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Outdoor water ceremony at a red-tiered amphitheatre-style pool. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne under a decorated arch with floral garlands, while a fountain sprays water beside the steps. Numerous devotees stand waist-deep in the water, many women in white, red and green saris and men in white dhotis, some holding offerings. Children splash in the foreground. The setting resembles a Dasara celebration with a ritual bathing or abhishekam-style water rite.

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October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOctober 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Large crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white, bathing in the water tank of Vaidya Sarovar. A tall black Shiva lingam with a flower garland stands in a stepped basin, water spraying from it, with a second decorated shrine or deity murti on a floating platform with marigold garlands on the right. Red stepped ghats and buildings line the background; a man in a red shirt stands on the edge at right.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA large crowd of devotees, many in white clothing, stands waist-deep in the stepped tank of a sacred pool. In the centre, a figure seated on an ornate red-and-gold throne, draped in orange robes and a garland of red and orange flowers, is surrounded by marigold and floral decorations and orange-clothed attendants. Stone steps lined with small black lingams rise behind the water, with more white-clad people standing on them and a water fountain spraying at the left edge. The scene looks like a holy dip ritual in sacred waters.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a water ritual at a lakeside or river ghat with stone steps lined by a large crowd. A golden decorated float or raft strewn with yellow marigold garlands and small pink and yellow balloons floats on the water, topped by a golden ornamental seat under a yellow umbrella. A man in saffron/orange robe with a red garland stands on the float. Many people in white dhotis and white saris stand on the steps and wade in the water, some in white shirts and dhotis pushing or guiding the float. Spectators on the steps wear white, saffron, and multicoloured saris. Red and white striped steps and a row of small flags line the top of the ghat.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02