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A photograph of an outdoor tank at an ashram with a large floating structure in the water, decorated with garlands of marigolds and yellow, red and multicoloured flower strings. The structure is a tall shrine-like platform on a raised base, with a white metal staircase and walkway draped in flower garlands leading up to it. Tiered red brick steps surround the tank; several people in white dhotis and white clothing sit and stand along the steps, and a figure in orange clothing stands at the left edge near the garlanded walkway. On the far wall, carved relief motifs of a shivalinga and other sacred symbols are visible. The water reflects the structure and the bright evening sky.

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January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesPhotograph of a large black Shivling set on a decorated base in the centre of a rectangular water pool at dusk. The lingam is wrapped in striped multicoloured cloth and garlands, and a white metal staircase with railings climbs to its top. Rows of terracotta pots line the pool walls and stepped embankments, and a plain grey stone wall and a tree stand behind. A small figure is visible on the staircase near the top, and two seated people appear at the left edge, but no one is clearly identifiable. The scene is an outdoor ritual setting with a deity murti.2015-01-13July 31 20152015-07-31A large black shivling stands on a square platform in a water tank, decorated with garlands in yellow, orange, red, green and purple and draped with floral strings. Behind it, a stepped amphitheatre holds seated devotees dressed in white, with rows of orange-clad attendees on the right. A raised dais at the top shows a seated figure in saffron-coloured clothing on a red-carpeted platform, with a flower-decorated central walkway, banana plants and bunting in red, yellow and blue. The setting suggests a Guru Purnima satsang at Bidadi, though the figure's identity cannot be determined from appearance.2013-07-22January 13 20152015-01-13July 22 20132013-07-22March 07 20162016-03-07A large black Shivalingam on a raised square platform in a water tank, decorated with garlands in red, yellow, green and white and a striped multicoloured skirt-like base. Two white metal staircases with railings climb toward the top of the linga, where two people in white clothing sit on the platform; one wears an orange head wrap. The tank surroundings are lined with rows of terracotta pots, and a grey wall behind has a carved Shivalinga outline. Clear sky above and a few trees at the back.2015-01-13