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Night-time photograph of a large outdoor ritual gathering on tiered stone steps lined with black Shivalingam sculptures. Many devotees sit in rows, several holding small oil lamps or flames, and some wear white dhotis or saris, saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha-style necklaces. Strings of lights, red flags and illuminated trees frame the site behind them, with floodlights overhead. The setting suggests a night puja or aarti with lamps around Shivalingams. No single person is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.

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Night photograph of a crowded outdoor ritual at an ashram, with many seated participants on tiered red steps lined with black stone lingam-shaped shivalingas on pedestals. Several people hold small oil lamps or offering vessels; a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and an orange-draped woman in white leggings are among those seated. Strings of coloured fairy lights and red flags decorate the upper railings, with stage lights glowing above. Many attendees appear to be women in saris and shawls and men bare-chested or in white. No individual is clearly identified as a person.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A night-time photograph of a large crowd seated on red-tiered stone steps around rows of black Shiva lingams on round black yoni-pitha bases, each with small oil lamps and brass vessels. Many participants wear white ritual dhotis and kurtas, while others wear saris and bright shawls. Strings of coloured lights and flags hang above, with floodlights overhead. Several people are performing abhishekam-style offerings and aarti with brass lamps and spoons. A man in an orange shirt and white trousers bends forward over a lingam in the right foreground. Blurred hands and a silver ladle appear in the lower edge. The scene is an evening puja at a temple-like ground.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Night photograph of a tiered stone-step gathering at an outdoor temple space lit by bright floodlights and strung lights. Rows of devotees sit on red steps beside many black Shiva lingams on pedestals and brass lamps and vessels. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded in prayer, beside a woman in a green sari. A white-clad figure with a white head covering sits in the centre-right, with a small tray of offerings nearby. Red and white flags stand on poles along the railing, and small offering plates are visible. Many more devotees fill the upper steps.2016-12-12December 06 20162016-12-06Night-time outdoor ritual gathering with many devotees seated in rows on tiered stone steps, each before a dark black Shivalinga on a yoni-shaped pedestal. Participants hold their hands in mudra gestures and some are palms together in prayer. Several men are bare-chested wearing white dhotis, while women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, green, peach and white. Bright floodlights and strings of lights illuminate the scene, with red flags and decorated trees behind. Small brass oil lamps sit on the steps. Many people are visible in this crowd.2016-12-06Night ritual on a red-tiered stone stairway lit by floodlights and string lights, with red flags on poles behind. Dozens of devotees sit on the steps beside black stone Shiva lingams, many with brass plates and lamps. Foreground: a woman in an orange shawl and white trousers holds a brass item; a woman in a blue patterned dress holds a small object; a woman in a magenta sari and a woman in a purple headscarf sit near brass vessels. Several men sit bare-chested in white dhotis, and a man in the back right wears a white garment. Oil lamps and brass vessels are visible along the steps.2016-12-06Night outdoor photo of a large crowd seated on tiered red steps during a ritual, most with hands raised to their heads in a gesture. Many dark cylindrical shivalinga-shaped stones sit on the steps before them, some with small brass or steel bowls and oil lamps placed beside them. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits in the front centre with hands near a stone, a woman in green and pink sits beside him, and a woman in a floral kurta with a pink dupatta sits at left with a rudraksha-style mala. Strings of lights and potted plants line the upper tiers, with lamp posts and red flags behind the steps and a purple emblem at top left.2016-12-06December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesNight 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.2016-12-06December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copies