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Night photograph of a large tiered stone amphitheatre with rows of small stone shrines or lamp niches. Many people in orange and saffron clothing sit along the steps, several with lit oil lamps or candles in front of them. A chain-link railing and a staircase are at the left edge, and a dark screen panel sits at lower right. The scene is dim and the figures are small and partly obscured, so individual features are not clear.

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Night photograph of an outdoor amphitheatre with tiered concrete steps lined with rows of dark stone seats. Many people in saffron-orange robes sit in rows, each beside a dark metal oil lamp or vessel on the seat ledge, several with hands pressed together in prayer. Metal railings and a staircase frame the lower left and right. The scene is dimly lit with small flames glowing among the seats. Several seated devotees in orange are visible at the front right.2014-09-08September 15 20142014-09-15November 03 20142014-11-03August 11 20142014-08-11A night photograph of a Rudrabhishekam at a terraced red brick stepped wall lined with many black stone shivalingas on pedestals. Several devotees in orange and maroon robes sit on the steps, each with a shivalinga, pouring liquid offerings with brass vessels and holding small brass pots and lamps. A small oil lamp burns on one step. A metal railing runs along the right side and a chain-link fence along the bottom edge.2014-08-11A photograph of a tiered stone wall lined with many black stone Shivalinga on yoni bases, arranged in rows. Several people in orange robes with white tilak marks on their foreheads sit or kneel among the lingams, several with hands pressed in anjali, others seated quietly. The dim, dark setting is lit faintly, with a metal chain-link railing and white-capped posts in the foreground and a small oil lamp visible at the lower right. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja by many participants at the shivalingas.2014-07-28August 11 20142014-08-11November 22 20162016-11-22July 07 20142014-07-07August 11 20142014-08-11December 23 20162016-12-23Women in saffron-orange saris with red borders perform abhishekam on rows of black stone Shivalinga on tiered stone steps in a large open amphitheatre-style hall. The lead woman in the foreground sits and pours from a golden vessel onto a lingam, with a metal bowl at her feet. Many more lingams fill the tiers behind, with additional devotees in orange pouring offerings, some holding golden pitchers. Soft light falls from above.2014-02-03