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Many devotees sit in rows along a stone-edged ghat beside black Shivalinga stones, pouring liquid over them from small brass vessels and gold-coloured pots. Women wear saris in green, pink, magenta and gold, while a bare-chested young man in white dhoti sits in front. Red flags and rows of seated people in orange robes fill the tiered background. The scene has no clearly identifiable a person figure in view.

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December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor ceremony on red-painted stone steps where many devotees sit before black stone Shivalinga structures with brass vessels and small oil lamps placed around them. In the foreground a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and bare arms sits with palms pressed together, while a woman in a blue sari sits beside him and a woman in pink with a name badge sits at left. Behind them, a shirtless man in grey trousers and a bald man in white garments sit among a large crowd of seated participants under flags and a loudspeaker on a pole.2016-12-03A photograph of a large group performing abhishekam at rows of black stone Shivalingams on red-painted tiered steps. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in white dhoti holds a brass vessel pouring liquid over a black lingam, while other devotees seated along the steps hold brass pouring vessels. Several participants wear white clothing and rudraksha malas, and a woman in white sits at left. Brass bowls and small offerings rest on the steps, with spectators in the background and red flags above. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 05 20162016-12-05Outdoor photo of a ritual on red-brick steps lined with black stone shivalingams and small brass vessels with lamps. Many seated devotees perform a puja. Some men are bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white dhotis, one wears an orange cloth, and women wear saris, salwar and western clothes. A woman in white trousers and a black top holds her hands together in prayer, while a woman in black holds a brass lamp. A chain-link fence with red cloth and flags stands behind. No individual is confidently identified as a person.2016-12-18Outdoor scene of a large crowd seated on red-tiled tiered steps at a open-air ritual ground, with many small black stone shivalingams arranged in rows across the steps. Participants hold brass horns and small brass vessels, many in white or light clothing, some in saris and salwar kameez, with red flags lining the terrace. A bald man in white sits near the lower left, and a bare-chested man in the foreground holds a brass horn. The setting appears to be a Rudra Abhishekam or similar shiva puja with participants performing the ritual together. A white-haired woman in pink on the right holds a brass vessel.2016-12-17Outdoor photo of a large crowd of devotees seated on tiered red steps around black stone shivalinga, many with palms pressed together in anjali. In the foreground a woman in a green sari with magenta border and bangles sits with hands folded, and a young woman in glasses wears a grey top. Several men on the steps are bare-chested in white dhoti, one with a rudraksha mala. Brass bowls sit among the lingams and red flags with orange banners stand in the background under trees. Many participants can be seen, clustered across the steps.2016-12-05Photograph of a large outdoor abhishekam scene on red-brick steps lined with many black stone Shivalinga on round peetha bases. Devotees sit along the tiered steps pouring liquid from copper or brass vessels and conch-shaped cones over the linga. In the foreground a woman in a white kurta, red shawl and rudraksha mala holds a cone over a linga, while a seated woman in a grey jacket with a striped skirt sits nearby. Behind them a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a sandalwood tilak on his forehead pours offerings, and other devotees in pink, red and yellow saris sit among the lingas. Brass pots rest at the base of the stones, and a metal railing runs along the left edge.2016-12-18A photograph of many devotees seated on red-painted tiered steps at night, each holding a small lit oil lamp in both hands during a deepam lamp ceremony. Dark black stone shivalingam-style bases with brass pots and vessels sit on each step. Several women wear saris, kurtas and salwar in blues, greens, purple and orange, while others wear white ritual clothes with red-and-white mala beads. A man in the foreground wears a red shawl over white clothes, and a shaved-headed man in orange-red wraps sits at lower right. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd, so no candidate is marked in the appearance field.2016-12-12December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18