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A large group of devotees sits on red-painted stone steps performing Rudra Abhishekam, each pouring liquid through a brass vessel onto black Shivalingas arranged along the steps. Many participants hold tall brass cones or horns to their lips or mid-air. In the foreground, a woman in a red-and-white shawl and white outfit and a woman in a purple scarf and white trousers sit beside small brass pots and kumkum-marked offerings. A woman in a maroon printed dress with a rudraksha mala and red leggings holds a brass cone at centre, while a bare-chested man in a black track suit sits nearby. Brass bowls, a plate with red offerings and a small plastic container lie on the steps, with red flags and a green-leaved tree behind the railing. Participants are distributed across several rows, with bare-chested men and women in white and colourful salwar outfits among them.

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December 17 20162016-12-17Outdoor ritual scene on red stone ghat steps during a Maheshwara Puja-style gathering. Devotees sit in rows on the steps, many bare-chested or in white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas and saffron cloth. Each seated person has a black cushioned seat and a brass or bronze vessel beside them, with brass items and small oil lamps placed on the steps. A woman in black and white sits centre-front, another in a dark-red wrap sits beside a man in white, and a woman in a pink sari sits at right. Red cloth and a chain-link fence stand behind the steps, with red flags at the right edge.2016-12-18December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor photo of many devotees seated on red-painted tiered steps at a riverside or hillside ritual site, with dozens of black stone shivalingas set on round black yoni-type bases. Bronze and brass bowls and pots sit on the steps beside them. Several women in white and light clothes pour liquid or arrange offerings over the lingams, and a woman in a tan shawl and a woman in a pale blue top with a white head covering sit close in front. Red flags flank the railing behind, with trees and a clear sky above.2016-12-18Outdoor photo of devotees performing abhishekam at rows of black stone Shivalingams on red-painted steps, with brass bowls and small oil lamps set along the tiers. Many people sit on the steps in plain and colourful clothing, some with palms pressed together in prayer, others pouring offerings. A woman in a white top and pink skirt holds a mala and sits beside a Shivalinga, while a woman in grey and black patterned trousers sits at right beside a small white figure on a red tray. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits at far left among the lingas. Red flags and a loudspeaker stand behind the steps, with a crowd on the upper tiers.2016-12-14December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 18 20162016-12-18December 17 20162016-12-17Outdoor photo of many devotees seated on red-painted stone steps beside black stone shivalinga-style lingams on round peethas, performing a puja. Most participants wear white, cream or light clothing, with some in pink, green and patterned outfits; several hold small brass cups and offerings. Flags with red and yellow fabric stand on a railing behind them under a pale sky. A woman in a tan shawl and a woman in a white headscarf sit in the foreground beside lingams with brass vessels nearby.2016-12-18Outdoor photograph of many devotees seated in rows on red-brick ghat steps at a riverside ritual, each beside a dark stone shivalinga-style pedestal with brass pots and oil lamps. Many hold tall golden-yellow ritual horns to their mouths or lay them on the steps. A woman in center-right wears a white top and black trousers with rudraksha beads and palms pressed together. Other participants wear white kurtas, saffron-pink saris and dark tops; a bare-chested sadhu with long matted hair and white dhoti sits at lower left. A red flag stands at lower center.2016-12-18Outdoor Shivalinga abhishekam on red-brick terraced steps with many devotees seated in rows. Black stone shivalingas sit on yoni bases with brass pots and small brass vessels beside them. Several women in saris and salwar kameez, one in a grey sweater and one in a white kurta with a red shawl, pour liquid from tall cone-shaped vessels over the lingas. Men in white dhotis and a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala sit among them. Banners and a loudspeaker appear in the background under a bright sky. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2016-12-18