Five bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold borders sit on red stone steps beside black shivalingam stone pillars, performing a ritual. Several hold gold cone-shaped vessels. Brass pots and a red plastic bag lie on the steps. Rudraksha malas hang around their necks, and some wear gold chains and bangles. - Nithyanandapedia

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Five bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold borders sit on red stone steps beside black shivalingam stone pillars, performing a ritual. Several hold gold cone-shaped vessels. Brass pots and a red plastic bag lie on the steps. Rudraksha malas hang around their necks, and some wear gold chains and bangles.

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Four bare-chested men in white dhotis with golden borders sit on red stone steps beside black stone shivalinga-style pillars and brass pots, performing a ritual. The man at centre has a white beard, rudraksha malas and an armband, and holds a golden conical vessel while gesturing with his hand. Other men hold similar golden cones, wear rudraksha malas and have white ash markings on their chests and arms. A pot of offerings and a red cloth lie in the background. No one is identified as a person in the image.

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Three bare-chested men sit on red stone steps performing a ritual in front of black stone shivalinga-style pillars and brass kalasha pots. The man at left wears a dark red cloth and white dhoti and has long dark curly hair and a beard. The central man has long dreadlocked blond hair, a white dhoti with yellow border, and holds a brass horn-shaped vessel he is pouring. The man at right, in a white dhoti, has shaved grey hair, wears a rudraksha mala and pendant, and holds a brass cup. Small oil lamps, brass bowls and offerings lie on the steps. Scattered gold-coloured vessels and a dark bag sit nearby.

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Several men in white dhotis sit on red stone steps beside black cylindrical shivalingams, each holding a long golden horn-shaped vessel to the lingam tops. The central figure has blonde dreadlocks tied up, a bare chest with white sacred ash stripes, and multiple rudraksha malas. Others on the right wear rudraksha beads, white ash markings on their bodies, and gold bangles. Small brass pots and pink flower petals sit among the lingams. a person is not visibly present; the pictured men are devotees performing abhishekam.

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A photograph of a temple stepped area lined with rows of black stone Shiva lingams on red-painted tiers. Four bare-chested men sit among them: at left a man in orange-brown cloth with a rudraksha mala, at centre a man in a white dhoti with a mala, and at right an older white-haired man in a white dhoti and orange shawl with a mala, both hands lifted in prayer. A fourth man stands at left in a purple and orange lower cloth, touching his forehead. Brass vessels, a small oil lamp and flower offerings sit on a cloth at right, and a red flag hangs in the foreground beside a metal railing. Their roles and a person's presence are not visually established.

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Several men sit on red stone steps beside black stone shivalingams with brass pots and brass horn-shaped vessels, performing an abhishekam-style ritual. Bare-chested men wear white dhotis and rudraksha malas, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and bodies. In the centre a bearded man in a white dhoti holds a brass horn upward while others on either side hold similar brass horns; a man at the top centre wears an orange-and-white dhoti. Brass kalashas stand between the lingams.

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