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A smiling man in a brown turban with gold ornaments stands on stone steps at night, wearing a golden bead necklace, brown draped garment and leopard-print cloth around his waist, with gold armbands. Behind him, many seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the tiered steps, with a large metal drum and a stone shivalinga-style pillar at the right, under colourful festival lights. a person appearance is indicated by the turban and ornate gold necklace, but identity is uncertain.

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December 08 20162016-12-08Night outdoor ritual on stone steps beside a water channel, with hundreds of seated devotees in white, cream and pastel clothes filling the tiered steps. A central man walks forward on a striped cloth carpet, wearing a maroon turban with a white flower, a gold multi-strand necklace, a maroon top and a leopard-print lower cloth, with bands on his upper arms. Behind him, several young men in orange dhotis and gold garlands sit beside drums, and rows of black Shiva lingams line the steps on the right. String lights, bright floodlights and a large ritual structure overhead complete the scene.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08A bearded man in a rust-red and maroon turban with a silver crescent-and-flower ornament stands smiling at the centre, hands on hips, wearing a leopard-print cloth, a red wrap, a heavy gold bead necklace and gold armbands. Behind him, seated rows of devotees fill stone steps during an evening Rudrabhishekam at a temple tank, with several in white and saffron. On the left, a drummer and two young boys in orange cloth sit beside a large drum and metal vessels. Dark stone Shiva lingas stand in rows across the steps. Several people wear tripundra marks and rudraksha malas. The setting is an outdoor ritual ground with red-painted edges and red flags.2016-12-08Outdoor evening ritual scene with many devotees seated on red steps beside rows of black Shiva lingams. A bearded man stands centrally in a rust-brown turban with a white and gold ornament, wearing a gold beaded necklace, bangles, and a leopard-print wrap over a brown dhoti, hands on hips. Behind him, seated devotees in orange, purple, pink and teal clothing, several in white, perform the ritual, and a drummer in orange sits at left beside a drum. Red flags and white railings are visible.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Evening outdoor photo of a stepped stone ghat at a temple-style event, with many seated devotees in white, pastel and bright clothing behind. In the foreground a man with a full black beard wears a maroon-and-gold turban with a crescent and floral emblem, a heavy gold necklace, gold armlets, and a leopard-print lower wrap over a maroon cloth. He stands with hands on hips at the front of the stage. To the left, a woman in a maroon sari holds a microphone and speaks beside two young men in orange dhotis, one with a bare chest. Black Shiva lingas stand in rows on the steps.2016-12-08A bearded man in a rust-red turban with a silver leaf brooch and a red tilak stands smiling on red steps at night, wearing a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders, a leopard-print lower cloth, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace and gold armbands. Behind him, a large crowd sits on the terraced steps holding small oil lamps; women in saris and salwar kameez and men in white and saffron appear among them. Black stone shivalinga forms and brass bowls sit on the steps in front. Swamiji (probable) stands centrally, distinguished by the turban, gold ornaments and ceremonial rust-red shawl, with a rudraksha mala-wearing devotee seated to the right.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night photograph at an outdoor Rudrabhishekam ritual by a stone-lined pond. In the foreground, a bearded man stands with hands on hips, wearing a maroon-red turban with a gold lotus and crescent ornament, a maroon-red shawl over bare shoulders, a leopard-print lower cloth, heavy gold bead necklaces, and gold armlets. Behind him, a large drum sits at left, and many bare-chested and white-clad devotees sit in rows, some with white and orange cloths and sandalwood markings, while others watch. Black Shiva lingas line the stone steps at right. Crowd is large but partially visible, so counted as 21-100 people; the figure in the foreground is a presenter-style performer with distinctive turban and gold ornamentation, not clearly identifiable from appearance.2016-12-08A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on tiered stone steps around rows of black stone Shiva lingams during an evening ritual. In the foreground a bearded man in a maroon turban with a crescent and lotus emblem, a maroon shawl, a leopard-print lower wrap and a heavy gold beaded necklace stands with hands on hips and smiles. Beside him two young boys in saffron-orange cloth sit near a drum and a brass bowl. Red ceremonial flags rise behind the crowd, and white-clad and colourfully dressed devotees fill the seating. Swamiji (probable) appearance cues include the ornate turban, gold necklace and saffron-toned shawl on the standing man.2016-12-08A bearded man in a maroon turban with white floral ornaments walks smiling along a stone-lined pathway beside rows of black Shiva lingas on a red-brick tiered stand. He wears a gold multi-strand necklace, a leopard-print waist wrap over a maroon dhoti, gold armbands and bangles. To his left, a drummer in orange and gold sits beside the lingas, and red flags and white railings line the scene under bright lights.2016-12-08