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Outdoor ritual scene of many devotees seated in rows on red stone steps, each with a black stone shivling before them, some decorated with pink flowers. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala, white tilak marks, white dhoti with gold border, holds a small offering item toward a shivling. Beside him a man in glasses and white dhoti works at a shivling, and behind them several bare-chested men in orange and white cloth perform the same puja. Brass lamps and water bottles are visible.

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A photograph of a row of devotees seated on the ground performing abhishekam to black stone shivalingams decorated with pink flowers. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a bald head, white vibhuti marks and a rudraksha mala, wearing a white dhoti with a yellow border, pours liquid from a small vessel. Beside him a man in glasses and a white dhoti holds a small cup, and further along, men in saffron and white garments continue the ritual. Metal pots stand at the left edge and a water bottle sits behind.2017-08-14A photograph of a long row of seated devotees performing a puja with brass oil lamps and small plates of offerings arranged on the floor in front of them. In the foreground a bare-chested man with short hair, a white dhoti with yellow borders, and rudraksha beads holds a lit lamp while another man with dreadlocks wears a red-brown rudraksha mala. A bald priest on the right has white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha beads, and an orange cloth. Others in orange, maroon and white clothing sit behind them, some holding lamps. A blurred deity image hangs on the wall in the background.2017-01-06Photograph of four bare-chested men in white dhotis seated on red stone steps lined with black Shivalingam bases and brass vessels, performing a ritual. Several have rudraksha malas and sacred ash or tilak marks. The man at lower left pours from a small vessel near a flower-decorated lingam, the seated man in centre reads from an open book, and a man at upper right sits with hands folded. Pink flowers, oil lamps and a black backpack rest nearby. No candidate for the page's a person is clearly distinguishable by appearance, so no identification is made.2017-08-07July 24 20172017-07-24Several shirtless male devotees sit in a row on red-tiered steps beside rows of black stone Shivalinga, each with a dark rudraksha mala. Several wear white dhotis and orange cloth; some have white horizontal stripes on their chests and foreheads, and one has a white forehead band. Their hands are raised in gesture during a ritual. Brass pots and lamps stand among the lingas. Some people are seen toward the edges.2016-11-11July 17 20172017-07-17 +1 copiesA row of seated devotees in a hall performs a puja, each sitting on a pink mat before brass oil lamps and small ritual plates with flowers and offerings. Several men are bare-chested, wearing white and yellow dhotis or orange cloths, with white ash markings on their foreheads and arms and rudraksha malas around their necks. A bald man in the foreground wears an orange dhoti and holds an oil lamp, while others around him hold ritual items. Behind them more participants sit in rows, and a few people stand at the edges. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2017-01-06Photograph of several bare-chested men in white dhotis seated on red-and-black steps beside black stone shivalingams topped with yellow flowers, during a ritual. The central man has a bun, a beard, a red tilak, rudraksha malas, a large pendant and a tattooed upper arm, and holds his hands together in a mudra. The man on the left wears rudraksha malas and a gold wristwatch and sits with hands clasped. A shaved-headed man in front wears rudraksha malas and has a white mark on his forehead. Behind them, other seated devotees and gold kalashas are visible, with an orange cloth bag and a blue bowl holding incense sticks and offerings. No printed name identifies any person.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03A photograph of many men seated on red-painted stone steps in rows, each beside a black stone shivalingam with brass vessels and small puja offerings. Most are bare-chested or wear white dhotis with yellow borders, many with rudraksha malas, sacred ash marks and sandalwood or ash on their bodies. A man in a white dhoti stands at left pouring or arranging items near the lingams, and devotees around the steps are seated in meditative or prayerful postures. Red flags fly in the background among trees. Several figures appear as a group ritual such as abhishekam or a shivalinga puja, with no visible figure presented as a distinctive central presence.2017-07-24A photograph of a Shiva puja at a Rudra Abhishekam: several bare-chested men in white dhotis sit on a red-edged platform beside black stone Shiva lingams with brass tops. The man in the centre wears rudraksha malas and a white thread, and holds a small brass bell. Another man on the right, with a shaved head and rudraksha mala, also holds a bell, and a woman in a teal patterned top with a red bindi and rudraksha mala sits beside him. A man on the left raises one hand with a flower or offering. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2016-12-17January 06 20172017-01-06