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Night view of a large outdoor ritual field filled with rows of Shiva lingams, each draped in white cloth and decorated with yellow flower garlands and marigold offerings. Palm trees, strings of lights and a bright floodlit canopy frame the scene. No people are visible in the rows, and a striped mat lies in the foreground. Lingam abhishekam setting, no identifiable individuals.

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Night photograph of a large outdoor ritual field with rows of Shiva lingams, each draped in white cloth and decorated with yellow-green flowers and small dark pots. A prominent larger lingam in the foreground wears a garland of white and yellow flowers. Banana plants, strings of bunting, bright street lights and a decorated platform with a golden structure stand at the back of the grounds. No people are clearly visible in the frame.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Night photograph of an open outdoor ground filled with hundreds of black Shivalinga stones, each wrapped in white cloth and decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands, arranged in long rows. Bright white floodlights on poles and strings of lights line the field, with palm trees and a decorated structure with a golden canopy in the background. No people are visible in the scene.2010-12-29Night-time outdoor event at a large open courtyard lined with rows of black stone Shivalingams, each draped in white cloth and garlanded with yellow marigold flowers. The lingams are arranged in a grid across a concrete floor, with small dark stone tiles scattered between them. Strings of colourful bunting and lights stretch across the background, with palm trees, bright floodlights and a parked white car visible. No people are visible in the scene.2010-12-29Night view of a large outdoor ground filled with rows of black stone Shiva lingams, each draped with white cloth and garlanded with yellow flowers, set on a raised concrete platform. Bright floodlights on poles light the scene, with strings of small lights and banana trees along the edges and a decorated structure in the background. No people are visible in the frame.2010-12-29January 08 20102010-01-08Night photograph of a large outdoor ritual field filled with rows of Shiva lingams, each draped in a white cloth and crowned with yellow flower garlands, set on a concrete platform. Bright floodlights on tall poles light the scene, with palm trees, strings of colourful bunting and a decorated palanquin or ratha in the background. No people are visible among the lingams.2010-12-29January 08 20102010-01-08December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Night photograph of a vast outdoor gathering of many seated devotees in rows, each wearing white dhotis and shawls with dark cloth-wrapped heads crowned by yellow marigold garlands. Bright floodlights, string lights and a decorated pavilion with festoons light the grounds. No single individual can be clearly identified, and no a person candidate is visible in the frame.2010-01-08Night-time outdoor ritual field filled with rows of black stone Shivalinga lingams, each wrapped at its base in white cloth with a red-and-gold border and crowned with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Pyramid-shaped grey stone blocks lie on the paved ground in the foreground. Strings of yellow flowers and mango-leaf toranas hang across the scene, banana plants flank the area, and bright floodlights light the grounds. Beyond the rows, a decorated golden pavilion or stage holds a deity murti, and a few small figures in white stand near the edges. No people are clearly in the foreground.2010-12-29