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A crowd of devotees seated on red stone steps at dusk or night, many with brass and black stone vessels around them. Several young women in colourful salwar kameez wear rudraksha malas and hold their hands to their heads in a reverent gesture. A bare-chested man in white cloth over one shoulder and maroon trousers sits among them. Small oil lamps flicker on the steps, along with a white figurine and brass pots.

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December 03 20162016-12-03Several women and girls sit on red-painted temple steps during an outdoor ritual, many with hands raised to their heads and eyes lowered. Clothing includes a purple saree, a pink and green saree, an orange-and-yellow saree, a blue floral saree and a white-and-pink outfit, with bangles and earrings visible. Black stone lingams and brass pots and vessels sit on the steps around them. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this image.2016-12-03December 19 20162016-12-19November 22 20162016-11-22December 15 20162016-12-15Photograph of a Rudra Abhishekam ritual at night on tiered red steps lined with black stone Shivalinga and brass vessels, many with small oil lamps lit. Devotees sit in rows: a woman in a blue patterned top and red dress presses her palms together in prayer, a woman in a grey top sits near a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti, a woman in a blue and yellow top sits with her head bowed, and a woman draped in a striped shawl with a tilak on her forehead prepares offerings. Several bare-chested men in the background wear malas and red or green cloth. A small lamp and brass pots sit before the stones.2016-12-09December 17 20162016-12-17Large outdoor photo of many participants seated on red sandstone steps, each beside a black Shivalinga and brass kalasha pot with gold-coloured lids. Many men are bare-chested in white dhotis with rudraksha malas, while women wear salwar kameez and saris in pink, green, grey and white; some hold their hands raised in a yoga or ritual gesture. A seated bare-chested man in a white dhoti with yellow border sits near the lower left, and a shaved-headed man in white trousers at the right holds a raised hand. No individual is singled out as a person.2016-12-15December 14 20162016-12-14Devotees 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.2016-12-03Night ritual scene on red brick steps with many seated devotees. A woman in a white sari and white trousers sits centrally, gazing upward with hands resting in her lap, beside a black shivalinga-shaped stone and brass pots. A shirtless man with a gold chain and white dhoti sits in the foreground, a young boy in orange and blue crouches at left, and women in white and gold-bordered saris press palms together at right and lower right. Brass kalashas, vibhuti-marked foreheads and marigold offerings surround the stone lingams. No figure here is visibly identifiable as a person by the cues the prompt requires, so no a person candidate is marked. The setting suggests an abhishekam or puja gathering in a temple courtyard.2016-12-23Night photo of a crowded ritual gathering with participants seated on rows of black stone shivalingams on red-brown steps. Several people hold up brass horns and conch-style trumpets. A bald man with a beard in a bare upper body and white cloth stands among them, another woman in a yellow-beige shawl and red blouse sits at right, and a young girl in white with a red bindi raises one arm beside a lingam marked with white tripundra lines. Blue stage lights and a chain-link fence sit in the background.2016-12-06