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Night ritual at a stepped ghat-like platform with many seated devotees, most with hands joined in anjali. In the foreground a man in a reddish-brown cloth and leopard-print wrap, wearing a large orange-red turban and a long gold-and-yellow beaded necklace, walks down the steps. Rows of black stone Shiva lingas stand on the steps, and small oil lamps glow. Strings of lights, red flags and bright floodlights line the scene.

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Night ritual on stone steps at an illuminated outdoor pond. In the foreground a bearded man in a brown and maroon wrap with a leopard-print drape, a maroon turban, and a long yellow-and-gold bead garland walks barefoot down the steps. Rows of seated devotees on both sides, many with palms pressed together in namaskar, face him. Black Shiva lingas are arranged along the steps in front of the seated crowd, and small oil lamps line the terraces. Red flags, string lights and floodlights frame the scene.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at a stepped pond or ghat, lit by tall white floodlights and strings of coloured lights. A man in a red-and-maroon turban and a leopard-print sleeveless top with a dhoti stands on the lower stone step in front, wearing a heavy yellow-gold bead necklace. Behind him, many seated devotees in white, teal, purple and orange clothes fill the tiered steps, with rows of black Shiva lingams on the left and red flags along the railings. The scene is busy with spectators, ritual objects and lit lamps.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night photograph of a large outdoor ritual on stone steps lit by bright floodlights and strings of coloured lights. Many seated devotees, mostly in white and light clothing, fill the tiered steps, with black Shiva lingas arranged along the stairs in front of them and small oil lamps glowing. In the centre stands a bearded man with a dark wrapped head cloth, bare-chested, wearing a long yellow-gold garland and a leopard-print dhoti over a maroon cloth, hands on his hips. Red flags flutter along the railings on the right. The setting suggests a Rudrabhishekam ritual at a pond-side ghat, though the standing man's exact role is not stated.2016-12-08Night-time photo at a tiered stone ghat beside a ceremonial pond, with rows of seated devotees on the steps. In the foreground stands a bare-chested man in a dark red-brown sarong with a leopard-print wrap, a golden necklace and a wrapped reddish turban, appearing to be a priest or sannyasi standing on the lowest step. Rows of black Shiva lingas with lit oil lamps line the steps on the left, and red flags and string lights decorate the scene. Strong floodlights illuminate the crowd. A banner on the right is mostly out of frame. The setting suggests a Rudrabhishekam ritual.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night photograph of a large seated crowd on red-brick temple steps by a river ghat, with many people holding small lit oil lamps and raising hands in devotion. In the foreground a bearded man in a maroon turban, a gold-beaded rudraksha-style garland, a leopard-print wrap and maroon dhoti walks down the steps. Strings of coloured lights, red flags and bright floodlights line the terrace, and black Shivalinga stones sit among the devotees.2016-12-08Night photograph of a stepped ghat-like pool area at a temple event, lit by bright floodlights and strings of coloured lights. Dozens of seated devotees in saffron, pink, teal and white clothes fill the tiered steps on the left, and many black Shiva lingas stand in rows along the steps. A single standing man in a red-and-brown patterned lower garment and a red-brown head wrap wears a long gold-and-beaded garland and walks down the central stairway. Red flags line the walkway on the right, and rows of small lamps are arranged on the far steps.2016-12-08