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A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on tiered red steps beside black stone kalasha-style vessels and brass bowls. Many participants hold tall golden-tipped ritual horns or conch-like cylinders raised before them. People wear white kurtas and dhotis, saffron-free light clothing, pink, purple and green saris, and rudraksha malas. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits in the middle row. A chain-link fence and pink wall form the backdrop. The scene resembles a group ritual session with offerings.

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A photograph of a large outdoor ritual on red-painted tiered stone steps lined with black stone shivalingams. Many participants sit closely together, each holding a yellow-brass or golden ritual vessel and a long cylindrical ritual horn or pipe. Clothing varies: saffron and purple saris, white kurtas and dhotis, teal and blue salwars, and bare-chested men with rudraksha malas. A man in white dhoti and white cap with a rudraksha mala sits at lower centre, and a bare-chested man in grey trousers sits beside him. Behind a red fence, a lattice of plants and a small signboard are visible.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Large outdoor Shivalinga abhishekam on red sandstone steps. Dozens of black stone shivalingas stand on the steps, each surrounded by small brass pots and vessels. Many devotees sit or kneel beside them, some bare-chested in white dhotis, others in saris, salwar kameez and white or saffron garments, with rudraksha malas. A man in a white dhoti pours water at a linga in the centre-left. A brass kalasha-style vessel is in the lower left foreground. Participants are performing puja at the lingas across the terraced steps. No individual is identifiable as a person by appearance, and no clear candidate is present.2016-12-18December 15 20162016-12-15December 03 20162016-12-03A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated in tiered rows on red-brick steps, many bare-chested men in white dhotis and women in saris and salwar kameez. Nearly every seated person holds a brass or copper vessel, and many rows have small black and gold pots and kalashas placed before them, consistent with a ritual water or abhishekam-style ceremony. Some devotees wear red or saffron sashes and garlands, and a few women wear white. A young girl in white stands at left among seated adults. No specific guru or a person figure is clearly identifiable in appearance in this crowd view, and no printed caption names one.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on red-tiled tiered steps, each row lined with black stone shivalingam sculptures and small brass bowls and lamps. Many men are bare-chested wearing white dhotis and rudraksha malas, while women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, red, teal, purple and orange. Several participants sit with hands folded or palms together in prayer, and some hold small items. Dense crowds fill the upper steps behind them. The image is a photograph and no single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-12-03December 14 20162016-12-14December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03A large crowd of devotees sits in rows on red-brick stone steps beside water, many with bare torsos and white dhotis or saris, some in pink, red, orange and purple saris and kurtas. Each row holds numerous small dark metal kalasha pots with brass-tipped rims, a ritual arrangement. Several people sit with hands folded in prayer, and a few stand near the left edge in white garments. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible figures.2016-12-03 +1 copies