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Outdoor evening ritual setting with tiered red-and-white stone steps lined with rows of black Shiva lingas. A central man in a maroon-red dhoti and leopard-print sash stands barefoot on the steps, wearing a rust-red turban with a white flower ornament, a beard, and a long gold-bead necklace with a gold pendant, one hand on his hip. Behind him, seated devotees in white and pink clothing sit on the steps, some with bare shoulders, and a woman in a grey-and-white checked shawl stands at left. Red flags stand on poles at right, and a camera rig is visible in the foreground.

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December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08A man in a rust-red turban with a small red-and-white flower ornament stands on a stone step with hands on hips, wearing a long orange-gold beaded necklace, a leopard-print cloth over a rust-brown dhoti, and gold armlets. Behind him, people in white and bare-chested devotees sit on tiered red steps among many black stone Shiva lingas with gold-tipped lingas along the upper steps, red flags on poles, and a metal railing. A camera on a tripod is visible at right. The setting suggests a ritual pool area during a Rudrabhishekam ceremony. The standing man's clothing is distinctive but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08A photograph of a Rudrabhishekam ritual at an outdoor stepped amphitheatre of black Shiva lingas on red-tiled tiers. In the foreground a bearded man in a rust-brown turban with a white floral emblem, a gold necklace of garlands, gold armlets and a leopard-print waist wrap over a rust-brown dhoti walks down the steps with hands on his hips. Seated devotees in pink, red and white clothes sit among rows of black lingas, and a priest in white dhoti stands at right beside red flags and a white railing.2016-12-08Photograph of a ritual at a red-stepped sacred pond with rows of dark Shiva lingams and brass lamps on the terraces. In the centre foreground, a bearded man in a red-and-gold turban with a white ornament, a yellow-gold beaded garland, leopard-print and gold waist wrap, and red cloth walks barefoot down the steps with hands on hips. Seated devotees in white and coloured clothes sit beside lingams, one bare-chested man at left, and a woman in red sari stands at left. Red flags and white railings are visible, with a camera rig at right. Whether the central man is a person is uncertain: the turban, garland and ornate clothing are present, but the view is partial and not clearly distinctive enough.2016-12-08Night photo of a Rudrabhishekam ritual at a stepped pond area lined with many black Shiva lingams. In the foreground a bearded man in a rust-red turban with a small floral ornament stands with hands on hips, wearing a leopard-print cloth over a rust-red dhoti, a long gold-bead necklace, and bangles, barefoot on the steps. Behind him seated devotees in pink, red and white saris and shirtless men sit on red steps, and white-clad priests move among them. Red flags and small brass oil lamps are visible along the railing.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08A bearded man in a rust-brown turban with a white ornament walks barefoot down red stone steps beside a metal railing lined with red flags. He wears a rust-brown shawl, a leopard-print cloth around his waist, a heavy beaded necklace with a gold pendant, and gold wrist bands. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in white clothes sit before rows of black Shiva lingam-shaped stones on a tiered ghat lit with string lights, with a green hose running along the steps. On the right, a woman in white sits on the steps beside brass lamps. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) visible in the procession, distinguished by the turban, red-brown robes and beaded gold necklace.2016-12-08