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Rows of white-robed stone murti statues seated on red-and-white striped steps, each adorned with white and yellow flower garlands and tilak marks. A person in an orange robe with a red-and-white flower garland, bare-armed and with long dark hair, holds a brass vessel and walks down the steps offering. Another person in orange carries a camera near the top of the steps, and several people in white clothing stand in the background.

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July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 08 20092009-07-08July 07 20092009-07-07July 08 20092009-07-08July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a ritual at red-and-white stepped ghats, with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris lining the steps behind. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a red garment and a long flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him a man in saffron-orange robes with long hair, a rudraksha-style neck garland and bangles holds a brass plate of red flowers toward two shivalingas draped in white cloth with green-striped borders and flower garlands. Brass kalasha pots sit on the step, and a videographer's camera is visible at the left edge.2009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08Photograph of a ritual abhishekam at an outdoor stepped temple site with red and white painted steps. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and a multicoloured flower garland pours water from a golden vessel over a row of grey stone lingams, each draped in white cloth with green borders and garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers. A second man in orange garments kneels beside the lingams, and another orange-clad attendant stands behind. Numbered markers, possibly 23, 24 and 25, sit on the lingams. Another golden kalasha with leaves is visible at the right edge. Four people are visible.2009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08Outdoors at a water ghat with red-and-white striped steps leading down to a pond. Several saffron-robed sadhus descend the steps; the central figure wears a long orange garment, a red-and-orange garland, and carries a small white bundle, while a companion in orange with a white cloth bundle assists. Another orange-clad attendant carries a small pot and a camera bag walks nearby. Along the steps stand five stone lingam-shaped murtis, each draped in white cloth and garlanded with marigolds and flowers, arranged for abhishekam-style ritual. Tall potted plants and trees line the upper edge, and a few white-clad people stand near the top of the steps. The scene suggests a water ritual or puja at the temple tank.2009-07-08