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Evening ritual on red stepped tiers lined with black stone shivalingams and brass vessels, many with small oil lamps lit. In the foreground a woman in a yellow blouse and green sari with a rudraksha mala and white ash markings on her forehead and arms touches her face with her hand. Beside her a bare-chested man with white markings on his chest and forehead, a rudraksha mala and a loose white dhoti sits with hands raised. A bespectacled bearded man in a white dhoti with a mala sits at left, and a bare-chested man with a mala sits in the background. Several other devotees in white and saffron cloth sit among the lingams.

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December 11 20162016-12-11December 12 20162016-12-12Devotees sit on tiered red steps at night, each with brass pots and oil lamps arranged on black stone shivalinga-style pedestals. A bearded man with long hair and bare torso sits at left, lighting a wick. A young man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and folded hands sits centre, and a woman in red skirt and yellow blouse with a mala sits at right with palms pressed together. A man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala at right folds his hands, and a woman in a green saree sits at far left. A red flag stands at the left edge.2016-12-12A photograph of a row of devotees seated on tiered red steps during an evening Rudrabhishekam at a temple lined with black shivalinga stones. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border and white vibhuti on his forehead and chest sits with palms pressed in namaskar. Beside and behind him, several men and women in white and saffron clothing, some with white tilak, sit in prayer. Small oil lamps and brass vessels rest on the black lingams in front of them, and a few flowers are scattered among the stones.2016-11-14 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated group of devotees on red-tiered steps of an outdoor ritual stage, with black stone yoni-style seats and brass vessels placed along the steps. In the centre, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with red border and red-and-white mala sits with hands joined in prayer. To his left, a woman in yellow sari with red mala sits with eyes closed. To the right, a young woman in maroon top and dark trousers with rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Behind them, several people in white and red clothing sit in meditation, some wearing rudraksha malas. Chain-link fencing and red flags appear in the background. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person by the visible cues.2016-12-14Photograph of a seated ritual gathering at night, with devotees in rows behind shiny black stone bases and brass vessels. In the foreground, three people sit with hands joined in prayer: a young man with glasses and bare chest wearing rudraksha malas and white dhoti, a middle-aged man with glasses and bare chest with rudraksha malas, and a woman with silver-grey hair in a white top with a purple and gold embroidered shawl and rudraksha mala. Behind them, people in orange and red saris and white clothes sit among oil lamps and brass pots. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the people shown.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12A photo of a seated devotional gathering at a Karthigai Deepam celebration, with rows of people sitting on terraced steps lined with black Shivalingams and brass lamps. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in red trousers sits with eyes closed and hands in a mudra, beside a woman in a white dress holding her palms together. At right, a woman in a magenta sari with gold border and rudraksha malas sits with eyes closed and hands folded. A man in glasses with a rudraksha mala sits at lower left. Strings of small lamps glow along the background pillars, and behind them more people sit in white, saffron and bright clothes, some meditating or chanting.2016-12-12Night ritual on a tiered red stone stepped platform lined with black Shiva lingams and brass lamps, many lit with small flames. Devotees sit in rows with palms pressed together in prayer. Bare-chested men wear white dhotis, and women wear white or coloured saris, one in a yellow and blue sari, another in a green and yellow sari. The scene suggests a lamp or lingam-centred puja. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is named here.2016-12-23December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copies