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Night photograph of a large outdoor amphitheatre-style tank with tiered stone steps filled with many seated devotees in rows, most wearing white or pale pink-lavender cloth wraps. In the centre of the water a tall dark Shiva lingam stands on a platform with a fountain of water spraying above it, lit by floodlights. Foreground rows of dark lingams draped with white cloth sit on the steps, some with yellow flower decorations. Strings of lights and bunting appear in the background.

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December 26 20132013-12-26Night view of a large outdoor amphitheatre-style pool with a tall black Shivalinga rising from the water at the centre, a fountain spraying behind it and white light glowing on the surface. Many seated people in rows fill the foreground and tiered stands, many wearing white or pink-white clothing and some wearing saffron-orange robes near the far water edge. Coloured string lights and bunting decorate the upper left, and a bright illuminated white wall lines the background.2013-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20132013-12-26 +1 copiesNight photograph of a large outdoor ceremonial arena lit with red and white lights and a fountain jet. A central black stone Shivalingam stands on a raised platform in a rectangular water tank, with a fountain spraying behind it. Rows of seated devotees in white and pink clothes sit on mats in front of rows of black Shivalingams with flowers, facing the tank. Tiered stands with many seated spectators rise behind the water. Scene suggests a large ritual event, such as a Brahmotsavam abhishekam area.2013-12-26 +1 copiesNight photograph of rows of black stone Shiva lingams on red tiered steps, each draped with a white cloth bordered in orange-red trim. Strings of multicoloured lights and red-and-white decorative festoon lights hang above along a lattice fence. No people are visible in the scene.2013-12-26 +1 copiesNight photograph of a large outdoor water tank at a temple complex. A tall black Shivalinga-shaped monolith stands on a red-and-white base at left, with water jets spraying up from it. Along the far bank, a crowd of people in white and orange-saffron clothes stands in shallow water in front of a tiered stone-and-brick seating wall, with stadium-style seats and string lights visible at the edges. Floodlights illuminate the scene against a dark sky.2013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26 +1 copiesNight view of an illuminated outdoor pool with a large black Shiva lingam on a square base in the centre, surrounded by a fountain spraying water upward. Rows of devotees in orange and saffron clothing sit on tiered stone steps along the pool's edge, some in white garments, many with heads covered. Bright floodlights and strings of coloured lights and decorative bunting line the far side of the arena. The crowd is large, numbering well over a hundred people visible across the steps.2013-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20132013-12-26Dusk view of a large illuminated linga installation standing in the centre of a rectangular reflecting pool, with a tall fountain jet rising behind it. The linga sits on a decorated yellow-and-black base with a garland-style border. Tiered red-brown stone steps line both sides of the pool, and rows of people in white clothing sit and stand on the steps and along the far edge under bright floodlights. Trees, a multi-storey building and a dark sky with fading purple light form the background.2010-02-12January 02 20102010-01-02 +6 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.2010-02-12