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Night photo of an outdoor stepped tank at an ashram festival, lit with strings of lights. In the foreground a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with white sacred markings and a beaded necklace pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone linga with a marigold garland. Behind him a red-draped stage holds a gold-and-red ornate palanquin with a kalasha-like top and a group of seated people in orange and red. Hundreds of spectators fill the stone steps on both sides of the tank. The scene suggests abhishekam at a procession-related event.

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December 06 20162016-12-06Night-time ceremony at an illuminated outdoor stone tank with tiered stone steps packed with seated spectators on both sides. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti and sash, with long hair and a neck chain, pours liquid from a golden pot over a black stone Nandi figure garlanded with marigolds at the water's edge. Behind, a decorated shrine-like structure with a deity murti and a red-draped platform holds seated figures in colourful clothes. Strings of lights line the steps and a lit stage frame stands in the background. The pictured man is not an identifiable person, and the a person field is uncertain because his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Night outdoor abhishekam at a large black stone Shivalingam on a raised stone platform. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a red sash pours water from a gold kalasha over the lingam, which is draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers. Red flags, string lights and a tree frame the open-air ceremony, and a seated audience fills the tiered stands to the left and right, many in white and pink clothing. Rose petals lie on the platform.2016-12-06December 12 20162016-12-12December 08 20162016-12-08Night outdoor photo of a Shiva lingam abhishekam on a riverside ghat. A bare-chested priest in orange-brown dhoti stands behind a large black lingam draped with marigold garlands and red cloth, pouring liquid from a metal vessel. Several metal pots stand at left, and a man in red cloth bends over them. Behind, a large crowd of devotees sits on tiered steps lit by bright floodlights and strings of colourful lights, with red flags along the railing. The priest's face and features are not clearly visible, so no identification is made.2016-12-08December 12 20162016-12-12Night photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a stepped tank or ghat lit by strings of small lights and floodlights. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a red sash stands on a stone platform, pouring water from a golden kalasha over a large black stone Shiva linga draped with a garland of yellow and orange marigolds. His long hair is tied up and he wears a beaded necklace and red armbands. Behind him, rows of seated devotees fill the red stone steps, some in white, and red-and-orange flags hang from the railings. Marigold petals lie on the platform.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Night scene at a riverside ghat with stone steps, lit by colourful string lights, banners and tiered seating. In the foreground, a bearded man in a green-bordered orange cloth holds a decorated brass pot with flowers, standing on red steps beside a black stone lingam and small brass vessels. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and cloth stands at center with his back to the camera, another in orange robes holds a ritual object near the water's edge, and white-clad devotees stand nearby. Orange marigold garlands hang along the railing above dark water. Several seated devotees in orange robes fill the steps, and spectators sit in the stands behind. The description is not a verified ceremony name; it is a pooja or abhishekam-style ritual at a temple tank, with no visible a person identification.2016-12-23