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A photograph of a large group of young students standing in rows on red tiered stone steps at dusk, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Most wear saffron-orange garments with red borders, while others wear maroon outfits with gold trim. Several girls wear beaded necklaces, and small brass oil lamps and brass vessels stand on the steps between them. Potted plants and a chain-link fence sit behind the steps. No one in the frame is identified as a person, and no ceremony is confirmed beyond the group standing in devotional posture.

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June 03 20132013-06-03A photograph of many children and young people in orange and maroon garments standing on tiered red steps lined with small black shivalinga-style stone lingams and brass or copper pots. Several children hold brass bells or small vessels. Potted plants, a metal railing and a chain-link fence sit behind them, with a parked motorcycle and a vehicle at the back. The group appears arranged in ordered rows as part of a ritual ceremony.2013-06-03June 03 20132013-06-03A photograph of many people seated in rows on red-painted tiered steps beside a water pool, playing wind and brass instruments. The musicians wear orange and saffron robes, and several wear red or pink shawls. Each performer sits before a dark stone pedestal and a small stone lamp-like pillar on the steps. Potted plants and flowering shrubs line the right edge, and white metal railings run diagonally across the scene.2013-06-04April 25 20132013-04-25June 04 20132013-06-04June 04 20132013-06-04Women in maroon and red sarees with gold borders sit on tiered red stone steps, each beside a large black lingam on a black yoni-pitha base. Several hold golden horns to their mouths, playing ceremonially, and some wear white tilak markings on their foreheads. Women in saffron-orange saris stand or sit on higher steps behind them, and pink and yellow decorative streamers hang overhead against trees and a metal fence. Lamps sit on the steps near the lingams.2013-06-24A large crowd of devotees in orange, saffron and maroon clothing stands on red stone steps beside water. A man in a saffron dhoti stands near the front holding a ceremonial object, while a young girl in white stands near the bottom step. A tall palanquin-style structure with an orange canopy and ornate red-and-gold trim is carried among the group. Several women in white and orange saris, and young boys in maroon robes, stand in rows along the steps, many with hands joined in namaskar. A man in white stands at the upper right, and a bald man in white stands at the right edge. The setting appears to be a ghat-like stepped platform with planted pots at the upper left.2013-04-25Outdoor scene of a large abhishekam on red stone steps lined with black lingam-shaped shivalingas on round yoni-style pedestals. Women in orange saris and beaded necklaces sit on the upper steps, several holding small vessels and pouring offerings over the lingams. Below, girls and young women in maroon and red kurta-style outfits sit among the pedestals, some holding small brass pots and wooden sticks, with a white metal railing in the foreground. Visible people number roughly 20.2013-06-04 +1 copiesJune 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copiesJune 24 20132013-06-24