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A photo of a seated devotional gathering at a Karthigai Deepam celebration, with rows of people sitting on terraced steps lined with black Shivalingams and brass lamps. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in red trousers sits with eyes closed and hands in a mudra, beside a woman in a white dress holding her palms together. At right, a woman in a magenta sari with gold border and rudraksha malas sits with eyes closed and hands folded. A man in glasses with a rudraksha mala sits at lower left. Strings of small lamps glow along the background pillars, and behind them more people sit in white, saffron and bright clothes, some meditating or chanting.

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December 12 20162016-12-12Devotees sit on tiered red steps at night, each with brass pots and oil lamps arranged on black stone shivalinga-style pedestals. A bearded man with long hair and bare torso sits at left, lighting a wick. A young man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and folded hands sits centre, and a woman in red skirt and yellow blouse with a mala sits at right with palms pressed together. A man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala at right folds his hands, and a woman in a green saree sits at far left. A red flag stands at the left edge.2016-12-12December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDevotees sit on red stone steps beside rows of black stone Shivalingams with brass tops, performing a Rudra Abhishekam-style ritual with small brass pouring vessels. In the foreground a woman in a white and gold sari and a dark rudraksha mala holds a brass vessel; beside her a fair-haired woman in a purple sari with a red rudraksha mala pours from a brass cup. Next to them a woman in a grey shawl and a shirtless man with a mala also hold brass vessels, and a bald man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a yellow and green sari sit further back. Brass lamps and vessels stand on the steps behind them.2016-12-16Photograph of a seated ritual gathering at night, with devotees in rows behind shiny black stone bases and brass vessels. In the foreground, three people sit with hands joined in prayer: a young man with glasses and bare chest wearing rudraksha malas and white dhoti, a middle-aged man with glasses and bare chest with rudraksha malas, and a woman with silver-grey hair in a white top with a purple and gold embroidered shawl and rudraksha mala. Behind them, people in orange and red saris and white clothes sit among oil lamps and brass pots. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the people shown.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated group of devotees on red-tiered steps of an outdoor ritual stage, with black stone yoni-style seats and brass vessels placed along the steps. In the centre, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with red border and red-and-white mala sits with hands joined in prayer. To his left, a woman in yellow sari with red mala sits with eyes closed. To the right, a young woman in maroon top and dark trousers with rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Behind them, several people in white and red clothing sit in meditation, some wearing rudraksha malas. Chain-link fencing and red flags appear in the background. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person by the visible cues.2016-12-14December 12 20162016-12-12December 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