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Night outdoor ritual on red stone steps lined with black Shiva lingams and brass kalashas. In the right foreground a man in saffron-orange dhoti with a bare chest, white ash markings on his arms and rudraksha malas presses his palms together in prayer, seated beside a small bell and a brass lamp. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in white and yellow clothes, many with hands folded, face the ritual area. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits on the steps, and a small fire with offerings burns at left. Bright stage lights and red flags frame the scene.

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December 11 20162016-12-11December 12 20162016-12-12Evening ritual on tiered red steps lined with black stone lingams and brass pots, with small oil lamps lit between them. Participants sit in rows, many with palms pressed together in prayer. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with eyes closed and hands folded stands out at right, next to a young woman in a beige kurta with hands in anjali. Others wear saris and kurtas, and a woman in glasses in the lower left wears a rudraksha-style mala. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible among those seated.2016-12-06 +1 copiesNight photo of a row of red-tiered steps lined with black stone Shivalinga-shaped shrines and brass kalasha pots holding offerings and flowers. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, sit on the steps performing puja. A man in dark trousers and a white shirt with glasses, seated at left, handles items among the lingas. A woman in pink sits at right. Strings of lights and orange flags decorate the background wall. A small brass oil lamp and offering plates sit near the front. A man at left wears an orange shawl and white clothing. The scene shows a Deepam-style lamp-lighting ritual.2016-12-12Night ritual at a temple, with rows of black stone Shiva lingams on red-tiled steps and small brass kalashas and pots placed around them. Several men sit cross-legged on the steps, most bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold borders and orange or red shawls and rudraksha malas, performing lingam abhishekam and offerings from trays of flowers and lamps. A seated man in a white shirt and an orange shawl sits at the left edge, while a dark-clothed man in glasses and a bare-chested man in the centre hold small offering dishes. A large crowd of people in white sits in tiered rows on the right beneath strings of lights and orange flags.2016-12-12Night-time photo of a stepped red-tiered platform lined with many black stone Shivalingams on square black bases, each with brass pots and oil lamps placed beside it. Several people sit or kneel at the lingams performing worship. A man in white dhoti with bare upper body and sacred thread kneels at a lingam near the centre; a woman in a yellow sari with a red-brown sari at another lingam; a young boy in white dhoti with bare chest stands tending a lingam; a woman in a yellow and green sari arranges offerings at the front right. Flags and string lights line a white railing at left. Lit oil lamps and small plates of offerings dot the steps.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual on tiered red-and-black stone steps where many devotees sit in rows with hands pressed in anjali mudra. Most men are bare-chested wearing white dhotis with gold borders, some with rudraksha malas and tilak; a woman in an orange sari sits center-front, and others wear dark or blue clothing. Brass kalasha pots and small brass vessels sit on the steps beside black stone pedestals, and red flags and a fence stand in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd.2016-12-18Outdoor ritual scene on red-painted stone steps lined with rows of black stone shivalingam-style pedestals and brass kalasha pots. Many devotees sit in rows, most wearing white dhoti and shawl with yellow borders and rudraksha malas, hands pressed in anjali. Among them are men and women in white, a few shaved-headed men with tilak, and younger attendants in orange-saffron cloth. A silver drum rests in the foreground beside a seated woman in white with folded hands. Brass lamps and vessels are placed on the steps. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so the scene is recorded only by roles and attire.2017-06-26December 23 20162016-12-23December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesOutdoor Rudra Abhishekam on red stone steps with rows of black stone shivalingams. Bare-chested men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas sit in meditative or worship posture, hands joined, with brass vessels and bowls around the lingams. Behind them, many seated devotees in colourful saris and kurtas, some in orange, watch the ritual, with a long wall and red flags in the background.2016-12-17