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Outdoor Rudra Abhishekam at a large black stone Shiva lingam on a tiered red stone platform. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti stands at the lingam pouring liquid over it from a brass vessel, and a second bare-chested man in orange garment holds a brass pot beside him. Behind them, dozens of seated participants in white and coloured clothes sit on red steps, many holding brass items and small vessels. Red flags and metal railings frame the scene, with brass lamps and pots along the steps. The lingam is garlanded with marigold-like flowers.

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Outdoor photo of a large ritual gathering on red stone steps beside a water channel, with many small brass pots and kalashas placed on the steps. In the centre, a young man in an orange dhoti and bare chest, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, stands beside a large black stone Nandi bull statue, holding a small vessel and pouring or offering water. Behind him, numerous people sit on the steps in white, orange and red clothing, several with hands raised in prayer, and an older man with a shaved head sits at left. A young man in white dhoti with bare chest and a second young person in orange sit at right with sacred ash markings. Green hoses and a metal pump are at left, with a red flag nearby. Abhishekam to a Shiva lingam-style ritual is suggested by the Nandi and pots, though the setting is a riverside ghat-style gathering.2016-12-16Outdoor Rudra Abhishekam on red-stepped tiered ghat steps. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti pours water over a large black stone Nandi bull statue while a hose and pump feed water from a pipe. Behind him, many seated participants, mostly women in pink, red, and white saris and men in white, hold brass vessels and oil lamps among rows of brass pots and kalasha-style vessels. Red flags and a green metal railing frame the scene under trees.2016-12-17Outdoor Rudra Abhishekam at a tiered red stone stepped platform with many participants seated on the steps. In the centre a man with a bare torso and an orange dhoti pours water over a large black stone Nandi bull statue, while a green hose runs water down onto it. Participants in white, pink and red clothing sit with brass kalashas, pots and lamps in front of them. Red flags on poles and a tree stand behind the stepped area.2016-12-17December 14 20162016-12-14December 16 20162016-12-16December 02 20162016-12-02Outdoor abhishekam at a black stone Nandi bull statue on red-painted steps. A priest in an orange dhoti and bare chest pours water from a coconut-shaped vessel over the Nandi, which is garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Water runs from a green pipe. Around the steps, many devotees sit in white and orange clothing, some holding coconuts, and a woman in pink sits on the upper right. Red flags and a brass lamp stand at the right edge, with a tree behind the crowd and a chain-link fence.2016-12-03A photograph of a shaded outdoor ritual at a stepped red stone ghat-like terrace. In the foreground a large black stone Nandi bull statue with a garland sits on a raised plinth. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace, white tripundra-like marks on his arm, stands beside it holding a lit oil lamp toward the statue, while a bare-chested man with long hair and white paint on his shoulder stands nearby in a yellow-brown cloth. Behind them, many seated devotees on the red steps hold lamps and offer prayers, and brass pots and oil lamps line the steps. A metal railing and red flags are behind the group. No one clearly identifiable as a person is visible.2016-12-17Photo of a red-tiered stone stepped area filled with rows of black stone shivalingams on pedestals, many with small brass vessels and bowls set before them. Dozens of women in orange and saffron sarees and rudraksha malas sit among the lingams, some seated on steps with hands folded in prayer, others tending offerings. Red flags line the sides and a stage with speakers stands at the left edge. Tiny brass pots and small lamps are scattered across the steps. A string of small triangular pennants runs along the front railing.2016-12-14A large black stone Nandi bull statue sits in the foreground on a pale pedestal, facing left, with a beaded collar and bell-like adornments. Behind it, red steps are filled with many men and women in white dhotis and saris with yellow borders, many bare-chested, seated in rows while performing abhishekam-style rites with small brass pots, vessels and lamps. Some men wear orange cloth and sacred threads, and a boy in orange sits on the right holding a brass vessel. A red flag stands at the left edge beside a white railing. Dust and haze soften the background. The scene shows a temple ritual with many participants.2017-05-29A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual on red-painted stone steps. In the foreground a large black stone Nandi bull with a beaded necklace sits beside brass vessels and kalasha-style pots. A bare-chested young man in an orange dhoti and a white-bodied priest-style man in a dark patterned dhoti stand near the bull, one with sacred ash marks on his arms and chest and a rudraksha mala. Behind a metal railing, many devotees sit on the steps in pink, red and orange saris and white clothes, some with hands folded in prayer and others taking photographs. Brass lamps and offering vessels line the steps and smoke rises from a vessel at right.2016-12-17July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copies