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A man in a rust-red turban with a small red-and-white flower ornament stands on a stone step with hands on hips, wearing a long orange-gold beaded necklace, a leopard-print cloth over a rust-brown dhoti, and gold armlets. Behind him, people in white and bare-chested devotees sit on tiered red steps among many black stone Shiva lingas with gold-tipped lingas along the upper steps, red flags on poles, and a metal railing. A camera on a tripod is visible at right. The setting suggests a ritual pool area during a Rudrabhishekam ceremony. The standing man's clothing is distinctive but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.

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December 08 20162016-12-08Outdoor evening ritual setting with tiered red-and-white stone steps lined with rows of black Shiva lingas. A central man in a maroon-red dhoti and leopard-print sash stands barefoot on the steps, wearing a rust-red turban with a white flower ornament, a beard, and a long gold-bead necklace with a gold pendant, one hand on his hip. Behind him, seated devotees in white and pink clothing sit on the steps, some with bare shoulders, and a woman in a grey-and-white checked shawl stands at left. Red flags stand on poles at right, and a camera rig is visible in the foreground.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Photograph of a ritual at a red-stepped sacred pond with rows of dark Shiva lingams and brass lamps on the terraces. In the centre foreground, a bearded man in a red-and-gold turban with a white ornament, a yellow-gold beaded garland, leopard-print and gold waist wrap, and red cloth walks barefoot down the steps with hands on hips. Seated devotees in white and coloured clothes sit beside lingams, one bare-chested man at left, and a woman in red sari stands at left. Red flags and white railings are visible, with a camera rig at right. Whether the central man is a person is uncertain: the turban, garland and ornate clothing are present, but the view is partial and not clearly distinctive enough.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08A photograph of a Rudrabhishekam ritual at the Vaidya Sarovar, with many black shiva lingas arranged in tiered red-brick steps behind a metal railing. In the centre foreground, a bearded man in a rust-red turban, a gold necklace and a leopard-print and maroon dhoti stands with his hands on his hips, watching the scene. Around him, devotees sit on the steps in white, saffron and pink clothes, some with small brass vessels, and red flags are planted along the rail. A camera and its operator are visible at the right edge. The man's appearance is consistent with the page's a person label, but it is not a sufficiently distinctive match, so he is treated as uncertain.2016-12-08Night photo of a Rudrabhishekam ritual at a stepped pond area lined with many black Shiva lingams. In the foreground a bearded man in a rust-red turban with a small floral ornament stands with hands on hips, wearing a leopard-print cloth over a rust-red dhoti, a long gold-bead necklace, and bangles, barefoot on the steps. Behind him seated devotees in pink, red and white saris and shirtless men sit on red steps, and white-clad priests move among them. Red flags and small brass oil lamps are visible along the railing.2016-12-08