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A photograph of a Rudrabhishekam ritual at the Vaidya Sarovar, with many black shiva lingas arranged in tiered red-brick steps behind a metal railing. In the centre foreground, a bearded man in a rust-red turban, a gold necklace and a leopard-print and maroon dhoti stands with his hands on his hips, watching the scene. Around him, devotees sit on the steps in white, saffron and pink clothes, some with small brass vessels, and red flags are planted along the rail. A camera and its operator are visible at the right edge. The man's appearance is consistent with the page's a person label, but it is not a sufficiently distinctive match, so he is treated as uncertain.

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December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Outdoor evening ritual scene at a stepped pond edge lined with many black stone Shiva lingas on pedestals. A bearded man in a maroon-and-rust dhoti-style garment with a leopard-print drape wears a rust-coloured turban with a white flower ornament and a heavy gold necklace and bangles, standing with hands on hips. Behind him, many seated devotees in saffron, pink, purple and white clothing sit among the lingas, and red flags stand along the steps. Dozens of people are visible in the background. a person: the man's turban, gold ornaments and ceremonial attire are the appearance-based cues here, but identity is uncertain.2016-12-08Evening photograph of a large outdoor ritual at a stepped stone tank, with rows of black Shiva lingas on the steps and many devotees seated in white and pink clothing. In the centre foreground a bearded man in a red-brown turban with a pale ornament, a gold bead necklace with a pendant, a leopard-print wrap over a rust-brown dhoti, and bangles stands with hands on his hips on the steps. Red flags are fixed along the railings and a camera rig is at the right edge. The man's appearance, with the turban, gold necklace and ornate clothing, is consistent with a person figure, but the identification is uncertain. Several dozen people are visible.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night photo of a Rudrabhishekam ritual at a stepped pond area lined with many black Shiva lingams. In the foreground a bearded man in a rust-red turban with a small floral ornament stands with hands on hips, wearing a leopard-print cloth over a rust-red dhoti, a long gold-bead necklace, and bangles, barefoot on the steps. Behind him seated devotees in pink, red and white saris and shirtless men sit on red steps, and white-clad priests move among them. Red flags and small brass oil lamps are visible along the railing.2016-12-08Photograph of a ritual at a red-stepped sacred pond with rows of dark Shiva lingams and brass lamps on the terraces. In the centre foreground, a bearded man in a red-and-gold turban with a white ornament, a yellow-gold beaded garland, leopard-print and gold waist wrap, and red cloth walks barefoot down the steps with hands on hips. Seated devotees in white and coloured clothes sit beside lingams, one bare-chested man at left, and a woman in red sari stands at left. Red flags and white railings are visible, with a camera rig at right. Whether the central man is a person is uncertain: the turban, garland and ornate clothing are present, but the view is partial and not clearly distinctive enough.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08