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Night photo of a large outdoor ritual gathering on red-brick tiered steps lined with black stone lingams on pedestals, each with small brass vessels. Many participants sit closely, some bare-chested in white dhotis, others in saris, salwar kameez and white or pastel clothing. Several wear rudraksha malas. A woman in a white top with a red-orange shawl sits with head bowed, and a grey-haired woman in white with a red shawl leans over a lingam. Strings of coloured fairy lights, a floodlight and red-and-yellow flags are visible above. No single presenter is clearly identifiable among the crowd. A young man with reddish-blond hair is in the lower left foreground, and a bowed, white-clad figure is partly visible at the lower edge.

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December 06 20162016-12-06Night ritual scene with many devotees seated in rows on stepped platforms, each holding small oil lamps or lit wicks in front of black stone lingams on pedestals. Foreground: a bare-chested man in white dhoti and a woman in orange-and-black patterned dress lighting lamps. Behind them, a woman in white top and pink trousers with a beaded necklace, a woman in green skirt with a long-sleeved blue blouse, and others in white and saffron clothing. Strings of coloured lights and brass vessels are visible, with a temple-like canopy at upper right. The setting suggests a lamp-lit puja or Rudra Abhishekam gathering.2016-12-09December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12Night photo of a crowded outdoor stepped amphitheatre of red-painted stone tiers lined with black stone Shiva lingams, each on a round black yoni-pitha base. Devotees sit on the steps behind the lingams, many in white and cream clothing, some in saffron and purple saris, and several wearing rudraksha malas and white robes. Several women raise a hand in a gesture as if pointing or offering, while a man bare-chested beside them wears a rudraksha mala and sits with palms together. Small brass lamps and oil lamps with flames sit on the steps near the lingams, and bright string lights hang above the stands. Scene suggests a lamp-lit ritual gathering.2016-12-12December 06 20162016-12-06Night photograph of a large outdoor ritual on tiered red steps lit by floodlights and strings of colourful lights. Many participants sit cross-legged in rows, most in white, cream or colourful saris and kurtas, and several bare-chested men wear rudraksha malas. Black stone shivalinga stand on the steps before them, with brass vessels and lamps placed beside them, indicating a Shiva abhishekam-style ritual. A bald elderly man in white clothing with a mala sits in the lower right foreground, eyes closed and hands folded. A woman in a yellow-green saree and another in red sit with hands pressed together in devotion.2016-12-06A photograph of many devotees seated on red-painted tiered steps at night, each holding a small lit oil lamp in both hands during a deepam lamp ceremony. Dark black stone shivalingam-style bases with brass pots and vessels sit on each step. Several women wear saris, kurtas and salwar in blues, greens, purple and orange, while others wear white ritual clothes with red-and-white mala beads. A man in the foreground wears a red shawl over white clothes, and a shaved-headed man in orange-red wraps sits at lower right. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd, so no candidate is marked in the appearance field.2016-12-12December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 06 20162016-12-06December 12 20162016-12-12