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A photograph of many people seated in rows on red-painted tiered steps beside a water pool, playing wind and brass instruments. The musicians wear orange and saffron robes, and several wear red or pink shawls. Each performer sits before a dark stone pedestal and a small stone lamp-like pillar on the steps. Potted plants and flowering shrubs line the right edge, and white metal railings run diagonally across the scene.

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July 22 20132013-07-22June 04 20132013-06-04Photograph of a tiered red-painted stepped structure beside a still water pool, lined with rows of small terracotta-coloured lamp stands and stone pillars. Thirty to forty young men in maroon and saffron-orange robes sit in long rows on the steps, each holding a long thin stick or instrument upright, appearing to perform a synchronized ritual. Potted plants line the lower left edge, a white metal railing runs across the steps, and a grey wall with a chain-link fence stands behind. No individual is identifiable as a person; all figures are seated devotees or monastics in the rows.2013-06-06A photograph of a red-tiered stone amphitheatre-style ghat beside a still pool, its many steps lined with rows of small grey Shivalinga-shaped stone bases. Around a dozen or so people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on the steps in the centre left, some with hands folded, some holding small objects, with a copper vessel placed nearby. Several more seated figures in orange clothing continue to the right on the upper tiers. A woman in a dark-red sari sits at the far left edge. Potted plants and a white metal railing frame the lower steps, with a wire fence and stone wall behind.2013-06-04A photograph of a tiered red brick amphitheatre-like structure lined with rows of black stone shiva lingam-style bases, with dozens of young people in orange robes seated on the steps playing wind instruments. In the foreground a green water pool is bordered by a metal chain-link and rail fence. Several potted plants sit at the lower right. The seated group numbers roughly two dozen or more, with many rows visible behind the front row.2013-07-29October 28 20132013-10-28July 08 20132013-07-08Rows of young devotees in orange and maroon clothing sit on red-tiered steps beside many black stone Shivalingams with silver-toned yoni bases, arranged across the terraced stairs for a rudra-abhishekam. Boys and girls in saffron robes sit near the front, one boy with hands pressed in prayer, while others in maroon sit further along the steps. Brass pots, bowls and a small brass plate with offerings lie on the steps near the lingams, and a metal railing and water channel run along the right side.2013-06-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a tiered red stone bathing tank with rows of small stone shrines or lingam-like pillars along its steps. Many people in orange and saffron robes sit in rows on the upper steps, several with hands raised, some seated in meditative posture. In the foreground, men in orange robes stand and move in shallow water near the tank steps, and a cameraman in white shirt films beside a tripod on the steps. Potted plants line the left steps and white metal railings run diagonally through the scene.2013-06-04June 04 20132013-06-04October 28 20132013-10-28Photograph of a row of tiered red stone steps beside a water tank, lined with small stone lingams and shrines. Seated along the steps are about two dozen young women and girls playing small hand-held instruments. Those on the upper steps wear saffron and orange sarees, while those on the lower steps wear maroon and red sarees. Some hold long wooden sticks and some play small drums.2013-06-06