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Night photograph of a large group of devotees seated on red-stepped stone tiers at a temple ceremony. In the foreground a large black Shiva lingam stands on a base, draped with a marigold garland. A man in an orange dhoti and bare upper body stands at right beside the lingam, while many seated participants in white, yellow, purple and blue clothing hold small brass or wooden implements and perform offerings. Brass oil lamps stand on the steps at right, and a red flag is visible at left behind a metal fence.

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December 06 20162016-12-06Night abhishekam at an outdoor stepped ritual area. A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and bare chest, with a rudraksha mala and dark hair tied back, pours liquid from a golden kalasha over a large dark black stone lingam draped with yellow-orange marigold garlands. Many seated devotees line the red steps behind a metal railing, several bare-chested in white dhotis, some holding small brass lamps and gold-tipped ritual items. A red flag is visible at left and brass oil lamps stand at right. The scene is lit by bright floodlights against the dark night.2016-12-06Night photograph of a large dark stone Shivalinga being bathed with water at an outdoor ritual, decorated with a marigold garland. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti stands at right, holding a brass vessel raised above the linga, while a crowd of devotees in white and pastel clothes sits on red tiered steps behind a chain-link fence. Brass lamps stand along the steps, and a red flag hangs at left. Several people hold small brass lamps or vessels. The scene suggests an abhishekam performed by many participants.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Night ritual photograph of a large black stone Shiva lingam decorated with a yellow marigold garland, being bathed with water. A man standing at the right, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and wearing an orange dhoti, pours water from a brass kalasha over the lingam. Around the steps, many people sit in rows in white, yellow, purple and pink clothing, several holding small brass ritual vessels and offering bowls. Brass oil lamps stand on the steps at the right, and a red banner is visible on the left behind a metal railing.2016-12-06A riverside ghat scene with tiered red stone steps and a metal railing. In the foreground a large black stone Nandi bull statue, draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and red flowers, is worshipped. A young man in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a brass bell and an oil lamp toward it, while another young man with bare chest and orange cloth folds his hands in prayer and holds a brass bowl. Behind them seated devotees, some in white, saffron and blue, watch and join in. A woman in white sits at far left with hands together. Red and orange banners fly overhead. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaded outdoor ritual at a stepped red stone ghat-like terrace. In the foreground a large black stone Nandi bull statue with a garland sits on a raised plinth. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace, white tripundra-like marks on his arm, stands beside it holding a lit oil lamp toward the statue, while a bare-chested man with long hair and white paint on his shoulder stands nearby in a yellow-brown cloth. Behind them, many seated devotees on the red steps hold lamps and offer prayers, and brass pots and oil lamps line the steps. A metal railing and red flags are behind the group. No one clearly identifiable as a person is visible.2016-12-17Outdoor Rudra Abhishekam on red-stepped tiered ghat steps. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti pours water over a large black stone Nandi bull statue while a hose and pump feed water from a pipe. Behind him, many seated participants, mostly women in pink, red, and white saris and men in white, hold brass vessels and oil lamps among rows of brass pots and kalasha-style vessels. Red flags and a green metal railing frame the scene under trees.2016-12-17Outdoor Rudra Abhishekam at a tiered red stone stepped platform with many participants seated on the steps. In the centre a man with a bare torso and an orange dhoti pours water over a large black stone Nandi bull statue, while a green hose runs water down onto it. Participants in white, pink and red clothing sit with brass kalashas, pots and lamps in front of them. Red flags on poles and a tree stand behind the stepped area.2016-12-17Outdoor photo of a ritual abhishekam at a stone-stepped ghat-like terrace. A large black stone Nandi bull statue, draped with an orange and yellow marigold garland, sits at center while water pours over it. Around it, many people sit on red steps in white and saffron clothing and pour liquid from brass vessels. A shirtless man in white dhoti and sacred thread stands beside the statue, and another man in saffron and bare-chested attire holds a brass pot. Red flags on poles and a metal fence frame the scene, with brass pots and metal vessels at left.2016-12-18