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Outdoor abhishekam scene at a red-painted stepped terrace lined with black stone Shivalinga on yoni pedestals, each with a small brass vessel beside it. Many devotees sit on the steps pouring liquid and offerings over the lingams. Most women wear white or orange saris, and a woman in an orange sari stands mid-frame. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti sits at centre-right, pouring from a vessel. A red-and-white chain-link fence and red flags with a multi-storey red building stand behind the terrace.

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December 05 20162016-12-05December 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.2016-12-17Outdoor photograph of a large tiered red stone stepped amphitheatre filled with many seated participants facing a central area, most sitting beside black stone Shivalingas with brass or copper pots and bowls placed on them. Red and orange flags line the edges, and grey stone statues stand on the left behind a fence. Several people wear white, red, orange and teal clothing; a few bare-chested men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas are visible. A red building and blue sky form the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-12-05Outdoor Rudra Abhishekam on red-painted stone steps lined with black Shivalingam stones, each topped with a small brass pot. Many seated participants in saffron, orange and rust-red robes and white dress perform the ritual, some with hands joined in prayer, others holding brass vessels. A woman in white with a shawl sits near the centre, and a woman in orange at right holds her palms together. Tall red-and-white flagpoles, a loudspeaker on a pole, and a chain-link fence frame the scene against a pale sky.2016-12-17Outdoor abhishekam scene on red-painted tiered steps lined with rows of black stone shivalingams on square yoni-peetha bases. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a golden kalasha over a lingam, while a young woman in white and gold sari with glasses and a rudraksha mala holds a golden vessel beside him. Many devotees in saffron and orange robes sit on the steps, some holding brass pots, with brass bowls placed around the lingams and a loudspeaker visible at the top. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-12-03December 17 20162016-12-17A photograph of a large outdoor ritual on red-tiered steps lined with rows of black stone Shivalingams on yoniPeetha bases. Many seated participants in orange and saffron robes sit among them, some blowing long brass horns and others beside brass bowls. In the foreground, a young woman in a cream sari with a rudraksha mala sits beside a shirtless man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala, both raising golden horns. A red flag with a painted figure stands at the left edge. Scattered flower offerings lie near the base of a lingam. Many people fill the terraces behind.2016-12-03Outdoor ritual on tiered red steps at an ashram site, with rows of black stone Shivalinga-style lingams set on pedestals across the steps. Many seated participants in orange and saffron robes, some in white, sit among brass kalashas and bells placed around the lingams. A man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits on the left-centre step. A woman in orange holds a brass bell near the front, and a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads sits on the right. Red flags on poles and a red-orange building wall form the backdrop, with stone sculptures visible at the right edge.2016-12-05December 17 20162016-12-17December 15 20162016-12-15