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Night photograph of a large seated crowd on tiered stone steps in front of a line of lit oil lamps along a wall. Many participants sit with brass lamps, bowls and small black stone shivalingam-style objects in front of them. In the foreground, a woman in a white top and a woman in a green patterned shirt with green trousers and rudraksha-style beads sit with their hands together. Others in white, yellow and maroon saris and dhotis, some with bare chests and rudraksha malas, sit in rows. No single figure in the foreground is clearly identified as a person, so no a person cues are asserted.

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December 06 20162016-12-06Night photo of devotees seated on red-painted tiered steps at an outdoor deepam lamp event, lit by bright floodlights under a canvas canopy. Many brass oil lamps sit on the steps in front of rows of people. A woman in a teal top and black trousers sits center with palms pressed together in prayer. A young man in white dhoti and bare chest holds a lamp beside her, a woman in a white top and yellow sari sits to the right, and a man in white with a red-and-white shawl sits at left. Others in saffron, pink and purple saris and white clothes fill the rows behind, with small black lingam-shaped stone pieces placed among the lamps. Strings of colourful bunting run along the fence above. Some people appear to be standing at the back and sides.2016-12-12December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 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 12 20162016-12-12Night photograph of a large seated congregation on broad stone steps at an outdoor ritual. Many participants sit in rows along tiered red-brown platforms, many bare-chested or in white dhotis, others in saris and salwar kameez in pink, purple, green, blue and orange. Small brass oil lamps and brass vessels sit before them, with small flames glowing among them. A red draped table stands at the lower left edge. Several men wear white dhotis and shawls, and a woman in a leopard-print wrap stands at the left. No clearly identifiable figure is shown at the front, and no one is distinctly visible as a candidate for a person.2016-12-08December 12 20162016-12-12