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Outdoor ritual on tiered red steps lined with black stone Shivalingam-style lingams and brass vessels with spouts. Several people sit in rows on the steps: on the right, a white-haired man with a white beard and bare chest wears a rudraksha mala and white dhoti-style trousers, with his feet bare and hands held in front; beside him a woman in an orange top and teal trousers presses her palms together. Others in white clothes and orange shawls sit along the rows, and a shirtless man sits in the middle. Red and orange flags fly from poles behind a tall wall with wire fencing.

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December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14A photograph of devotees seated on red-painted steps before black stone shivalingas, with brass vessels and kalashas placed among them beside a high wall with red flags. In the foreground right, a bald, white-bearded man in white dhoti and a rudraksha mala sits with bare feet and a cup-like gesture. Next to him, a woman in an orange top and teal trousers presses her hands to her forehead. Further left, a bare-chested man in white dhoti and a woman in white sit among the shivalingas, and a woman in a navy outfit sits beside them. A chain-link fence and red flags stand behind the seated group.2016-12-14Outdoor 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.2016-12-19Outdoor photo of a large seated congregation on red-painted stone steps lined with black Shiva lingams and brass pots, with a tall brick wall behind. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border and a red rudraksha mala sits with hands in a meditative mudra, beside a bespectacled man in a white dhoti. A woman in a black top and pink skirt with gray hair sits beside a woman in white with a yellow shawl, both with palms joined. Further right, a bare-chested man in a magenta dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits in meditation. Many more devotees in white and colourful clothes fill the steps, some with palms pressed together. Brass vessels and small oil lamps sit among the lingams.2016-12-14December 18 20162016-12-18December 14 20162016-12-14December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of seated people on red stone steps lined with rows of black Shiva lingams on pedestals, many with flower garlands and brass lamps and bowls at their bases. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged beside a brass lamp and small brass vessels. Next to him another bare-chested man with a long braid and beaded necklaces sits in white dhoti, with a third bare-chested man in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala seated behind. A light-skinned older man in white dhoti and a shawl sits on the right, while a woman in a white sari and a woman in orange saree sit further back on the steps. The scene appears to be a ritual gathering with abhishekam-style offerings.2016-12-03Outdoor photo of a red-stepped ghat-style stairway lined with black stone Shivalinga-shaped sculptures, each on a small plinth. Devotees sit on the steps performing Rudra abhishekam-style offerings with small brass vessels, a conch-shaped horn, and brass pots and plates around them. Most men are bare-chested wearing white dhoti-style cloth and rudraksha malas. A woman in a green and blue sari sits with palms joined in prayer, and another woman in a pink patterned sari sits nearby. A man in a dark sweater with red skirt-like cloth sits at the lower right. A woman in white with a white garland works at the upper left near a red fabric. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person, and no caption names anyone.2016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15Outdoor photo of devotees performing abhishekam at rows of black stone Shivalingams on red-painted steps, with brass bowls and small oil lamps set along the tiers. Many people sit on the steps in plain and colourful clothing, some with palms pressed together in prayer, others pouring offerings. A woman in a white top and pink skirt holds a mala and sits beside a Shivalinga, while a woman in grey and black patterned trousers sits at right beside a small white figure on a red tray. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits at far left among the lingas. Red flags and a loudspeaker stand behind the steps, with a crowd on the upper tiers.2016-12-14