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Night 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.

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January 04 20102010-01-04Night view of a illuminated temple tank with dark green water and floating leaves in the foreground. A large black and gold shivalinga-shaped structure with a fountain rises at the centre, flanked by lit buildings and steps. On the left, a line of people in white clothes walks down brick steps toward the water. On the right, a decorated green-garlanded float or palanquin with a lit figure sits at the water's edge.2010-01-04 +1 copiesNight 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.2010-01-04 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20102010-01-04 +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.2010-02-12Night 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 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.2010-02-12Night photograph of an illuminated reflecting pool with stepped red sandstone banks. A large black lingam-shaped fountain stands in the centre of the water, spraying jets with yellow flower garlands at its base, with a striped white and orange plinth. Strings of multicoloured lights line the banks. Small groups of seated people sit on the steps at left, and several figures in white clothing stand or move along the steps and water edge at right. The scene appears to be a temple tank with a Shiva lingam fountain at night.2010-11-23Night photograph of a temple-tank ritual at the Theppam Vaidyasarovar. A large black Shiva lingam stands in the water at right, its base wrapped in yellow and dark garlands, with a bright white fountain jet rising behind it. On the left, a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing stands on stone steps along the water's edge. Below them, a yellow-draped raft or platform holds green leaves and offerings near the bank, and several people in white are gathered at the water. Floodlights illuminate the scene against a dark sky.2010-01-03Night 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.2011-03-03Night photograph of a large black Shiva linga on a raised platform in the middle of a reflecting pool, with a tall water fountain rising behind it. Devotees in white and saffron clothing crowd the near edge of the water, many standing waist-deep, some with arms raised. Tiers of terraced stone steps on both sides are lined with spectators and rows of small oil lamps, and bright floodlights illuminate the scene. A single person in a small boat paddles across the water on the right. The linga is garlanded with green foliage and decorative bands. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the devotees.2010-02-12A night photograph of a large black lingam-shaped monument rising from a platform in the middle of a dark water tank, lit by a bright spotlight from above. Water sprays from fountains around its base. Red stepped ghats with white railings line the water, and a few people sit on the stone steps at left, some in white clothing, with a small lit offering or lamp glowing near the base. The scene is dark with scattered light specks in the sky above.2011-03-03