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Outdoor photo of a large temple tank with green water beside a tall black Shiva lingam on a raised platform at left. Along the stepped white-and-red tiled banks, many people in white dhotis and orange-saffron garments walk in a procession. In the foreground, musicians play long brass horns and a drum, and a man in white holds a garlanded object. Decorative colourful umbrellas shade the path, and a cameraman films at right. Trees, low hills and orange-flagged fencing stand behind.

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January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor procession along the stepped stone edge of a large green-water pond on a clear day. In the foreground, two men in white dhotis walk ahead, one blowing a long brass horn and another in a blue wrap, followed by a man in a yellow-orange robe carrying a cylindrical instrument. Behind them, a group of men in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis, some with red garlands, walk with a drummer beating a large drum, and several colourful umbrellas are carried. Further along the red-and-white checked embankment wall, more white-clad people walk in a line. Palm trees, bare earth and a distant hill frame the scene. The people are not clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2009-01-02Outdoor photo of a large black Shiva lingam standing in a rectangular pool of greenish water, draped with yellow, orange and white flower garlands and surrounded by orange and white balloons. Several saffron-robed people stand near the lingam and on a floating platform, with a golden umbrella overhead. Many people in white clothes wade in the water and line the red-and-white striped pool edges, with spectators in the foreground. Orange bunting is strung across the background under a clear sky.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02A large black stone Shiva lingam stands in the middle of a rectangular water tank with green water, set on a raised platform, garlanded with flowers and red-orange cloth. Several figures in white clothes stand on the platform and at its edges, one attending the lingam. Terraced steps lined in red and white bands rise on both sides, crowded with many people in white and colourful clothing watching the ritual. A small boat with a canopy and a golden structure sits near the left edge of the water. Orange bunting is strung along the far bank under a clear pale sky with trees.2009-01-02Outdoor photo at a large temple tank where a tall black stone Shivalinga stands on a square platform in the water, with water pouring over it from pipes and spouts. Crowds of people in white clothes sit on tiered stone steps around the tank. In the lower right, a procession of about a dozen men in saffron-orange robes and white garments walks down the stone steps toward the water, led by two attendants holding orange-and-blue striped umbrellas on poles. One man near the front wears a white flower garland and a long beard. Trees and orange flags line the background under a bright sky.2009-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor photograph of a large black Shivalingam rising from a reflecting water tank during a ritual. Several figures in saffron or orange robes stand on a raised platform beside the lingam, and a stream of water pours over it. Many devotees in white clothes wade in the water and stand along red-and-white striped steps, some holding small floral offerings, while women in white saris with orange borders watch from the left bank. Orange and marigold strings decorate the scene, and a parasol is visible at the left edge.2009-01-02A large black stone Shivalingam rises from a water tank, its base on a raised platform with a garland of marigolds wrapped around the shaft. A man in orange robes stands on the platform beside the lingam, and another man in white kneels on the platform. Below, a golden palanquin-style ceremonial structure with a small umbrella, decorated with yellow and colourful flower garlands, is being attended by men in white shirts and dhotis wading in the water. Several people in white stand and kneel in the water, and a crowd in white and orange clothing watches from the edge of the tank. The tank has red and white striped steps, with flags and bunting strung across the grounds behind and bare earth beyond.2009-01-02