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Outdoor photograph of a large seated congregation on red-brick tiered steps lined with black Shiva lingam stone forms. Most attendees wear white clothing; a few wear saffron or orange shawls and one wears a red top. Many sit with hands folded in prayer. A tree with feathery green leaves stands at left, banana plants and tall trees appear in the background, and a stage or screen sits beyond the steps. Crowd appears dense across multiple rows, with a metal railing and aisles along the steps. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance in this view.

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February 27 20142014-02-27February 27 20142014-02-27Wide outdoor photograph of a terraced red-brick amphitheatre beside still water, with many people seated on tiers and steps. On the left, rows of people in white clothes sit on the stone seating, while a group in orange robes gathers on the lower right steps near the water. A cameraman with a tripod stands on the central staircase, and a green pennant flies at the upper left above a line of white flag poles and bunting. Trees and low buildings fill the background under a pale sky.2016-01-03February 27 20142014-02-27December 03 20162016-12-03A photograph of a large red-stepped amphitheatre-style platform beside a water tank, filled with rows of devotees performing Rudra Abhishekam. Dozens of men sit bare-chested or in white dhotis, many with shaved heads, before rows of black stone shivalingas with brass and copper kalashas. Several women in white saris sit among them. Red and orange flags with fencing line the steps, a tree stands at upper right, and a cameraman in orange clothing films at lower right. One figure at upper left wears a white garment and a distinctive light crown-like headdress, but the appearance is too uncertain to identify anyone.2017-05-29A photograph of a large outdoor ritual gathering on tiered red stone steps lined with rows of seated participants. Many men sit bare-chested or in white dhotis, some wearing orange or saffron cloths and rudraksha malas, while several women in white saris sit among them. Brass and bronze vessels and small lamps rest on the steps in front of the seated rows, and red flags stand at the right edge beside a metal railing. A chain-link fence runs across the foreground, and trees and a purple banner appear in the background. The scene suggests a puja or satsang assembly, though no single presiding figure is clearly identifiable.2017-07-03 +1 copiesWide view of a large outdoor ritual pool with stepped red-tiered seating on both sides. Rows of people sit on the steps along the left bank, many bare-chested or in white dhoti-style cloth, with black stone shivalinga-shaped vessels set in front of them and brass kalasha pots beside. A central raised platform holds a dark stone structure and a decorated puja altar with red and white cloth. Red flags stand along the railings and a woman in an orange-red garment and a man in orange robes stand near the water. Greenery and a red building frame the background. Several people sit in the foreground in white with a long-haired woman in white and a red-bordered cloth at left.2017-07-24February 27 20142014-02-27February 27 20142014-02-27July 12 20142014-07-12July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copies