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A large outdoor ritual on red-tiled steps at dusk, with many participants seated and standing beside black stone Shivalingams. Devotees pour water or milk from brass and copper vessels and hold golden abhishekam pots over the lingams. Several men are bare-chested in white dhotis with rudraksha malas, and women wear white saris, salwar and shawls. One woman in a green kurta holds a lanyard, and a man at right has white body markings. Brass bowls and lamps line the steps, and one older man with a white beard stands in the centre-right wearing a white dhoti and mala.

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A large crowd of devotees sits in rows on red-painted stone steps, each before a small black and brass shivalinga-style vessel with lamps and offerings. Many men are bare-chested wearing white dhotis and white shawls or red-bordered cloth, with rudraksha-style necklaces; women wear saris in pink, purple, red, blue and green. A red and yellow flag stands at the upper left beside a metal railing. Most participants sit cross-legged in quiet ritual observance. No individual can be distinguished as a specific person from this view, so no identification is made.2016-12-03Night photograph of a large group of devotees seated on red-brick tiered steps at an outdoor ritual, each beside a black stone shivalinga with brass vessels and small oil lamps. Many are in white or pale clothing, others in saris and salwar kameez with garlands; some hold hands in anjali mudra or chant with eyes closed. Strings of lights and bright floodlights illuminate the scene. Several men are bare-chested with rudraksha malas, and a few women wear white or floral clothes. No clearly identifiable central figure is visible in the frame.2016-12-06December 03 20162016-12-03December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesLarge outdoor Shivalinga abhishekam on red sandstone steps. Dozens of black stone shivalingas stand on the steps, each surrounded by small brass pots and vessels. Many devotees sit or kneel beside them, some bare-chested in white dhotis, others in saris, salwar kameez and white or saffron garments, with rudraksha malas. A man in a white dhoti pours water at a linga in the centre-left. A brass kalasha-style vessel is in the lower left foreground. Participants are performing puja at the lingas across the terraced steps. No individual is identifiable as a person by appearance, and no clear candidate is present.2016-12-18December 23 20162016-12-23A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated in tiered rows on red-brick steps, many bare-chested men in white dhotis and women in saris and salwar kameez. Nearly every seated person holds a brass or copper vessel, and many rows have small black and gold pots and kalashas placed before them, consistent with a ritual water or abhishekam-style ceremony. Some devotees wear red or saffron sashes and garlands, and a few women wear white. A young girl in white stands at left among seated adults. No specific guru or a person figure is clearly identifiable in appearance in this crowd view, and no printed caption names one.2016-12-03Outdoor puja on red-tiered steps where devotees sit before rows of black stone shivalinga-style vessels with brass bowls, flowers and oil lamps. Many participants sit with palms pressed together in namaskar or hands folded in prayer. A shirtless man in white dhoti and rudraksha-style mala sits at left, a woman in pink and red sari with folded hands sits centre, a woman in a bright pink top sits behind, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a mala sits front right. A woman in an orange shawl with eyes closed and a man in white with sunglasses are visible at right. No one is identified as a person in this crowd scene.2016-12-03December 16 20162016-12-16December 06 20162016-12-06A photograph of devotees seated on tiered red steps lined with black stone shivalinga and brass pots, with small oil lamps lit before them. A woman in a purple sari with a rudraksha mala sits at the top; a woman in white sits with palms pressed together. In the foreground, a woman in a blue and gold sari with a red bindi sits with hands folded, next to a girl in a light blue dress and a man bare-chested in a white dhoti with a gold border, palms joined in prayer and rudraksha beads around his neck. Chain-link netting and marigold garlands are visible at the left. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam at a temple.2016-12-23Outdoor 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.2016-12-14