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Outdoor ritual on stone steps with many seated participants performing a rudra abhishekam-style ceremony. In the foreground a woman with long braided dark hair wears a white top and holds a small brass vessel, beside a woman with blonde hair in a light blue skirt playing a small hand drum with brass cymbals. A man in a white shirt and saffron-orange shawl sits nearby. Dark black stone shivalingams stand on the step in front, with brass bowls and a pot. Other participants in saffron, yellow and white clothing sit in rows behind, and a red flag is visible at right.

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December 03 20162016-12-03December 05 20162016-12-05December 15 20162016-12-15Large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on tiered red-and-stone steps in front of a tall tan wall, performing anjali mudra with palms pressed together. Many rows of black Shiva lingams sit on the steps before them, with brass bowls and small oil lamps placed among them, indicating a pada puja or lingam abhishekam ritual. Men are bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white or yellow dhotis, while women wear white saris, a red-and-green sari, and a maroon outfit. A woman in a white shawl and head covering sits centre front with hands folded. A young man in a yellow lungi and beads sits at right. Fewer dozens of people are visible, and no central figure is clearly identifiable among them.2016-12-03Many devotees sit in rows on red stone steps, each beside a black Shivalinga and brass vessel, palms pressed together in prayer. Most men are bare-chested with white dhotis and rudraksha malas, while women wear white or coloured saris and salwar kameez, some with flower garlands and head coverings. Behind them stand brass kalashas and offerings.2016-12-05A photograph of a crowd gathered on red stone ghat steps beside a river, many people in white ritual clothes with hands pressed together in prayer. In the foreground, drummers in white dhotis play large barrel drums, one wearing a teal shirt. A woman in an orange-and-gold sari kneels at left, and a woman in white sari stands near centre. Bamboo poles line the steps, with garlands and brass vessels visible along the stairs. Men in white with yellow shawls stand on the steps at right, and a man in a white shirt at top right gestures toward the water. No figure clearly matches the a person appearance cues.2010-07-25December 05 20162016-12-05December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 14 20162016-12-14December 15 20162016-12-15December 17 20162016-12-17