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A photograph of a ritual at a red-and-white striped stepped ghat beside water. Several shivalingams draped in white cloth and garlanded with white and orange flowers sit on the steps. Four men in saffron-orange robes are carrying small clay pots or vessels toward the lingams, one holding a green coconut. The man in the centre, with long dark hair and a red-and-white garland, pours from a pot near the lingams. A cameraman in orange clothing films from the upper right, and a figure in white stands on the steps above.

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July 07 20092009-07-07July 08 20092009-07-08July 07 20092009-07-07Outdoors at a water ghat with red-and-white striped steps leading down to a pond. Several saffron-robed sadhus descend the steps; the central figure wears a long orange garment, a red-and-orange garland, and carries a small white bundle, while a companion in orange with a white cloth bundle assists. Another orange-clad attendant carries a small pot and a camera bag walks nearby. Along the steps stand five stone lingam-shaped murtis, each draped in white cloth and garlanded with marigolds and flowers, arranged for abhishekam-style ritual. Tall potted plants and trees line the upper edge, and a few white-clad people stand near the top of the steps. The scene suggests a water ritual or puja at the temple tank.2009-07-08July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08Outdoor ritual at a water tank with stepped red-and-white banks. A woman in a red sari with a garland holds a brass vessel and pours water over a row of black Shiva lingams draped in white cloth and wreathed with flower garlands. Several people in saffron robes stand along the steps and at the water's edge, and a line of onlookers in white shirts and trousers watches from the upper steps. The scene suggests an abhishekam of lingams at a sacred water tank.2009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08