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Photograph of a red-brick stepped structure lined with rows of black stone shivalingas on pedestals. Many young children in matching red ceremonial clothes, with red garlands and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, sit on the steps among the shivalingas, several holding conch shells or small brass instruments and some with tilak markings. Their attire and seating suggest a ritual chanting or blowing of conch shells, a common temple practice, though the scene is seen from above and at distance. White metal railings and green foliage frame the lower edge. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.

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A photograph of many devotees seated in rows on red stone steps at an outdoor temple-style setting, surrounded by numerous black stone Shivalingas on square yoni bases. Many participants wear red and orange-red garments with gold borders, some with white forehead markings, and several play long golden brass horns held upright. Some younger boys and a few shaven-headed men in red and orange robes sit among them. Metal railing and a water area appear at the left edge. The scene suggests a ritual gathering of horn players among lingams.2013-07-22July 08 20132013-07-08A night photograph of a Rudrabhishekam rite at an outdoor tiered stone stage lined with many black stone Shivalinga on pedestals. Several young boys and girls sit among the lingas, dressed in red robes with gold sashes and white forehead bands; a girl wears a gold necklace. Each holds a gold-coloured conch or horn-shaped vessel to the lingas, and small metal bowls sit at the bases. Black cables run along the steps and a metal railing lines the top. The people are seated in rows across the stage, and the figures are in the foreground and middle distance. No identifiable a person is visible.2014-07-07 +1 copiesPhotograph of many young boys in red robes seated on tiered red stone steps lined with black Shiva lingams and yoni bases, performing a Rudrabhishekam-style ritual. Several boys in the foreground hold long brass or horn conch-like instruments raised to their lips, and small steel bowls sit on the steps. Other robed boys sit higher up on the steps, some holding small objects. A potted plant stands at the upper left. No adult is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2013-11-06October 21 20132013-10-21 +1 copiesJuly 22 20132013-07-22Women in maroon and red sarees with gold borders sit on tiered red stone steps, each beside a large black lingam on a black yoni-pitha base. Several hold golden horns to their mouths, playing ceremonially, and some wear white tilak markings on their foreheads. Women in saffron-orange saris stand or sit on higher steps behind them, and pink and yellow decorative streamers hang overhead against trees and a metal fence. Lamps sit on the steps near the lingams.2013-06-24A large outdoor photograph of many saffron-robed devotees seated on red-painted stepped terraces, each step holding rows of black stone shivalingams on square bases. Many of the seated people, including children with shaved heads, play long brass horns (shankhas or trumpets) held to their mouths. Some older adults in orange and maroon robes sit among them. A metal railing and potted plants appear at the left edge. The scene suggests a ritual abhishekam or shiva puja with the lingams being honoured by the assembled group.2013-11-06June 24 20132013-06-24 +1 copiesJune 04 20132013-06-04 +1 copiesA photograph of many people seated in rows on red-painted tiered steps beside a water pool, playing wind and brass instruments. The musicians wear orange and saffron robes, and several wear red or pink shawls. Each performer sits before a dark stone pedestal and a small stone lamp-like pillar on the steps. Potted plants and flowering shrubs line the right edge, and white metal railings run diagonally across the scene.2013-06-04June 24 20132013-06-24 +1 copies