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Night ritual at a stone-stepped sacred pond. A bearded man in a maroon turban with a jewelled brooch, a gold multi-strand necklace, gold armbands and a leopard-print wrap over maroon cloth stands at the foreground on the steps. Behind him, several women in white saris sit on the red steps with folded hands, and brass oil lamps with multi-tier lamp stands glow on the ground. Spectators sit in the stands behind a metal railing, and a garland-draped pedestal stands at right.

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December 08 20162016-12-08Evening ritual at a stepped stone ghat beside a pond, with a crowd seated in the stands behind a wire fence and red flags. In the foreground, a bearded man in a dark red turban with a white flower and a long yellow-gold beaded necklace wears a leopard-print wrap over a deep red dhoti, walking down the steps. Three women in white saris sit on the steps at right, each with a brass lamp stand and oil lamps lit before them; one holds a feathered fan. Lamps glow along the steps and rails, and green hoses run across the stairs.2016-12-08A 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.2016-12-08Night photograph of a Rudrabhishekam ritual at a ghat-style stepped pond with a green hose running down the steps. In the foreground a man in a rust-brown robe, a brown turban with a white flower, a long yellow-orange marigold garland and a leopard-print waist cloth walks down the steps. Behind him rows of seated devotees in white and pastel clothes fill the tiered seating, with red flags on poles and a chain-link barrier. Warm lamp lights line the upper wall. A woman in white sari sits on the steps at right.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night outdoor ritual on stone steps beside a water channel, with hundreds of seated devotees in white, cream and pastel clothes filling the tiered steps. A central man walks forward on a striped cloth carpet, wearing a maroon turban with a white flower, a gold multi-strand necklace, a maroon top and a leopard-print lower cloth, with bands on his upper arms. Behind him, several young men in orange dhotis and gold garlands sit beside drums, and rows of black Shiva lingams line the steps on the right. String lights, bright floodlights and a large ritual structure overhead complete the scene.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08