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A photograph of many devotees seated in rows on red-brown stone steps, each before a large black stone lingam on a yoni-shaped base. Most participants wear orange or saffron robes and rudraksha beads, while others in white dhotis and shawls sit among them. Each person holds a small brass pot or lamp and a flower, performing abhishekam-style offerings to the lingams, with brass plates and bowls scattered on the steps. Green foliage and metal railings frame the scene at the top right, with other onlookers in white and colourful clothing seated higher up.

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December 17 20162016-12-17Outdoor Shiva Puja on red tiered stone steps, with rows of black Shiva lingams on pedestals. Two women in white dhotis and blouses with white-gold borders, wearing rudraksha malas and white forehead marks, sit at the front; one holds a small item over a lingam and the other sits beside a lingam. Behind them, women in orange and red saris and orange garments with rudraksha malas perform the rite, with brass kalashas, pots and offering plates of food and flowers arranged on the steps. A crowd of participants in orange and white fills the tiers, and red flags fly against a white backdrop.2016-12-17Outdoor rudra abhishekam on red stepped terraces lined with rows of black stone shivalingams. Two women in white ritual dress with white forehead markings and wooden bead malas sit beside a lingam, one pouring from a brass vessel. Behind them, women in orange and red saris sit at other lingams, with brass pots, oil lamps and a small offering plate with fruit and flowers in the foreground. Many more devotees in orange robes are visible across the steps. No one is identifiable as a person in this view.2016-12-17July 17 20172017-07-17 +1 copiesRows of young devotees in orange and maroon clothing sit on red-tiered steps beside many black stone Shivalingams with silver-toned yoni bases, arranged across the terraced stairs for a rudra-abhishekam. Boys and girls in saffron robes sit near the front, one boy with hands pressed in prayer, while others in maroon sit further along the steps. Brass pots, bowls and a small brass plate with offerings lie on the steps near the lingams, and a metal railing and water channel run along the right side.2013-06-07 +1 copiesJuly 17 20172017-07-17 +1 copiesNovember 26 20162016-11-26July 17 20172017-07-17 +1 copiesJune 07 20132013-06-07Rows 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.2013-11-04December 17 20162016-12-17Photograph of a large group of young boys and youths seated on tiered red-and-grey steps during a ritual, many with palms pressed together in prayer. Most wear saffron-orange dhotis or wraps with gold borders, some wear white dhotis with gold borders, and several wear rudraksha malas and sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads. Rows of black cylindrical lingam-like stones stand on pedestals along the steps, with brass pots and flower petals scattered among them. A few figures in white robes sit in the upper background. The arrangement suggests a group abhishekam or puja.2015-07-31