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Night photograph of a large temple tank, the sacred waters of Vaidya Sarovar, lit by rows of oil lamps along the stone steps and the edges of the water. A central black stone structure with a tall water jet rises from the pool, with a small platform and lamps around its base. On the left, tiered rows of white-clad and light-clothed people sit along the steps, many of them visible from the back and side, while a few light sources and a distant building with lit windows complete the scene. a person is not visibly identifiable among the people in this wide view.

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Night photograph of an open-air amphitheatre beside still water, lit by rows of small oil lamps lining the tiered seating and the stone steps at right. A large dark linga-shaped sculpture rises from a square platform in the middle of the water, with a fountain jet spraying up behind it. Many seated people in light clothing fill the stands at left and along the far bank, with a few figures near the water's edge. A lit building with rows of windows stands in the background under a dark sky.2009-12-01 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02December 01 20092009-12-01 +6 copiesDecember 01 20092009-12-01 +2 copiesDecember 01 20092009-12-01Night photograph of a large black Shiva lingam standing on a square red-and-white base in the middle of a water tank, with a water jet rising behind it. Rows of oil lamps line the stepped stone terraces on both sides of the tank, and their light reflects on the dark water. On the left, a crowd of people in white clothes sits along the steps, some near a small red boat. Several lit buildings appear in the background.2010-01-02 +4 copiesNight photograph of a large black Shivalinga standing in the middle of a rectangular reflecting pool, its base wrapped in a red and white striped band and a plaque on its shaft. A water jet rises behind it. Rows of tiered stone steps on both sides are lined with rows of small oil lamps glowing with warm light, reflected in the still water. A few people in white clothing sit along the left steps near the water's edge, and a small boat is moored at the left. Illuminated buildings stand in the distance under a dark sky.2009-12-01Night view of Vaidya Sarovar, a large illuminated reflecting pool with a central black Shivalinga on a square platform in the water, a green-tinted fountain jet rising behind it. Tiered stone steps on the left are lined with oil lamps, and seated devotees in white clothing sit along the steps watching. Several people in white stand at the left edge, and a small boat with a red hull floats near the steps. Stadium-style seating glows green and white along the far banks, and a lit multi-storey building stands at upper left.2010-01-02 +1 copiesNight photograph of the Vaidya Sarovar tank at Bidadi, with a large black Shivalinga on a square platform in the centre of the water, a fountain jet rising behind it, and green and blue lights illuminating the tiered stone seating. Rows of oil lamps line the steps along the left edge, where a group of devotees in white clothing sit and stand near the water's edge. Two or three figures in white stand at the top of the steps on the left. Pale blue-green lit seats fill the amphitheatre on both sides of the water.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA night photograph of a large illuminated water tank with a dark stone linga-shaped sculpture on a square platform in the centre, with a fountain of water spraying up behind it in teal light. Rows of white stone seating and steps on the right are lit with green light, and oil lamps line the stepped embankment on the left. Several people in white clothing sit along the steps, and a few more stand near the edge at the left. A multi-storey building with lit windows stands at the left background under a green floodlight.2009-12-01A night scene at an outdoor ashram venue with a large illuminated water fountain on the right, lit green from below and topped by a dark cylindrical linga-like pillar with gold bands. In the foreground a reflecting pool shows reflections of small lamps and lights. Behind it, tiered stone seating rises on the left, lined with rows of small oil lamps and filled with seated people in light clothing, along with several bright floodlights. The crowd is visible in the stands but not individually identifiable.2009-12-01