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December 17 20162016-12-17Rudra abhishekam or Shiva puja on red-painted stepped terraces lined with black Shiva lingams and brass pots and bowls. Several women sit in prayer with palms pressed together. The woman at left wears a white sari and has a rudraksha mala, and the women in the centre wear rust-red robes with rudraksha malas. Their eyes are closed and some have tilak markings on their foreheads. Foreground lingams and brass vessels frame the scene. Printed name tags sit on the steps.2016-12-17Outdoor photograph of a multi-tiered red stone stepped platform lined with rows of black stone shivalinga-style abhishekam vessels, each topped with a small brass pot. Many people, mostly women and girls in saffron, orange, pink and green saris and salwar, sit on the steps holding long brass or wooden implements, performing a ritual abhishekam-style puja. A white-clad older man sits near the centre front, and a girl in a blue sari stands at the upper right. A red-and-white flag and a fence are behind, with green foliage at left.2016-12-23December 17 20162016-12-17Outdoor rudra abhishekam on red stepped terraces lined with rows of black stone shivalingams. Two women in white ritual dress with white forehead markings and wooden bead malas sit beside a lingam, one pouring from a brass vessel. Behind them, women in orange and red saris sit at other lingams, with brass pots, oil lamps and a small offering plate with fruit and flowers in the foreground. Many more devotees in orange robes are visible across the steps. No one is identifiable as a person in this view.2016-12-17December 16 20162016-12-16June 04 20132013-06-04July 24 20172017-07-24December 14 20162016-12-14Two women in saffron-orange saris sit in front of tiered red stone steps lined with small stone lingam-style pillars. Each sits beside a black stone shivalingam marked with white and red tilak. The woman on the left wears a white forehead mark with red dot and holds a small brass bell; the woman on the right wears a rudraksha mala, a white forehead band and a red-trimmed orange sari. Brass kalasha pots and vessels rest on the steps.2013-06-08June 08 20132013-06-08December 17 20162016-12-17