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A photograph of two devotees seated on red-painted temple steps beside black stone shivalingams, with brass pots and bowls nearby. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border and a red rudraksha mala sits at center, blowing into a golden conical horn while holding another. A woman in an orange and brown striped sari with a red rudraksha mala, and a name badge, blows a similar golden horn beside him. Brass vessels, a blue plastic container and a red cloth bag lie on the steps.

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December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09A photograph of two devotees seated on red-painted steps beside black Shivalingam stones during a ritual. A woman on the left wears a rust-orange blouse and a striped orange-and-brown sari, with a red-beaded mala, bangles and a small bindi, holding a golden horn-shaped vessel. A bare-chested man in front wears a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti with a gold border, pouring from a golden horn into a metal bowl. Brass pots, blue and black bowls and a red cloth lie around them.2016-12-09December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor Rudra Abhishekam scene with many devotees seated in rows on red-painted steps behind black stone shivalingams on square black pedestals. Several men, mostly bare-chested with white dhotis, blow long brass horns (ram's-horn style trumpets) toward the lingams. A woman in a cream sari with a gold-rimmed border sits at left, holding a brass horn, beside a brass oil lamp with a flame. Brass pots and a brass bowl sit at the lower left. One man in the centre wears a rudraksha-style brown bead necklace and has a shaved head with white hair. Background shows more participants, some in white, and a blurred crowd.2016-12-09December 03 20162016-12-03June 07 20132013-06-07Many men in white dhotis with gold borders sit in rows on red stone steps, each performing abhishekam on a black lingam placed in a round stone yoni basin strewn with pink and white flowers. Several devotees hold up long cylindrical brass or horn vessels pouring liquid, and a shirtless man at left has white ash marks on his body. Oil lamps glow in the background, and some men wear rudraksha malas and white tilak on their foreheads. No single person is identifiable as a person; all visible participants appear to be devotees or priests.2017-05-24Devotees perform abhishekam on rows of black stone shivalingams on red-brick steps, pouring water through long brass horns held in both hands. Several participants sit close together; a woman in an orange and yellow patterned salwar wears a white tilak on her forehead, a woman in a teal sari wears gold bangles, a man in white clothes and rudraksha mala sits nearby, and a woman in a pink shawl with black trousers pours from a horn at the right. Brass bowls and small offerings rest on the steps and around the lingams.2016-12-19Outdoor photo of a Shiva lingam abhishekam on red sandstone temple steps. Three shirtless men in white dhotis sit beside black stone lingams and pour water through brass cones. The foreground man on the left has a rudraksha mala, and the man on the right has a white tilak and a dark beard. A brass pot sits at the base of a lingam. Another shirtless man in the background wears an orange mala and holds a brass cone. The men's appearance does not clearly establish a specific identity, so no one is named.2016-10-31A photograph of a Rudrabhishekam ritual at several black stone Shivalingams on round yoni-style bases. Priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered yellow edges sit bare-chested and wear rudraksha malas. Several hold long brass horns or conch-like vessels and pour liquid over the lingams, which glisten with water. Behind them, other priests in white and an orange-clad figure sit among brass kalasha pots. A pink flower rests on one lingam. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the priests.2017-07-03 +1 copies