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Night photograph of a temple-pond ritual area with stone steps lined with a large crowd of devotees, many in white and saffron, some with hands folded in prayer. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with gold border walks beside a bearded man in a maroon turban with a red-brown wrap and a leopard-print cloth, wearing a large gold-bead necklace and gold armlets; he is a candidate for the figure in the page's event context, with a turban, ornate gold necklace and a shawl-like wrap as cues, so the appearance is only partly consistent, and his identity is uncertain. Black stone Shiva lingams stand in rows at right beside the water steps, and red flags and bright stage lights decorate the scene.

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Night photograph at a stepped sacred pool with rows of devotees seated on red-brick steps, many with palms pressed together in namaste and some in white ritual clothes. A central figure walks toward the viewer wearing a red-and-maroon turban, a large gold-and-beaded necklace, a maroon top and a patterned leopard-print wrap, with bracelets on the wrist. Another robed man in white with a dark mala walks at left, and a bare-chested man in a brown dhoti stands on the right beside a row of black stone Shiva lingas. Red flags and a camera rig are visible at the edges.2016-12-08Night photograph of a ritual event at a stepped pond. In the foreground, a bearded man in a red-brown turban and a red-brown garment with a textured patterned wrap and a long yellow beaded garland walks toward the camera down a stone walkway. Behind him to the left, a man in white dhoti and white shawl with yellow borders walks beside. To the right, a bare-chested man in orange-brown cloth walks down steps. Many people in white, saffron, purple and green clothing line the tiered steps behind, with red flags along the railing. A woman in a teal top stands at right. Black stone pillars or lingas are stacked on the right edge.2016-12-08Night photo of a riverside or pond-side stepped ghat at an outdoor ritual. A man in a rust-red turban, leopard-print shawl over a maroon dhoti, and layered gold-bead necklaces walks down the steps, flanked by bare-chested young men in orange and maroon cloth with beaded necklaces. An attendant in a white dhoti with an orange sash carries a long rod on the left. Behind them, many people in white and orange clothing stand or sit on the red-tiled steps and along the railings, some with hands in anjali, and small brass lamps and vessels sit on the steps. Strings of coloured lights and red flags line the background. The turbaned figure's appearance is uncertain, so he is described by role only.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night ritual at a stepped tank ghat with a crowd of devotees standing on the terraced steps, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground, a man in a dark red-brown dhoti-style garment and a heavy yellow-gold ceremonial necklace walks toward the camera wearing a maroon turban with a white flower ornament, while a bearded attendant in white dhoti and shawl with striped border walks at left. Red ceremonial flags stand along the steps, and dark stone kalasha-like vessels line the right edge near the water. A camera on a tripod is visible at left. The scene appears to be a Rudrabhishekam-related gathering at the sacred pool.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night-time Rudrabhishekam at the Vaidya Sarovar stepped pond. A central figure in a brown dhoti with a leopard-print cloth, a rust-coloured turban with a crescent emblem, a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace and bare torso walks down red stone steps, hands on hips. Rows of black Shiva lingas sit on the steps around him. Behind, seated devotees in white and colourful saris and dhotis watch, and an orange-robed attendant stands at left. A small blue bowl sits on the steps, and the wall is lit.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08