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A row of young girls in maroon and gold-bordered traditional dresses sit on a stone ledge with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a line of grey stone shivalingas on round peetha bases. Brass kalash-style cups with bronze cones and small steel bowls sit before them on the step. Green plants and a pillar railing line the open-air courtyard. The girls wear bangles and some have vibhuti marks on their foreheads.

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June 04 20132013-06-04A row of young girls in maroon dresses with yellow trim sit on red-painted temple steps lined with small stone pillars. The foreground girl, on the left, presses her palms together in anjali. Next to her, a younger boy with a tilak on his forehead holds a brass conch-shaped horn. Behind them, more girls sit with hands folded, and brass kalasha pots and small metal vessels rest on the steps in front. The setting appears to be a temple stairway, consistent with a puja or ritual gathering.2013-06-06Girls in maroon and gold-bordered traditional dress sit on red-painted stone steps beside rows of grey stone Shiva lingams on square bases. Several girls touch their foreheads, adjusting vibhuti or kumkum marks, while others sit with small brass bowls and dishes nearby. A kalasha-like offering and a few small oil lamps are placed on the steps. Dark braided hair, gold necklaces and bangles are visible. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja preparation at a Shiva shrine.2013-06-04June 06 20132013-06-06 +1 copiesJune 04 20132013-06-04A row of young women in matching saffron-orange saris with red and yellow borders sit cross-legged along red-painted steps, holding small brass vessels and bells during a ritual. Each has a white tilak on the forehead and some wear rudraksha beads. Before them stand rows of black polished shivalingams with pale stone bases, many topped with small offerings, as part of a Rudrabhishekam-style worship at the temple. A boy in red clothes sits at the far right beside another lingam and a brass pot. The scene is outdoors in warm, soft light.2013-06-08June 24 20132013-06-24 +1 copiesA large group of young girls in maroon and gold traditional dress sit on a white floor during a ritual. Many have white vibhuti lines on their foreheads and some hold small brass lamps or bells, raising them and offering them with their hands. Brass plates, small bowls and a green plastic container lie on the cloth-covered floor in front. Several adult women in white and cream clothing sit in the background. The girls appear to be performing an aarti with oil lamps during a satsang-style gathering.2013-06-05Women in maroon and red sarees with gold borders sit on tiered red stone steps, each beside a large black lingam on a black yoni-pitha base. Several hold golden horns to their mouths, playing ceremonially, and some wear white tilak markings on their foreheads. Women in saffron-orange saris stand or sit on higher steps behind them, and pink and yellow decorative streamers hang overhead against trees and a metal fence. Lamps sit on the steps near the lingams.2013-06-24June 24 20132013-06-24June 06 20132013-06-06October 21 20132013-10-21 +1 copies