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Night photograph of a large outdoor ritual in which many devotees sit in tiers on a stepped stone platform, each before a black stone Shivalinga on a round yoni-peetha base. In the foreground a woman in a white shirt and dark trousers cups a small lit oil lamp, with a brass pot and flower offerings beside her. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits near a lingam, and a woman in a pink top and rudraksha mala holds a flame. Behind them many people sit with brass vessels and lamps, and a woman on the right wears an orange sari. Floodlights and red flags are visible in the background.

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December 11 20162016-12-11December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 06 20162016-12-06December 12 20162016-12-12Night photograph of a large outdoor ritual on tiered red steps lit by floodlights and strings of colourful lights. Many participants sit cross-legged in rows, most in white, cream or colourful saris and kurtas, and several bare-chested men wear rudraksha malas. Black stone shivalinga stand on the steps before them, with brass vessels and lamps placed beside them, indicating a Shiva abhishekam-style ritual. A bald elderly man in white clothing with a mala sits in the lower right foreground, eyes closed and hands folded. A woman in a yellow-green saree and another in red sit with hands pressed together in devotion.2016-12-06A night-time photograph of a large crowd seated on red-tiered stone steps around rows of black Shiva lingams on round black yoni-pitha bases, each with small oil lamps and brass vessels. Many participants wear white ritual dhotis and kurtas, while others wear saris and bright shawls. Strings of coloured lights and flags hang above, with floodlights overhead. Several people are performing abhishekam-style offerings and aarti with brass lamps and spoons. A man in an orange shirt and white trousers bends forward over a lingam in the right foreground. Blurred hands and a silver ladle appear in the lower edge. The scene is an evening puja at a temple-like ground.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Night photo of a crowded outdoor deepam ceremony with rows of small black stone shivalingams on red-brown tiered steps, each set with brass lamps, bowls and flower offerings. Seated devotees fill the steps: a woman in a purple salwar kameez with a long braid and gold jewellery, a blonde woman in a purple top holding a brass lamp, a man with grey hair in bare-chested white dhoti with a rudraksha mala, a bald man in a white dhoti with a red-and-orange mala, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and orange mala, with a pale purple shawl and a wristwatch. Behind them many more people sit under bright string lights.2016-12-12December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesNight photo of a crowded outdoor stepped amphitheatre of red-painted stone tiers lined with black stone Shiva lingams, each on a round black yoni-pitha base. Devotees sit on the steps behind the lingams, many in white and cream clothing, some in saffron and purple saris, and several wearing rudraksha malas and white robes. Several women raise a hand in a gesture as if pointing or offering, while a man bare-chested beside them wears a rudraksha mala and sits with palms together. Small brass lamps and oil lamps with flames sit on the steps near the lingams, and bright string lights hang above the stands. Scene suggests a lamp-lit ritual gathering.2016-12-12