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Night photograph of a large outdoor Rudrabhishekam ritual at a pond-side temple complex, rotated sideways. In the foreground a bare-chested man wearing a leopard-print wrap and a red-brown cloth, with gold beaded necklaces and a red headpiece, stands on a stone platform near a row of black stone pillars and lingams. Behind him a dense crowd of devotees, many in white, teal, pink and purple clothes, holds small oil lamps and flowers along the stepped ghat. Bright stage lights, strings of coloured lights and red banners line the right side. The figure's appearance is ambiguous, so the identification is recorded as unsure.

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December 08 20162016-12-08Night photo, rotated sideways, of a large crowd gathered along a stone-edged pond with a tiled walkway. A central figure in a rust-brown robe with a leopard-print or patterned shawl and a long gold bead necklace sits or stands at the front, appearing to lead the gathering. Many devotees in white, pink, teal and purple clothing hold small oil lamps or lights along the water's edge. Strings of coloured lights and red-topped pillars line the right side under a dark night sky. The central figure's appearance is consistent with a person identification, but the image is too small and rotated to confirm.2016-12-08Night photograph, rotated sideways, of a large outdoor ritual at a lit-up stone-paved ground. A figure in the foreground wears a leopard-print shawl over a maroon garment and a long gold-beaded necklace, with a dark wrap-like headwear; the figure appears to be leading or standing at the front. Behind them a dense crowd of devotees in colourful saris and white garments stands along the walkway, many holding oil lamps or offerings. Bright string lights and spotlights line the scene, with a platform and tall stage lighting visible at the right. a person cues here are the long gold beaded ornament and the prominent robed presentation of the foreground figure, but the image is too rotated and dim to confirm the identity from appearance.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night photograph of a stepped ghat-like pool area at a temple event, lit by bright floodlights and strings of coloured lights. Dozens of seated devotees in saffron, pink, teal and white clothes fill the tiered steps on the left, and many black Shiva lingas stand in rows along the steps. A single standing man in a red-and-brown patterned lower garment and a red-brown head wrap wears a long gold-and-beaded garland and walks down the central stairway. Red flags line the walkway on the right, and rows of small lamps are arranged on the far steps.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night photo of a large outdoor ritual on stone steps lined with rows of seated devotees and many black Shiva lingas arranged on the steps. In the centre foreground a standing male attendant wears a leopard-print cloth over a red-brown dhoti, a heavy gold beaded necklace, and a red-and-black head wrap, with his hands on his hips. Devotees in orange, white, pink and teal clothing sit among the lingas, some with palms pressed together, and a few hold small oil lamps. Red flags, strings of coloured lights, bright stage lamps and a loudspeaker frame the scene, consistent with a Rudrabhishekam-style gathering. No individual in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night-time ritual at a stone ghat-like terrace lined with rows of black Shiva lingas and small oil lamps. A standing figure in a leopard-print wrap, red-brown dhoti and a long gold-and-beaded necklace walks down the stone steps, with a shaved head and a red mark on the forehead. Seated devotees fill the steps on the left, some in white, pink and teal clothing, and red triangular flags and string lights decorate the railings and the right side. Lamps and lights glow against the dark sky.2016-12-08Night photograph of a large seated crowd on red-brick temple steps by a river ghat, with many people holding small lit oil lamps and raising hands in devotion. In the foreground a bearded man in a maroon turban, a gold-beaded rudraksha-style garland, a leopard-print wrap and maroon dhoti walks down the steps. Strings of coloured lights, red flags and bright floodlights line the terrace, and black Shivalinga stones sit among the devotees.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08