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A tiered red stepped platform lined with many black stone Shivalinga-style lingams and red flags on poles. Numerous people in white dhotis and orange or saffron garments climb and move among the steps, several bending over the lingams, apparently performing a ritual. A seated elderly man in white with a white beard stands near the lower right edge beside red flags, and a figure in a saffron wrap stands upper left. Blue sky with clouds and trees frame the scene.

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September 19 20162016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19A photograph of a red brick stepped terrace lined with rows of black stone shivalingas, with many small pedestals. Numerous devotees climb and move along the steps, many in saffron-orange garments, others in white dhotis and sarees, and one in a red and gold sari. Some attend the lingas and carry small vessels or offerings. Tall white flagpoles with red flags stand along a chain-link fence, with green trees behind. A red flag is in the foreground. The scene suggests a ritual abhishekam or puja at the shivalingas, with devotees in traditional attire. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19Outdoor temple courtyard with tiered red-painted steps lined with many black stone Shivalingams on pedestals. A young boy with long dark hair and rudraksha beads, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti draped over one shoulder, walks down the foreground steps. Several other people in orange and white ritual clothes move among the lingams and stand or sit on the upper tiers. Red flags on tall poles line the courtyard against a blue sky with trees behind. The scene suggests a lingam abhishekam or puja setting. No one present is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance.2016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19A photograph of a red-brick stepped terrace lined with many black stone Shiva lingams on square yoni-pitha bases, arranged in rows up the steps. Several men in white ritual clothing work along the steps, some bending and tending the lingams, while another holds a long pole with a red flag. A large red flag in the right foreground billows across the frame, and a tree and a plain wall stand behind. No readable a person identification is visible; the figures are white-clad devotees and attendants.2016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19Outdoor 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.2016-09-19A photograph of a courtyard with rows of black stone Shivalingams set on tiered red brick platforms, with red flags on poles along the background. In the foreground, an adult woman in an orange saffron garment with a rudraksha mala and a faint white forehead mark stands at left, gesturing toward the lingams. Beside her, a young girl in orange with a red bag pauses near a boy in a white dhoti-style cloth who holds the edge of his garment while stepping between the stones. More figures in white and orange are scattered across the terraces in the background, tending the lingams and walking the steps, as part of a sacred shrine-washing or abhishekam-style ritual.2016-09-19July 17 20172017-07-17 +1 copies