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Devotees sit on red-brick steps beside black stone shivalingams on pedestals, many with brass bowls and small oil lamps before them. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas, one with a light cloth draped over the shoulder, sit with hands raised to the face in a meditative mudra. A shirtless young Western man with a red-brown mala and dark trousers sits at centre, hands at his forehead. A young girl in a pink top and a woman in a red patterned top join in, with others in yellow and white. Brass vessels and a small deity murti sit on the steps.

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Outdoor photo of a group seated on red stone steps beside rows of black stone shivalinga pedestals with brass vessels and offerings. In the centre, a shirtless young man with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands at his chest. Nearby, a bare-chested man in white dhoti and a shirtless man at right have hands folded at the chest. A woman in a navy hoodie and a woman in a yellow sari sit among devotees, and a child in pink sits to the right. Several other participants and brass bowls fill the frame.2016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16Outdoor scene on red stone ghat steps with black stone shivalingams on pedestals and brass vessels. A bare-chested man with glasses and a blue-and-white scarf, wearing rudraksha beads, sits and raises one hand. Beside him a bare-chested young man with short hair and a rudraksha mala sits with his arm raised, a tilak on his forehead. On the right an older bare-chested man in white dhoti sits with hands together. A young girl in pink and grey sits near the steps, and women in red and yellow saris are partly visible in the foreground, along with brass bowls and a small deity figure on the step.2016-12-16December 15 20162016-12-15December 16 20162016-12-16December 19 20162016-12-19Outdoor ritual on red brick steps lined with black stone shivalinga-style pedestals and brass pots and vessels. Several devotees sit on the steps in prayer, palms pressed together. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala sits at center right, hands folded, and a bare-chested man with a white dhoti and mala at left gestures with raised hands. A woman in an orange and grey sari with a red-marked forehead sits near the bottom center. Women in saris and western clothes sit among them, and a red-and-orange flag is visible at the lower left. Brass lamps and offerings are arranged on the steps. No identifiable a person figure is clearly present; the central figures are identified only by role.2016-12-19Large outdoor photo of many participants seated on red sandstone steps, each beside a black Shivalinga and brass kalasha pot with gold-coloured lids. Many men are bare-chested in white dhotis with rudraksha malas, while women wear salwar kameez and saris in pink, green, grey and white; some hold their hands raised in a yoga or ritual gesture. A seated bare-chested man in a white dhoti with yellow border sits near the lower left, and a shaved-headed man in white trousers at the right holds a raised hand. No individual is singled out as a person.2016-12-15December 05 20162016-12-05December 19 20162016-12-19