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A man in a pink t-shirt and dark trousers hoses down a tiered concrete stairway lined with rows of black stone shivalingams on square yoni-style bases. Red-orange flags on thin poles stand along the steps behind a metal chain-link and tubular railing, and the wet steps reflect light. One person is visible, washing the sacred stone structures.

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Outdoor photo of a tiered red-stone stepped courtyard lined with rows of small black stone lingam-shaped shrines and red flags on poles. Water sprays from a fountain jet at left. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand or bend on the steps; a bare-chested man in an orange-red dhoti stands near the left stairs. A man in white carries a container up the steps, and a person in a white shirt with a dark backpack walks among the shrines. Green trees and a chain-link fence sit behind.2016-09-19Photograph of devotees in saffron-orange clothing performing a ritual at a stepped riverside ghat lined with rows of black stone Shivalingas set into a brick wall. Several people in orange robes kneel and bend over the lingas on the steps, some pouring water or handling green hoses, while a woman in orange and another in white stand nearby beside a metal railing. Red and orange flags flutter along the railing, and dark water flows in the canal at right.2016-09-19November 19 20162016-11-19September 19 20162016-09-19A man in a grey short-sleeved shirt and dark shorts stands barefoot on a wet blue-tiled platform, hosing down the base of a large dark stone structure. He holds a black hose with a spray nozzle, aiming water at the ground. Behind him, a red and white stepped platform with a pair of brass pots rests against a dark carved stone wall, with white metal railings and red banners in the background. Water pools on the tiled floor, reflecting the red walls.2016-11-20Photograph of a riverside stepped ghat lined with rows of dark stone shivalingas on round yoni pedestals, with red and orange flags on poles along the railing. A bare-chested man in white dhoti pours water from a black bucket over a lingam, while another man in a white dhoti bends low to wash a lingam beside him. Orange-robed figures stand in the background near the river water, performing an abhishekam ritual on the lingams.2016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19 +2 copiesOutdoor photo at a stepped stone tank with red brick terraces and a metal railing. A man in orange clothes and a rudraksha mala kneels at the water's edge, dipping his hands into the water. Beside him, two young boys in white dhotis stand on the steps near a row of brass or copper pots set on the stone. Behind them, a man in an orange dhoti and a woman in white stand by the railing, with red flags on poles along the terrace. Several people are visible and the scene looks like a ritual bathing or water offering.2016-09-19A shirtless young man in a red dhoti pours water from a golden vessel over a large black stone Nandi bull statue during a rudra abhishekam. The bull is draped with garlands of white jasmine, orange-red flowers and blue-and-white beads. Behind him, rows of black lingams stand on red-tiered steps with brass vessels and small bowls, and red flags hang on the left. Water sprays off the statue as it is bathed, with a green hose and pump visible at left.2016-12-09September 19 20162016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a large black stone Shiva lingam at left, wrapped with a garland of white and red flowers and sprayed by jets of water. Behind it, a red-brick stepped tank holds rows of small black lingams, with red flags on poles along the steps and railings. Several men in white ritual clothing stand and move on the steps, one bending over at right, one at left holding a white cloth or vessel, and another in an orange-and-red dhoti near the centre. Pink and white ritual garments and a pale wall with a wooden door appear at the top. Water flows over the lingam into the pool below.2016-09-19