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A photograph of a stepped ghat beside water, lined with many black stone Shivalingas set in rows on the steps. Several people in orange and saffron robes, including a shaven-headed monk in orange, stand among the lingas, along with women in white and blue saris and kurtas. Red and orange flags line the railing above, and a brass vessel sits at the lower right corner. The ritual appears to be an abhishekam at the lingas.

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September 19 20162016-09-19 +2 copiesSeptember 19 20162016-09-19Rows of black stone Shivalingams are arranged on tiered brick steps leading down toward a water tank. A woman in an orange-saffron sari walks down the steps on the right, beside a green hose. Behind the lingams, a line of people in white and saffron stands along red-flagged railings near the water. Red flags flutter above the railing, and a stepped temple structure appears at the top edge.2016-09-19A wide outdoor photo of a large temple tank with a central black stone shivalinga platform and a water fountain, surrounded by tiered stone steps lined with many small black shivalingas. Red and orange flags line the walkways and railings. On the left, a shirtless man in white dhoti stands near the steps, and on the right a woman in orange robes walks down the stone steps. Several figures in white and orange clothing stand along the tank's edge, and a few devotees in saffron and white are scattered across the tiered seating under a bright blue sky with trees beyond.2016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19Photograph of a stepped stone terrace lined with rows of grey stone Shivalingams on pedestals, descending toward a still pond with a white railing along its edge. Near the top of the steps, a group of people in white clothes and maroon robes sit in rows, with a priest in white seated among them beside a small brass lamp and offerings. Several monks in saffron-orange robes stand at the far upper right. The scene appears to be a ritual abhishekam or puja at the lingams along the water.2013-06-05September 19 20162016-09-19A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with a large black Shivalinga rising from a square platform in the middle of a rectangular stone water tank. Rows of smaller black lingas with coiled stands line the tiered stone steps in the foreground. Several people in white ritual clothes perform worship: a woman in white stoops to pour liquid from a brass bowl over a linga, and a second person in white stands nearby. Red and orange flags on poles surround the tank, with tiered seating and a red-brick building behind. On the platform around the central linga, figures in saffron and orange robes stand near brass vessels, and a bare-chested man with a sacred thread stands at the right edge. Several more people are visible in the background near the steps, so the scene is an abhishekam-style linga worship event.2016-09-19A photograph of many black stone Shivalingas arranged in rows on red-brick tiered steps beside a temple tank, during a Pratyakshya Pada Puja at Mahashivaratri. Many seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts sit before the lingas, with brass kalasha-like pots and small brass vessels set on the steps, some with yellow flowers placed on the lingas. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange shawl sits among the lingas with his hands joined. Further back, a crowd in white and orange clothing fills the tiered seating across the water, and a few people stand near a lit platform area. The water of the tank lies to the right behind a metal railing.2016-03-07