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Four women stand on stone steps beside a water tank in front of a red brick wall lined with black stone shivalingas set on yoni bases, behind a metal mesh fence with red flags. Three women in orange saris or orange salwar kameez hold brass pots or vessels, one standing on the steps while the others stand barefoot. A fourth woman in a blue patterned kurta and white trousers stands at the bottom of the steps reaching toward a pot. A small clay pot sits near the water's edge. This looks like a ritual water offering at a shrine.

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September 19 20162016-09-19A photograph of a large red-stepped tiered structure lined with many black stone shivalingams, each set on a round yoni-peetha base, arranged in rows across the steps and along a water channel in the foreground. Women wearing saffron-orange sarees and several women in white clothes move along the steps and tend to the lingams, some carrying metal pots and vessels. Some lingams are being washed and ritually bathed. Chain-link fencing and a tall lamp post stand behind the structure, with a few onlookers visible at the upper right. This appears to be a ritual abhishekam scene with lingams being bathed by devotees.2013-06-03September 19 20162016-09-19A photo of a large stepped temple tank with dark water on the left, lined with rows of black stone Shiva lingams on the tiered stone steps. Many people in white ritual clothes, including women in white saris and men in white dhotis, bend over the lingams and pour water or milk from brass vessels, a scene of abhishekam. Some men are bare-chested with white cloths. Orange-robed attendants stand along the upper steps among red flags on the railings, with dark stone statues and red-roofed buildings behind.2016-09-19Outdoor temple tank ritual at a stepped stone pool with greenish water. Rows of black Shivalingas line the wet steps. Several people in white ritual clothes carry brass pots of water and pour it over the lingams. A woman in a white sari with a red-orange garland stands at center holding a brass vessel, beside a man with long matted hair and a white dhoti. Other devotees in white bend and pour along the steps, and orange-clad figures and red flags appear in the background amid tiered red seating. This is an abhishekam offering at the lingams.2016-09-19Outdoor photograph of a riverside or tank ghat with worn stone steps. A bare-chested man with shaved head and white tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, stands on the steps holding a yellow object and a wooden stick. Beside him a woman in an orange saree and a beaded mala stands watching, while another woman in a red and gold saree bends over the steps, washing or cleaning them. Red flags on poles and a chain-link railing are behind them, and a blue bucket sits on a higher step. Several more people in orange clothing are partly visible at the top and bottom edges. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2016-09-19Five women in orange saris with gold borders stand in a row on red stone steps lined with small black Shivalinga stones on pedestals. Each woman wears a rudraksha mala and holds a small brass or metal vessel and a stick-like object in her hands, standing before the lingas. Dress and steps are red and orange throughout, a shrine-like setting for ritual abhishekam-style worship.2013-06-03June 03 20132013-06-03June 04 20132013-06-04December 18 20162016-12-18Four women in saffron-orange saris with yellow borders sit on red stone steps, each beside a black shivalingam on a stepped black pedestal. They wear rudraksha malas, bangles, white tilak markings on their foreheads, and hair pulled back. Each holds small items at the lingam, appearing to perform abhishekam or puja offerings, with small metal bowls nearby. Smaller grey lingams stand along the steps in the background.2013-06-04July 29 20132013-07-29