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Night photograph at a temple tank with a black stone shivalinga-style structure on a tiered pedestal in the water, water spraying from its top, and red-and-white striped steps and wall behind. A white boat decorated with garlands and a multicoloured umbrella carries a deity murti adorned with flowers, with two people in saffron and white clothes beside it. A man in white stands on the bank pulling a rope attached to the boat, and another in white stands in the water at the stern. Strings of lights hang above and a ladder rises at left.

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November 20 20102010-11-20November 22 20102010-11-22December 07 20092009-12-07Night photograph of a water ritual at a temple tank. A tall black stone shivalinga-style column with a fountain of water stands at the left edge of a red-and-white striped pool platform. A white raft-like float carrying a deity murti decorated with garlands in pink and green sits on dark water with a small ornate red-and-white parasol above it. A seated person in saffron-orange robes sits on the float, and another person in white garments stands in the water pushing the float. Other figures in white clothes are partly visible on the water and at the edge. Red tiered stone steps and strings of lights frame the scene.2010-11-22October 12 20112011-10-12December 09 20162016-12-09November 22 20102010-11-22A night temple ritual photographed from behind. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and an orange-saffron shawl raises a small gold umbrella over an ornate kalasha-style offering decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and a red rose garland. A brass lamp stands at right, smoke rises at left, and a cameraman films at the far left. Behind the altar, a framed portrait of a bearded man with an orange cloth is visible; no clear face-based identification is made. Hanging decorative streamers and a yellow-trimmed canopy frame the scene.2016-12-07 +1 copiesNovember 23 20102010-11-23November 14 20132013-11-14October 17 20102010-10-17Night photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a large illuminated stone lingam decorated with bands of marigold garlands in yellow, orange, purple, white and green. Water sprays from the top of the lingam against a dark sky. A metal staircase with garlanded railings rises beside it, and a small golden deity murti sits in a golden arch on the left. Gold-plated kalasha vessels stand on the stone platform. Rows of seated devotees in white clothing fill the tiered stone seating behind, and a gold throne with a red-draped stage is visible at right, with a large screen on the far right. Two people stand near the staircase at left.2016-12-23