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A photograph of an outdoor ritual pool with red-brick stepped terraces at a temple complex. Numerous people in saffron and orange robes stand and sit along the tiered red steps, many near rows of red flags on poles. Several people in white and pink clothing walk along the stone steps at the water's edge, and a woman in an orange robe stands on the lower stairs. Grey stone deity sculptures line the upper terrace on the right, and a small brass vessel sits on the step at the bottom right. Blue sky with scattered clouds and tall trees appear behind the complex.

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A photograph of a stepped red-brick ghat beside a still water tank under a partly cloudy sky. Red flags on poles line the upper railing, and grey stone sculptures of figures stand along the right side of the steps. Several people in orange and saffron robes stand and move along the tiered steps and near the water's edge, with a few people in white and in pink and blue clothing nearby. A person in an orange robe on the right holds an object while standing on the steps. Reflections of orange clothing and red flags ripple across the water. Light blue-and-white clouds fill the sky, and a small white structure and lamp posts are visible at the top left.2016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19A photograph of an outdoor temple tank with stepped stone ghats. A man in a long rust-orange robe bends forward, one hand touching the wet stone step at the water's edge, as if washing or blessing the steps. Beside him a woman in a blue and white patterned kurta and white leggings stands on the wet steps near the water. Red and white flags line a tiered stone seating area behind, with rows of small stone figures on the upper terrace and a red-trimmed temple structure beyond. Other people in white clothing and an orange-robed figure stand further back on the steps. A brass bowl sits on the steps at right. The man's orange robe is a sannyasi garment; no visible identifying cues beyond robe and posture establish his identity.2016-09-19Wide photograph of an outdoor amphitheatre with tiered red-and-stone steps lined with many small grey stone figures and statues, with a larger seated sculpture at the upper left. Red flags on tall poles line the terraces and railings. Hundreds of seated attendees fill the upper tiers in casual and bright clothing. A still water channel at the front reflects the steps, flags and blue sky. The venue is an open-air ceremonial amphitheatre with no clearly identifiable person at the front of the crowd.2016-12-05A photo of a large stepped temple tank with dark water on the left, lined with rows of black stone Shiva lingams on the tiered stone steps. Many people in white ritual clothes, including women in white saris and men in white dhotis, bend over the lingams and pour water or milk from brass vessels, a scene of abhishekam. Some men are bare-chested with white cloths. Orange-robed attendants stand along the upper steps among red flags on the railings, with dark stone statues and red-roofed buildings behind.2016-09-19A wide photograph of a temple courtyard with a large black stone Shiva lingam on a raised platform in a rectangular water pool, approached by stone steps. In the foreground, a black stone Nandi bull with a pink garland sits by terraced red-seated tiers lined with red flags. On the left, several people in orange and saffron clothing wade and stand at the water's edge, one wearing bare-chested red-orange cloth. Along the tiers and paths, about a dozen people in white clothes walk and stand. Clay pots and brass vessels sit on the steps, and a red-brick building with a dome stands at the left.2016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19Outdoor temple tank ritual at a stepped stone pool with greenish water. Rows of black Shivalingas line the wet steps. Several people in white ritual clothes carry brass pots of water and pour it over the lingams. A woman in a white sari with a red-orange garland stands at center holding a brass vessel, beside a man with long matted hair and a white dhoti. Other devotees in white bend and pour along the steps, and orange-clad figures and red flags appear in the background amid tiered red seating. This is an abhishekam offering at the lingams.2016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19Photograph of a large group of people seated in rows on red-brick stepped terraces beside a still water tank at dusk. Most attendees wear white clothing, with a few in orange and other colours. A figure in orange and white stands near the left edge at the water's edge, and a white van is parked at the top of the steps under a pale evening sky. The steps descend toward the water, with a railing and a metal ladder-like structure along the left side.2010-12-02September 19 20162016-09-19 +1 copies