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Outdoor photograph of a large rectangular tank with red-tiered stone steps at Bidadi, where a tall black Shiva lingam with a water fountain stands in the centre, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Dozens of people in white ritual clothing wade and bathe in the water around a flower-decorated palanquin with an orange canopy, while others stand along the steps and walkways watching. A few women wear saffron and yellow saris, and a figure in orange appears near the palanquin. Unfinished concrete buildings and trees frame the background under an evening sky.

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July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26Photograph of a large outdoor sunken pool with red-tiered stone steps at dusk, where a large black Shivalinga stands on a platform in the water, draped with orange and red flower garlands and a decorated cloth, with a fountain spraying behind it. Many people in white clothes stand and bathe in the shallow water around the lingam, some with brass vessels and offerings on a tray. Onlookers in saris, kurtas and shirts line the top steps and the pool edge, and an unfinished multi-storey concrete building with spires rises in the background.2010-07-26Outdoor photo of a large black Shivalingam at the centre of a shallow water tank, its base wrapped with marigold garlands and bright ornamental bands, with water jets spraying around it. Dozens of people stand waist-deep in the water, many in white clothes and some in yellow or saffron sashes, pouring water and assisting with a raised orange-canopied platform near the front where a seated figure in orange garments receives offerings, with flower-decorated carts beside them. Red tiered steps and spectators line the background, along with small oil lamps and decorations.2010-07-26October 17 20102010-10-17January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJuly 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26Dusk scene at an outdoor tirtha pool with red-tiered stone steps lined with oil lamps. A large black Shiva lingam stands in the water beneath a spraying fountain, draped with garlands. In the foreground, dozens of people in white ritual clothes stand waist-deep in the water, many with hands raised or folded in prayer. To the right, a seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits on a richly garlanded platform decorated with flowers and a white canopy, surrounded by water. A multi-storey concrete building and trees appear in the background.2010-07-26October 17 20102010-10-17A large black Shivalinga rises from a stone platform in the middle of a rectangular pool, draped with yellow and orange garlands and fed by water jets from above. Dozens of people wearing white and yellow clothes stand waist-deep in the water around it, some bathing, some holding hands or joining in ritual circles. On the right, a decorated orange-and-red palanquin with floral garlands and a white canopy, carried by people in the water, stands near the lingam. Red stadium-style steps and onlookers line the background, and a flag is visible at the top right. The scene looks like a temple ceremony at a sacred pool.2010-07-26