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Outdoor ritual at a stone temple of black linga-shaped stone bases (shivalingas) arranged on red stone steps during a Rudrabhishekam. A young man with long dreadlocks and bare chest, wearing a white dhoti with gold border, sits with palms pressed together in prayer, a white ash marking on his forehead. Beside him a man in a red silk dhoti and rudraksha mala with a bare torso holds his hands together, and further back other men in white dhotis and bare chests sit with ash-smeared bodies. Small white ritual items and a brass lamp sit on a cloth in front. Orange flags and a metal railing appear in the background.

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Outdoor photo of many shirtless male priests seated in rows on red-painted stone steps lined with black stone shivalinga-shaped pillars. Foreground: a young man with short hair, white horizontal body markings and a brown-bead rudraksha mala, hands joined in prayer, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti; in front of him sits a small brass plate with offerings. Behind him, another priest in orange dhoti with white ash lines and mala also has palms together. Further back, priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth sit in prayer posture, and brass pots rest on the steps. No identifiable a person appearance is visible; the figures are ritual participants.2016-11-11October 17 20162016-10-17December 05 20162016-12-05October 17 20162016-10-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a row of seated men performing a ritual on red-tiered steps lined with black stone shivalingam-shaped pillars. The foreground man wears a rudraksha mala, white tripundra-style forehead marks and white body markings, with a saffron-orange dhoti and white cloth, one arm raised. Other seated men in white dhotis and bare torsos raise their hands, and brass pots and vessels sit on the steps. No clear claim of a person's presence is visible, so the figures are described by role only.2016-11-11Photograph of many people seated on tiered red steps of a stone ghat-like structure with black stone pillars and brass vessels. Several men are bare-chested in white dhotis with gold borders, wearing rudraksha malas; others wear saffron/orange robes or shawls. A figure in the centre-right wears a white dhoti and holds a brass object, while a man with a white-marked face sits in white. A few young people sit in orange robes holding small brass pieces. Many brass kalasha-style vessels and small lamps are arranged on the steps. A chain-link fence and greenery are behind.2017-06-26Several men in white dhotis sit on red stone steps beside black cylindrical shivalingams, each holding a long golden horn-shaped vessel to the lingam tops. The central figure has blonde dreadlocks tied up, a bare chest with white sacred ash stripes, and multiple rudraksha malas. Others on the right wear rudraksha beads, white ash markings on their bodies, and gold bangles. Small brass pots and pink flower petals sit among the lingams. a person is not visibly present; the pictured men are devotees performing abhishekam.2017-07-31 +2 copiesOctober 10 20162016-10-10Large outdoor photograph of many men seated in rows on red-painted stone steps, with dark stone bases and brass pots (kalasha/lota) placed among them. Most are bare-chested in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth, rudraksha malas around their necks, and white markings on their bodies, palms pressed together in anjali mudra. A young boy sits among them and a chain-link fence stands behind. The centrally seated bald man in white dhoti with prayer hands does not clearly match the a person cues, so no identification is made.2017-07-03 +1 copiesA photograph of seated people on red stone steps lined with rows of black Shiva lingams on pedestals, many with flower garlands and brass lamps and bowls at their bases. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged beside a brass lamp and small brass vessels. Next to him another bare-chested man with a long braid and beaded necklaces sits in white dhoti, with a third bare-chested man in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala seated behind. A light-skinned older man in white dhoti and a shawl sits on the right, while a woman in a white sari and a woman in orange saree sit further back on the steps. The scene appears to be a ritual gathering with abhishekam-style offerings.2016-12-03October 10 20162016-10-10October 26 20162016-10-26 +1 copies