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Night-time outdoor ritual on tiered stone steps lined with rows of seated devotees, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Most men are bare-chested wearing white dhotis and some have sacred threads, while several women wear saris in red, purple and blue. Small brass kalasha pots and oil lamps sit on the steps, and a fire with offerings burns at lower left. Strings of lights run along the upper wall and floodlights illuminate the scene. Many people are visible, so the count is broad.

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December 23 20162016-12-23Night outdoor ritual on tiered stone steps lit by string lights along the wall and floodlights. Hundreds of devotees sit in rows with palms pressed together in namaskar. Many men are bare-chested in white dhotis with rudraksha malas, some women wear white saris or a purple sari with a colourful border. Small oil lamps and brass kalashas or lamps with flames sit in front of rows of black stone shivalingam-like forms and offerings on the steps. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2016-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23Night outdoor ritual on tiered stone steps lined with rows of devotees seated in prayer with palms pressed together. Many men wear bare upper bodies and white dhotis, rudraksha-style beads and sacred markings, while some women wear white saris, a woman in a purple sari and a woman in a red and gold sari sit in the rows. Dark ritual pots and small brass vessels with oil lamps and flowers are placed on the steps, and strings of lights line the wall behind. No single a person candidate is clearly identifiable by the cues required, so no candidate is named.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night photograph of a large outdoor ritual on tiered red steps lined with string lights, with crowds of devotees seated in rows. Many men are bare-chested wearing white dhotis and rudraksha malas, while women wear white saris and some wear saris in purple and red-gold. Black stone shivalinga-shaped objects, brass kalasha pots and brass lamps with flames sit on the steps in front of the participants, who sit with hands pressed together in prayer. Stadium-style floodlights and decorative lights line the riverside setting.2016-12-23December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Night photograph of a large crowd seated on red-and-cream stone steps at a riverside ghat, many people sitting cross-legged in white dhotis and white kurtas, with women in colourful saris and salwar. Dozens of small oil lamps with flames line the steps in front of them. Strings of warm lights run along the wall above, and a large screen shows an image at the top right. Red flags stand along the right side of the steps, and a few people sit on the lower stone platform.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A night photograph of a large crowd seated on tiered red-brown stone steps, with many small oil lamps and lit wicks set before them along the steps. Rows of string lights hang on the wall behind. Most people wear white dhotis or white clothing and sit cross-legged in rows, some in saffron, pink, yellow and blue garments. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a long dupatta stands on the lower steps. Scattered oil lamps, flames and ritual vessels suggest a lamp-lit ceremonial gathering or satsang, not a identifiable named ritual. No single person's identity is established from appearance.2016-12-06Night photograph of a large crowd seated on tiered red-brown stone steps, with many small oil lamps and candles lit on the steps in front of them. Dozens of people in white, cream, saffron, yellow, pink, and red clothing sit in rows, some with hands folded or lamps before them. Strings of warm lights hang on the wall behind the steps, and a screen at the top right shows a small image. A cross-legged man in the foreground wears a white dhoti and bare chest. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting gathering, but no a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2016-12-11 +1 copies