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Photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a stepped red-and-black stone platform with many black lingam-shaped shivalingas. Participants sit on the steps pouring water from brass and golden horn-shaped vessels over the shivalingas, with brass pots and bowls placed around. A shirtless young man in white dhoti with a blue cloth over his shoulder and a white beaded necklace pours from a golden horn as a woman in a pink-and-patterned shawl beside him does the same. Other devotees in saris, including a woman in pink and a boy with glasses, are seated nearby, and a red flag is visible at left. Visible people: about ten.

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December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 05 20162016-12-05A photograph of a large outdoor ritual on red-painted stone steps lined with black Shiva lingams on pedestals and brass bowls. Dozens of devotees sit in rows, many holding long brass or conch-like horns to their mouths as they perform abhishekam. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala at lower right holds a horn beside a lingam, and a woman in a blue saree and gold necklace sits at centre holding a horn. Behind them, red flags and greenery line the terraces. A man in white dhoti with a white shawl and rudraksha beads sits on the steps at centre-right. Some women wear saris in pink, teal and purple. The scene is bright and daytime.2016-12-03December 16 20162016-12-16December 17 20162016-12-17A large group of devotees performs puja at rows of black stone shivalingams arranged on tiered red steps. Many participants are bare-chested men in white dhotis wearing rudraksha malas, while women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, yellow, teal and purple. Brass kalasha pots, small brass vessels and oil lamps sit beside each lingam, and some people hold offerings or pour liquid over the stones. A man in the centre-left wears a white dhoti and red mala, and a person at the right has long dreadlocks. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is asserted.2016-12-19December 03 20162016-12-03December 17 20162016-12-17Outdoor ritual on red-brick temple steps at a riverside ghat, with black stone lingam-shaped pillars and brass pots and bowls on the steps. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and gold chain sits centre-left, holding a brass vessel and bell-like object with one hand raised. Beside him a shirtless man in white dhoti with glasses and a gold chain holds a small brass object and ritual vessel. Around them women in saris, salwar kameez and shawls sit on the steps, some with hands folded or raised in offering; a red flag is visible at lower left. The men's shaved heads and bare chests suggest priestly participants, but no face-based identification is made.2016-12-03Outdoor ritual scene of devotees seated on red-brick steps beside rows of black stone Shivalingams with yellow flower petals scattered on their bases. Many participants pour water or hold long brass funnel-shaped vessels over the lingams. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red cloth around his waist sits center, and two young men in white dhotis, one bare-chested, pour from brass cones nearby. Women in colourful saris and salwar kameez and some Western-dressed attendees sit behind, several with palms pressed together in prayer. Red cloth hangs at the left edge.2016-12-05A large group of devotees sits on red-painted stone steps performing Rudra Abhishekam, each pouring liquid through a brass vessel onto black Shivalingas arranged along the steps. Many participants hold tall brass cones or horns to their lips or mid-air. In the foreground, a woman in a red-and-white shawl and white outfit and a woman in a purple scarf and white trousers sit beside small brass pots and kumkum-marked offerings. A woman in a maroon printed dress with a rudraksha mala and red leggings holds a brass cone at centre, while a bare-chested man in a black track suit sits nearby. Brass bowls, a plate with red offerings and a small plastic container lie on the steps, with red flags and a green-leaved tree behind the railing. Participants are distributed across several rows, with bare-chested men and women in white and colourful salwar outfits among them.2016-12-17