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Large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on tiered stone steps in front of a tall beige wall, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed. Most wear white clothing, including white kurtas and saris, while others wear bare-chested with cream or tan dhotis and orange cloth, and some wear pastel shirts, pink and green shawls, and head coverings. Rudraksha-style malas and gold bangles are visible. A dark screen hangs on the wall at upper right. The scene suggests a collective satsang or Rudra Abhishekam-style puja session, with participants in devotional posture.

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Large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on tiered red-and-stone steps in front of a tall tan wall, performing anjali mudra with palms pressed together. Many rows of black Shiva lingams sit on the steps before them, with brass bowls and small oil lamps placed among them, indicating a pada puja or lingam abhishekam ritual. Men are bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white or yellow dhotis, while women wear white saris, a red-and-green sari, and a maroon outfit. A woman in a white shawl and head covering sits centre front with hands folded. A young man in a yellow lungi and beads sits at right. Fewer dozens of people are visible, and no central figure is clearly identifiable among them.2016-12-03Many devotees sit in rows on red stone steps, each beside a black Shivalinga and brass vessel, palms pressed together in prayer. Most men are bare-chested with white dhotis and rudraksha malas, while women wear white or coloured saris and salwar kameez, some with flower garlands and head coverings. Behind them stand brass kalashas and offerings.2016-12-05December 03 20162016-12-03December 05 20162016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05Outdoor photo of a large seated congregation on red-painted stone steps lined with black Shiva lingams and brass pots, with a tall brick wall behind. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border and a red rudraksha mala sits with hands in a meditative mudra, beside a bespectacled man in a white dhoti. A woman in a black top and pink skirt with gray hair sits beside a woman in white with a yellow shawl, both with palms joined. Further right, a bare-chested man in a magenta dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits in meditation. Many more devotees in white and colourful clothes fill the steps, some with palms pressed together. Brass vessels and small oil lamps sit among the lingams.2016-12-14December 03 20162016-12-03A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on red-tiled tiered steps, each row lined with black stone shivalingam sculptures and small brass bowls and lamps. Many men are bare-chested wearing white dhotis and rudraksha malas, while women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, red, teal, purple and orange. Several participants sit with hands folded or palms together in prayer, and some hold small items. Dense crowds fill the upper steps behind them. The image is a photograph and no single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-12-03December 02 20162016-12-02Large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on stone ground in front of a tall dark stone wall, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, some with saffron or orange shawls and shaved heads; women wear white and yellow-bordered saris and orange garments. Bamboo poles frame the foreground, and a few standing people and a photographer in orange stand at the back. Crowd is dense with well over a hundred visible people.2010-12-29September 26 20162016-09-26December 29 20102010-12-29