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Night photograph of a large rectangular reflecting pool with red-brick stepped terraces on both sides. A tall black lingam-shaped sculpture rises from a platform in the middle of the water, wrapped with bands of yellow lights and surrounded by spraying fountain jets, with illuminated buildings behind. On the left terraces, a group of people in white clothes stand and walk along the steps, some with orange garments, near a row of lit lamps along the edge. Floating petals or leaves dot the dark water in the foreground.

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January 04 20102010-01-04Night view of a rectangular reflecting tank with red brick terraced steps on both sides. In the centre stands a large black Shiva lingam with a yellow and white garland wrapped around its base, lit from below, with water jets spraying around it. Behind it is an illuminated multi-storey building. On the left steps, a group of about twenty people in white and light clothing, some in orange, stand and walk down toward the water. Lotus-like floating leaves dot the dark water surface.2010-01-04 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20102010-01-04 +1 copiesNight photograph of the Vaidyasarovar temple tank at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A large black Shiva lingam with a yellow-and-black garland stands in the centre of the water, with fountain jets rising around it. Floodlights illuminate the lingam and the tiered steps. On the left, a line of people in white clothes, some in saffron or orange, walk down the stone steps toward the water. On the right, a small illuminated float decorated with green foliage carries a figure in red and white.2010-01-04 +1 copiesDusk photograph of a large black Shiva linga standing on a raised platform in the middle of a rectangular reflecting pool, decorated with a yellow-and-gold garland band, with a water fountain jetting up behind it. Tiered red-brick steps on both sides of the pool are filled with many people in white clothing, watching the event under floodlights, with a building silhouette in the background and a purple evening sky.2010-02-12Dusk photograph of a large black linga set in the middle of a rectangular reflecting pool, with a tall fountain jet rising behind it. The linga is decorated with a gold-and-white band and rests on a raised white-and-black base. Tiered red brick steps on both sides of the pool hold a seated crowd of people dressed in white and saffron clothing, with floodlights on poles and a partially built structure behind. No individual figure is identifiable as a person.2010-02-12November 23 20102010-11-23Night photograph of the illuminated Vaidyasarovar Theppam at the a person ashram. A large black Shiva lingam stands in the middle of a reflecting pool, its base wrapped in a yellow-green garland and lit by spotlights, with water jets rising around it. Stone steps lined with rows of empty seats rise on the right, and a multi-storey building with lit windows stands behind. On the left, a small group of people in white clothes stand near the pool edge. At the far right, a figure in orange and red sits beside a decorated shrine with flowers.2010-01-04 +1 copiesDusk view of a large rectangular reflecting pool with terraced red stone steps on both sides, where many people in white clothes are seated and standing. At the centre of the water stands a large dark linga-shaped monument rising from a yoni-like base decorated with gold-coloured trim, with a fountain jet rising behind it. Bright floodlights illuminate the crowd on the left and the far rim, and a building with tall spires is visible in the background under a purple evening sky. Audience members in white line the steps and the far bank.2010-02-12A night photograph of a large black linga installed on a platform in the middle of a water tank, with water jets spraying up around it. The linga is decorated with garlands and a striped yellow-and-black band. Devotees in white clothing wade in the water around the platform, with one person in an orange-saffron garment among them. Along the stepped stone banks, a large crowd stands watching under floodlights, with some people in colourful clothes near a decorated structure at the back. Trees and dark night sky frame the scene.2010-02-12Night-time photograph of a large black Shiva linga at the centre of a stepped water tank, fountain jets spraying upward around it, the linga decorated with a gold-and-black band, green garlands and a floral collar. Several people in white clothes stand waist-deep in the water on the left, gathered around the base, some with hands raised. Further in the tank, a few more people in white and coloured garments bathe or wade. Tiered stone steps rise on the right, lined with a large crowd of spectators in white, and string lights and pale illumination surround the scene under a dark sky.2010-02-12Night photograph of a large black Shivalingam standing in the middle of a reflective water tank, lit by white floodlights, with water spraying upward around it. A white metal staircase leads up to the lingam platform, and a small figure in white is visible near its base. Red-tiered steps line the right side of the tank, and a row of seated people in white clothing sits on the left stone terraces. A yellow garland is draped around the lingam's base. Dark night sky above with a faint dotted haze.2011-03-03