A man in a grey short-sleeved shirt and dark shorts, barefoot, sprays down a stone platform with a high-pressure water hose. He stands on a pale blue-washed floor in front of red and white striped steps, with water pooling on the ground. Behind him are brass pots on a grey stone ledge and white metal railings. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man in a grey short-sleeved shirt and dark shorts, barefoot, sprays down a stone platform with a high-pressure water hose. He stands on a pale blue-washed floor in front of red and white striped steps, with water pooling on the ground. Behind him are brass pots on a grey stone ledge and white metal railings.

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A young man in a grey short-sleeved shirt and dark shorts, barefoot, hoses down a red and white striped temple platform with a high-pressure wand. Water spray and wet pavement surround him, with a red-and-white stepped plinth and brass pots and a stone structure visible at the top of the frame. A plaque is set into the plinth wall. No one else is present, and no ceremony is visible.

A man in a grey short-sleeved shirt and dark shorts stands barefoot on a wet blue-tiled platform, hosing down the base of a large dark stone structure. He holds a black hose with a spray nozzle, aiming water at the ground. Behind him, a red and white stepped platform with a pair of brass pots rests against a dark carved stone wall, with white metal railings and red banners in the background. Water pools on the tiled floor, reflecting the red walls.

Two men clean the paved base of a large dark stone structure at an outdoor temple-like complex. The man on the left wears a dark grey shirt, dark shorts with green trim, green gloves and sweeps the wet ground with a green-handled broom. The man on the right, barefoot in a grey shirt and dark shorts, sprays the red-and-white striped plinth with a hose. Red-painted steps, blue-tinted pavement with puddles, and a red and white striped wall form the foreground. Behind them stand a metal railing, brass urns, and the bottom of a sculpted figure atop the dark stone base.

A photo of two men cleaning a red and white tiered stone platform outdoors. The man on the left in a dark grey shirt and green-trimmed black shorts sweeps the ground with a green-handled broom. The man on the right in a grey shirt and shorts sprays water from a black hose onto the blue-tinted floor and the lower steps. Behind them, brass pots and a dark stone deity murti stand on the upper platform, with white metal railings and red flags in the background. No one appears to be a person candidate.

Two men clean a wet concrete area beside a red-painted stepped platform at a stadium-style venue with red tiered seating and white metal railings behind. The man on the left, in a dark shirt and shorts with green cuffs, holds a green-handled squeegee broom and walks barefoot across the wet surface. The man on the right, in a grey shirt and dark shorts, stands barefoot while spraying water from a black hose. Green hoses lie on the ground and a yellow container sits at the top right. No ritual or a person depiction is visible.

Photograph of a large stone-paved temple tank being cleaned. A man in a white sleeveless vest, blue shorts and a red-and-white checked head cloth stands in the shallow water, sweeping with a long green-handled broom. Behind him a second man in a striped blue shirt and red trousers walks across the wet pavement, and a third person crouches near a red-and-white striped plinth. A large dark stone shivalingam-style structure with a round base rises from the platform, flanked by small metal deity statues. Steps and a figure on the far stairs are visible at the top edge. Algae-tinged water reflects the sky and structures.

A large black stone Shiva lingam stands on a red and white striped square plinth in an open outdoor venue, with metal staircase scaffolding leading up its side. Two workers in dark clothes are washing the paved ground with hoses and brooms, with water pooled across the floor. Behind them rise tiers of red seating with rows of chairs and small flags. A small standing figure is placed at the base of the lingam. A brick building and trees stand in the background under a pale sky.

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September 19 2016

A man in a pink t-shirt and dark trousers hoses down a tiered concrete stairway lined with rows of black stone shivalingams on square yoni-style bases. Red-orange flags on thin poles stand along the steps behind a metal chain-link and tubular railing, and the wet steps reflect light. One person is visible, washing the sacred stone structures.

September 19 2016

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