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Evening photo of a group of participants seated on tiered red steps beside many black stone shivalingams, brass bowls and oil lamps, performing a ritual with hands raised to their heads. A woman in a purple and gold sari sits at left, a shirtless older man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti sits centrally, and a shirtless younger man with a rudraksha mala stands at right. In front, a woman in a cream top and patterned skirt, a woman in a blue jacket with a pink scarf, and a woman in a floral shawl and white dhoti each raise a hand to the top of the head. Small flames and offering items sit at the lower left. Photo credit overlay reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam.

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December 11 20162016-12-11December 05 20162016-12-05December 15 20162016-12-15December 18 20162016-12-18December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A large group of devotees performs puja at rows of black stone shivalingams arranged on tiered red steps. Many participants are bare-chested men in white dhotis wearing rudraksha malas, while women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, yellow, teal and purple. Brass kalasha pots, small brass vessels and oil lamps sit beside each lingam, and some people hold offerings or pour liquid over the stones. A man in the centre-left wears a white dhoti and red mala, and a person at the right has long dreadlocks. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is asserted.2016-12-19Outdoor 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.2016-12-19Night scene on red-tiered stone steps lined with black Shivalinga-shaped stone pieces and brass lamps, with devotees seated in rows. A woman in a teal sari with red bangles and a red bindi sits at left, next to a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala. Near the bottom, a shaved-headed man in white and a white-robed woman with a white head covering sit among the rows, and a bald man in a brown shirt bends over at lower left. Strings of lights, red flags and small potted trees decorate the upper area under bright floodlights, and a few more devotees sit further back.2016-12-12December 05 20162016-12-05December 16 20162016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16