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Outdoor ritual scene at a tiered red-brick platform lined with many black stone Shiva lingams on pedestals. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a short beard, wearing a white dhoti and white shawl with a red border, lifts a tall gold cone-shaped vessel. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls hold similar gold vessels, and one man in an orange turban and brown clothing sits among them. A yellow cloth bag and a black lingam sit in the lower right. Sunlight falls across the steps on a clear day.

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Outdoor photo of devotees performing abhishekam on a row of black stone Shiva lingams set on red-tiled steps. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a short beard and red tilak on his forehead wears white dhoti and shawl with red border, holding a brass pancha-patra-style vessel raised above a lingam, its top decorated with yellow flowers. Behind him other men in white dhotis hold similar brass vessels, and more lingams with lotus-shaped bases line the steps, with a tree and a building in the background.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07December 02 20162016-12-02Several men in white dhotis sit on red stone steps beside black cylindrical shivalingams, each holding a long golden horn-shaped vessel to the lingam tops. The central figure has blonde dreadlocks tied up, a bare chest with white sacred ash stripes, and multiple rudraksha malas. Others on the right wear rudraksha beads, white ash markings on their bodies, and gold bangles. Small brass pots and pink flower petals sit among the lingams. a person is not visibly present; the pictured men are devotees performing abhishekam.2017-07-31 +2 copiesDecember 17 20162016-12-17Outdoor photograph of men performing a ritual at a riverside ghat with stone steps. Three bare-chested men in white dhotis sit beside black stone lingams on tiered platforms, each holding a brass horn-shaped vessel, the nearest raising his to his mouth. A bearded man on the right wears dark glasses and a rudraksha-style necklace. Brass pots sit on the steps, and a red flag stands at upper right. Behind a metal railing, a large crowd of onlookers, many women in colourful saris, watches from the steps. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the ritual participants.2016-12-03A photograph of a temple scene with rows of black stone Shiva lingams on red-tiered steps. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold borders sit beside the lingams, pouring water or milk from brass vessels and gold-coloured cone-shaped vessels onto them. Brass pots and small lamps sit among the lingams, and a few other figures are visible in the background. The setting appears to be a temple abhishekam. Printed credit reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam.2016-12-12July 24 20172017-07-24December 02 20162016-12-02October 16 20162016-10-16Outdoor ritual abhishekam on a tiered red-stepped platform with rows of black stone Shiva lingams on pedestals. Several shirtless men in white dhotis with gold-yellow borders pour water or milk from brass horn-shaped vessels onto the lingams. Some have white sacred markings on their arms and chests and rudraksha malas. A bearded man with long braided hair and a man with a grey beard in the foreground pour from gold pitchers. Behind them more devotees sit in rows, some wearing orange clothing. A pink flower sits on the lower right lingam.2017-07-24Outdoor Rudra abhishekam ritual on red-tiered steps lined with many black stone shivalingams on pedestals. Three men in front are bare-chested or in white dhotis, pouring from gold-coloured vessels; the man at left smiles and holds a gold cup, the centre man wears a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash, and the right man pours from a gold vessel. Behind them, rows of people in white traditional clothes and a few in teal and pink sit and hold gold vessels, with red flags and gold trishula-topped poles visible at upper right. Offerings and gold bowls lie on the lower steps.2016-12-02