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A large outdoor ritual on red tiered stone steps lined with black Shiva lingams and brass vessels. Many devotees sit in rows, mostly in white dhotis, saris and robes, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas. A bald man in a white dhoti on the left holds a brass cup, and a woman with long white hair in front holds a rudraksha mala and sits beside a small deity murti and a red cloth with offerings. A woman in a blue sari sits nearby, and a woman in a purple sari stands at the upper right. Flags are visible in the background. No one wearing distinctive a person-specific cues is clearly identifiable, so no candidate is marked.

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December 18 20162016-12-18December 17 20162016-12-17 +1 copiesDecember 17 20162016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17A rudra abhishekam on red stone steps, with many participants seated before black stone shivalingas on round yoni-peetha bases. Several women in front wear saris and salwar kameez and blow long brass horns called shankhas as a ritual sound. A woman in a turquoise sari and rudraksha mala pours liquid over a lingam. A man at lower right wears a white dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark. Brass pots and kalashas sit among the lingams, and red flags are visible in the background. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance here.2016-12-17Outdoor ritual on red sandstone steps with many seated participants. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a gold border sits with eyes closed, holding a tall brass or gold cone-shaped vessel aloft. Beside her, a woman in white with a rudraksha-style bead necklace holds a similar vessel. Two black stone shivalingas on round yoni-shaped bases stand in front, with brass vessels and pots nearby. Behind them, shirtless men in white dhotis and bead malas and other seated devotees fill the stepped ghat, with a woman in red and a woman in green visible at left. The scene suggests a Shiva puja or abhishekam with a crowd of devotees.2016-12-18December 17 20162016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17Outdoor 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.2016-12-18December 15 20162016-12-15Outdoor ceremony on red-painted stone steps where many devotees sit before black stone Shivalinga structures with brass vessels and small oil lamps placed around them. In the foreground a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and bare arms sits with palms pressed together, while a woman in a blue sari sits beside him and a woman in pink with a name badge sits at left. Behind them, a shirtless man in grey trousers and a bald man in white garments sit among a large crowd of seated participants under flags and a loudspeaker on a pole.2016-12-03Large outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees seated on tiered red steps performing abhishekam to rows of black Shiva lingams on stone bases, with small brass pots and kalashas beside them. Many men are bare-chested in white or saffron dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas. Women in saffron, yellow, pink and red saris sit among them, and a woman in a red sari and ornate saffron shawl stands out at center. Red and yellow flags fly behind the crowd.2016-12-03