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Night-time abhishekam on tiered red stone steps lit by floodlights. Many devotees, mostly in white traditional clothing, sit in rows beside black Shivalingas on circular black yoni-pitha bases, pouring liquid over them with long golden-yellow tubes. A woman in a white sari with gold border and a young girl in white with a red-patterned skirt hold golden tubes at the front right. Red and orange flags and string lights decorate the scene, and a row of small brass pots sits on the steps.

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Night photograph of a large outdoor abhishekam on tiered red steps lined with many black stone Shiva lingams on square bases. Women in white and cream saris and men in white dhotis sit in rows, several holding long yellow-gold ritual vessels that pour over the lingams. A young girl in white on the right holds a golden vessel beside a lingam. Bright floodlights and strings of small lamps light the scene, with red flags visible at the edges and a metal railing at left. A ritual of this kind is an abhishekam, and the crowd is seated across many steps, so it is large.2017-02-24December 12 20162016-12-12March 07 20162016-03-07December 12 20162016-12-12Evening ritual on a stepped stone ghat lit with string lights and floodlights, with many devotees seated in rows. Most sit beside black stone lingams on round yoni-style bases, pouring or holding up tall brass vessels. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits at centre-left, and a woman in a red shawl and white trousers at right holds a brass pot over a lingam. Women wear saris, shawls in teal and orange, and white clothing; some hold brass cups and oil lamps are scattered on the steps. A dark-haired man in an orange-and-white garment appears among the seated participants. The scene suggests an abhishekam with lingams.2016-12-06Night-time photograph of a large outdoor ritual gathering on tiered stone steps lined with black Shivalingam sculptures. Many devotees sit in rows, several holding small oil lamps or flames, and some wear white dhotis or saris, saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha-style necklaces. Strings of lights, red flags and illuminated trees frame the site behind them, with floodlights overhead. The setting suggests a night puja or aarti with lamps around Shivalingams. No single person is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2016-12-06A photograph of a temple scene with rows of black stone Shiva lingams on red-tiered steps. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold borders sit beside the lingams, pouring water or milk from brass vessels and gold-coloured cone-shaped vessels onto them. Brass pots and small lamps sit among the lingams, and a few other figures are visible in the background. The setting appears to be a temple abhishekam. Printed credit reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam.2016-12-12Night-time photo of a stepped red-tiered platform lined with many black stone Shivalingams on square black bases, each with brass pots and oil lamps placed beside it. Several people sit or kneel at the lingams performing worship. A man in white dhoti with bare upper body and sacred thread kneels at a lingam near the centre; a woman in a yellow sari with a red-brown sari at another lingam; a young boy in white dhoti with bare chest stands tending a lingam; a woman in a yellow and green sari arranges offerings at the front right. Flags and string lights line a white railing at left. Lit oil lamps and small plates of offerings dot the steps.2016-12-12December 23 20162016-12-23Night photograph of a rudrabhishekam at an open-air tiered stone platform lined with many shivalingams on black yoni-pitha bases. A young girl in white with a vertical tilak and a gold-coloured pot-shaped vessel sits at the left, near a lingam. Behind her, rows of young devotees in orange-saffron robes stand and sit on the steps, several holding gold ceremonial vessels and pouring offerings over the lingams. Scattered flower petals lie on the stones. A white metal railing runs along the right side. The pictured people are in a single gathering, the foreground figures clearly visible.2014-07-07December 06 20162016-12-06December 23 20162016-12-23