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Night photograph of a large outdoor temple-style ceremony on tiered red stone steps lit by floodlights and strings of coloured lights. Rows of brass oil lamps and kalasha-style vessels stand on the steps. Many people in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis gather on the steps, with a standing ritual officiant in white at the centre and a figure in a long white garment near a tall ceremonial lamp stand. Devotees sit in the lower right and an openly visible camera operator films on the lower steps. Ceremonial offerings, cloth-draped platforms and a decorated palanquin-like seat are visible. The scene is a puja-style ritual; no individual in the picture is confidently identifiable as the a person, so the candidate cannot be confirmed from appearance.

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December 23 20162016-12-23Night ritual on a tiered red-brick stepped platform lined with rows of small oil lamps, with a white-clothed priest standing at the top of the steps with hands folded, and a seated figure in orange robes on a raised seat at the right beside a silver-framed stand and offerings. Central figures wear brown and orange robes with rudraksha malas; a bare-chested man in white and orange stands among attendants. Women in orange and yellow saris stand on the steps, some holding brass trays, and smoke rises from incense at the right. Two decorative canopies with multicolour fringe frame the scene. The seated orange-robed figure is visible but a wider view does not settle who it is.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 06 20162016-12-06Night photograph of an outdoor temple-style ceremony on a tiered brick staircase lined with rows of black Shivalinga-shaped stone forms, each with golden ornamental bases and small oil lamps. Several men in white dhotis and bare-chested figures in orange-and-saffron dhotis stand and walk on the steps near a stage with speakers, while a woman in a dark red sari stands at right. A flag and yellow garlands frame the left side, and bright stage lights illuminate the scene. Some people sit at the lower steps in front. The setting suggests a festival celebration with ritual lamps.2016-12-23December 12 20162016-12-12Night outdoor ritual at the Vaidya Sarovar healing pond, with rows of black Shiva lingas arranged on red-brick tiered steps and small brass vessels set among them. A bearded man in a saffron-orange turban and a long orange-brown patterned robe with a yellow-orange kalasha-style vessel nearby walks down the steps beside a man in a white dhoti with gold border holding a bright orange pot. On the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti bends forward over the lingas, while a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, saris and colourful dresses stands on the terraces with hands folded in namaste, under strings of lights. The scene shows a Rudrabhishekam ritual.2016-12-08Night ritual on a brick stepped ghat lined with rows of small black shivalinga-style stone lingams and brass oil lamps. Several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered (yellow-edged) cloth and bare upper bodies walk and stand on the steps; one holds a long ceremonial umbrella with a multicolored striped fringe. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a large floral garland stands at center, hands folded, another in an orange robe and rudraksha mala stands nearby. A woman in an orange sari carries a tray of flowers and fruit, other women in green and orange saris stand by. A man in white at right holds his hands together in prayer. Stacks of folded saffron cloths, a brass lion figure and ceremonial rods sit at right. No identifiable a person candidate is confirmed by appearance alone.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night photograph of a large outdoor ritual on tiered red steps lined with string lights, with crowds of devotees seated in rows. Many men are bare-chested wearing white dhotis and rudraksha malas, while women wear white saris and some wear saris in purple and red-gold. Black stone shivalinga-shaped objects, brass kalasha pots and brass lamps with flames sit on the steps in front of the participants, who sit with hands pressed together in prayer. Stadium-style floodlights and decorative lights line the riverside setting.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23