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Photograph of a tiered brick wall lined with rows of black Shiva lingam pedestals, many of them occupied by seated figures in saffron-orange robes playing long brass horns or trumpets. Several seated musicians are visible, their orange clothing bright against the dark stone and brick. A metal chain-link fence with white posts runs across the lower foreground, and green foliage appears at the right edge. Dim evening light and haze give the scene a soft, atmospheric tone. Watermarked event photo from a Rudra-Abhishekam and Pada-Puja programme.

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September 01 20142014-09-01August 11 20142014-08-11August 11 20142014-08-11July 07 20142014-07-07A photograph of a terraced red brick structure lined with rows of black shivling-shaped stone bases, each occupied by a seated figure in orange-saffron robes. Several participants hold up long white or cream objects. A green hose and a chain-link fence sit in the foreground. Many small lamps or flames glow among the bases. The scene is a mass ritual of robed participants, with the bases and steps dominating the composition.2013-11-06A photograph of many devotees in orange and saffron robes seated on red-brick tiered steps, each seated before a black stone shivalinga on a pedestal. Several hold brass lotas or small vessels and some hold incense or ritual items. A white metal railing and green potted plants line the right edge, and a chain-link fence is at lower left. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame; the figures visible are robed devotees and ritual participants.2013-11-04July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07Rows of red-tiered stone steps hold many black stone lingams on pedestals, with monks in saffron and orange robes seated among them. In the foreground, several seated monks in orange clothes hold long wooden sticks, and a monk near the centre holds a ladle over a lingam, apparently performing an abhishekam. Brass pots and small lamps sit on the steps, and a white railing and flower bed border the lower right.2013-11-04November 04 20132013-11-04September 08 20142014-09-08July 29 20132013-07-29