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Night photo of a large outdoor stage beside a reflecting water pool at an event. A tall dark grey Shivalinga-style monolith with a white band stands on a tiered black base, with a metal staircase scaffold climbing its side. Three figures in red and orange robes stand on a red-and-white striped platform in front of the linga, one holding flowers. A gold arched frame with brass pots sits at the platform's edge. Rows of seated audience fill the dark tiered sides, with small lights visible. The water reflects the stage and linga.2017-05-22May 22 20172017-05-22Night photograph of a large outdoor temple tank with a tall dark Shiva lingam on a tiered pedestal rising from water at its centre, with water streaming from its upper part. Striped red-and-white borders surround the central platform. Numerous devotees stand and sit on the stepped stone edges and in the water, many wearing orange and red robes and white dhotis, some bare-chested. Several figures wear red garments and move through the water near the lingam. Steps and railings lead up to a tiered red seating area lit by floodlights, with orange flags and gold-coloured arches in the background.2017-08-02Night photograph of an outdoor ritual pool with a large black stone Shivalinga rising from a square base on the water's edge, its yoni-style base rimmed by red-and-white striped border, decorated with yellow garlands and lit by a bright lamp. Steps on the left lead up to a seated gathering of devotees in orange and white clothing, with a small raised platform and lectern near the front. Floodlights and a red brick building stand behind the pool.2014-11-04 +1 copiesNight photo of a temple-side Deepam ceremony at a large open-air stage with a water-filled pool. A bare-chested man with long dark curly hair, wearing an orange dhoti with gold borders and a white sash over his shoulder, faces away from the camera and holds up a tall multi-tiered brass lamp with several lit flames while ringing a small handbell. Ornamental red-orange beaded bracelets are on his wrists and white sacred markings on his arms. In front of him a golden throne-like seat with a red cloth stands on a red-draped platform, and a dark stone shivalinga-style structure with a yellow cloth is behind it. Strings of lights decorate the tiers, a crane-mounted camera overhead, and a large crowd of seated devotees fills the stands. a person: long swept-back hair, orange ornamental clothing and beaded wrist malas are visible cues for the lamp-holder.2016-12-12May 29 20172017-05-29December 08 20162016-12-08August 11 20142014-08-11November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesMay 22 20172017-05-22February 24 20172017-02-24 +1 copiesNight photograph of a large black stone Shivalingam standing on a raised square platform in a water-filled rectangular pool, lit by bright floodlights from the left. Tiered rows of seats rise on the right, and a white wall with a rail and staircase lies behind. In the foreground, a crowd sits in rows of small black Shivalingams or stone lingams, with several people in orange and red clothing visible among them. The stone lingam is cylindrical with a silver band near its top.2014-02-03