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Large outdoor Rudra Abhishekam on red-painted stepped tiers, with many participants seated in rows pouring water and milk over black stone shivalinga and Nandi-style lingams. Men are mostly bare-chested in white dhotis, women wear saris and salwar kameez in bright colours, and some hold brass vessels and copper pouring pots. Red flags with a white emblem stand along the left edge behind chain-link fencing, and offerings and brass lamps sit on the steps. Roughly several dozen people are visible.

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December 18 20162016-12-18Outdoor ritual on red stone ghat steps beside a river. Rows of devotees sit on the steps, many with bare shoulders and white or saffron clothing, while rows of black stone shivalingam-style sculptures with brass bowls line the stairs in the foreground. Red flags on poles mark the edge. A woman in a blue and yellow sari sits at the left holding a book, and a priest in white dhoti with a red thread at the far left is seated near a brass vessel. The scene suggests a group puja or abhishekam. No readable name or caption is visible.2016-12-18December 14 20162016-12-14December 17 20162016-12-17December 16 20162016-12-16December 18 20162016-12-18A large crowd of devotees sits in rows on red-painted stone steps, each before a small black and brass shivalinga-style vessel with lamps and offerings. Many men are bare-chested wearing white dhotis and white shawls or red-bordered cloth, with rudraksha-style necklaces; women wear saris in pink, purple, red, blue and green. A red and yellow flag stands at the upper left beside a metal railing. Most participants sit cross-legged in quiet ritual observance. No individual can be distinguished as a specific person from this view, so no identification is made.2016-12-03A photograph of many participants seated in rows on red-painted tiered steps at an outdoor Shiva puja, with black Shivalingam stones set along each step. Brass pots and small oil lamps sit beside the stones. Many men are bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white dhotis, and several women wear saris, salwar kameez and jackets. Red-and-orange flags stand along a metal railing at left, and a few people in white and red clothing sit at the front. Overall the crowd appears to be several dozen seated people, in a calm group practice.2016-12-17Large outdoor rudra abhishekam on tiered red-brick steps with many black stone shivalingams arranged in rows. Devotees, mostly in white dhotis and shawls, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, sit beside brass vessels and pour water over the lingams with brass pots and spouts. Red flags line the grounds behind the steps. Many people, mostly seated, fill the amphitheatre. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-12-16December 15 20162016-12-15December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03