visible on a higher step.

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December 17 20162016-12-17Outdoor Shiva puja on red brick steps lined with black stone lingams and brass pots. A woman in a cream knit sweater, white trousers, red-orange patterned scarf and red-framed glasses sits and holds a small brass lamp and bell during the ritual. Brass plates with offerings, incense and a lit candle sit on a red mat beside her. Other participants in blue and patterned salwar kameez sit at the edges of the frame.2016-12-17A woman sits cross-legged on red stone steps beside several black stone Shiva lingams on pedestals, performing a puja. She wears rimless-style red-framed glasses, a cream knit cardigan, white trousers and a red-orange scarf printed with white text, and holds a small brass bell in her right hand while a small brass oil lamp sits on the step before her. Brass pots and bowls are placed along the steps, with incense smoke rising and offering plates nearby. Other participants in patterned clothing and striped athletic trousers are partly visible at the edges.2016-12-17December 12 20162016-12-12A photograph of a rows of black stone Shivalinga altars on red-brick steps, where many people sit performing a ritual with brass vessels and small brass pots. In the foreground a woman with dark hair tied back wears a white scarf over a grey top and pink patterned skirt, holding a small brass vessel and a brass spoon. Behind her, a woman in a teal top and white scarf and others in pink, yellow and white clothes sit at the altars, pouring water over the lingams. Brass pots and vessels are set around the black lingams in the morning sunlight.2016-12-19A woman with short light-brown hair and glasses sits on a black stone step at a red-brick ghat, dressed in an orange fleece jacket, white trousers and a brown cord necklace. She holds a small pink flower over a black shivalinga-style stone pillar, with more pink flowers on the step. Brass bowls, brass pitchers and a green bowl sit on the red steps, and other participants in white are visible at the edges.2016-12-02 +2 copiesA large group of devotees sits on red-painted stone steps performing Rudra Abhishekam, each pouring liquid through a brass vessel onto black Shivalingas arranged along the steps. Many participants hold tall brass cones or horns to their lips or mid-air. In the foreground, a woman in a red-and-white shawl and white outfit and a woman in a purple scarf and white trousers sit beside small brass pots and kumkum-marked offerings. A woman in a maroon printed dress with a rudraksha mala and red leggings holds a brass cone at centre, while a bare-chested man in a black track suit sits nearby. Brass bowls, a plate with red offerings and a small plastic container lie on the steps, with red flags and a green-leaved tree behind the railing. Participants are distributed across several rows, with bare-chested men and women in white and colourful salwar outfits among them.2016-12-17Devotees sit on red-brick temple steps beside rows of black stone Shivalinga pillars with gold-painted bases and brass vessels. In the foreground a woman in an orange top and pink shawl kneels with palms open, and a woman in a green kurta and white trousers sits with hands joined in prayer. Nearby a woman in a red-and-black saree with gold jewellery presses her hands together, and a bare-chested man with a shaved head sits at the lower right. Several others in white and blue clothing, some wearing rudraksha malas, are seated across the steps in a ritual setting.2016-12-03Devotees sit on red-tiled steps beside rows of black stone Shivalingams set on yoke-shaped peethas, with brass puja vessels and small bowls of offerings arranged around them. Several women in white and light-coloured clothing sit with their hands together, one with long blonde hair in a dark jacket, another in white with dark-rimmed glasses. An older woman in a grey patterned top gestures with an offering. A woman in a red blouse and orange-patterned sari sits at the left. Beside the steps, a metal railing and a net guard are visible, and at the lower right a bare-chested man with rudraksha malas and a shaved head performs the ritual near a lingam. The scene suggests an abhishekam at a riverside ghat.2016-12-15December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 15 20162016-12-15Outdoor ritual on red brick steps lined with black stone shivalinga-style pedestals and brass pots and vessels. Several devotees sit on the steps in prayer, palms pressed together. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala sits at center right, hands folded, and a bare-chested man with a white dhoti and mala at left gestures with raised hands. A woman in an orange and grey sari with a red-marked forehead sits near the bottom center. Women in saris and western clothes sit among them, and a red-and-orange flag is visible at the lower left. Brass lamps and offerings are arranged on the steps. No identifiable a person figure is clearly present; the central figures are identified only by role.2016-12-19