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A seated bare-chested man with a shaved head, grey beard and a red tilak on his forehead performs a ritual beside a black stone lingam on red-brick steps. He wears a long rudraksha mala and black track trousers with white side stripes, and holds a small ritual object in his hand while smoke rises from incense. A woman in a white top with a black floral pattern, a pink hair tie and a gold necklace sits to the left holding a yellow book.

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December 17 20162016-12-17December 18 20162016-12-18Outdoor abhishekam scene at a row of black stone shivalingams on red-painted steps. In the foreground a bare-chested man with short hair and a trimmed beard holds a lit incense stick aloft in his right hand, wearing a rudraksha-style pendant on a cord and a ring, with white dhoti. A shivalinga topped with pink flowers stands at left, and brass vessels sit on the steps. To the left, a shirtless man with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and a sacred cord sits beside another devotee in white cloth. Several other devotees in white are seated in the background.2016-12-02A bare-chested bald man with a grey beard sits on red stone steps lined with black stone lingams and brass pots, pointing forward with his right arm. He wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant, with black track trousers, and a red tilak mark is on his forehead. Beside him a woman in a black and white patterned top and a white garment sits with offerings of flowers and a lamp. Other seated devotees appear at the edges, and a brass kalasha is visible on the steps.2016-12-18December 19 20162016-12-19December 18 20162016-12-18December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph of a Shiva puja at a Rudra Abhishekam: several bare-chested men in white dhotis sit on a red-edged platform beside black stone Shiva lingams with brass tops. The man in the centre wears rudraksha malas and a white thread, and holds a small brass bell. Another man on the right, with a shaved head and rudraksha mala, also holds a bell, and a woman in a teal patterned top with a red bindi and rudraksha mala sits beside him. A man on the left raises one hand with a flower or offering. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2016-12-17A photograph of a Rudra Abhishekam ritual in progress. Several devotees sit in a row along a red-brick platform, pouring water from brass pots over a line of black Shivalingams decorated with pink flower petals. A bare-chested man in the foreground wearing a rudraksha-style mala holds a brass pot and pours from it. Beside him, a woman in a white and cream sari and a man in dark glasses and white clothing also hold brass vessels. Other participants in white garments sit behind them, and brass pots and a blue water bottle lie on the steps.2016-12-02 +1 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18December 19 20162016-12-19December 15 20162016-12-15