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Wide view of an outdoor amphitheatre-style ritual pool at a large gathering. A rectangular stone pool holds water with a red-draped platform in the centre, where an ornate golden throne-like seat with a central figure stands under a canopy. Rows of seated devotees fill terraced steps on both sides, many in white and colourful clothing, with a crowd of onlookers filling the upper seating. In the foreground, men with bare upper bodies sit beside black stone shivalingam-shaped pedestals and brass pots and lamps. Red flags line the water's edge and a red-and-white garland hangs at the right. Some attendees are visible in the foreground wearing white and saffron clothing.

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December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03 +3 copiesWide view of a large outdoor amphitheatre ceremony beside a water tank, with a central raised red-draped platform and a tall golden ornate ceremonial structure rising behind it. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the tiered stone steps and banks, many in white and orange clothing, some bare-chested in white dhotis. Rows of black stone lingam-shaped shivalingams line the front steps in the foreground, and orange flags stand along the edges. The platform is occupied by ritual participants, with no clearly identifiable individual leader visible at this distance.2016-12-03Wide outdoor photo of a large ritual event at an open-air amphitheatre with a rectangular water tank in the centre. Rows of black Shiva lingams line the left foreground, and many bare-chested men in white dhotis sit on the steps beside them. A red-draped platform stands in the water, with a gold, yellow and red ornate throne-like structure behind it where robed figures sit. Hundreds of seated spectators fill tiered stone seating on the right, and red flags line the water's edge. A red-and-cream building and a tree sit beyond the tiers under a cloudy sky.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Large outdoor ceremony at a stepped stone tank with a red-draped platform in the water. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the tiered stone steps and gallery, many bare-chested in white or cream dhotis, others in white and coloured saris and kurtas. Black stone shivalingam-shaped pillars line the foreground rows. Red and orange flags ring the water, and a large ornate golden palanquin or throne stands on the far platform, with a priestly figure in white near it. Overall a crowded temple-style pada puja gathering, but individual faces are not clearly visible.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor photograph of a large ceremonial gathering at a temple-style courtyard with a water channel. In the foreground, many devotees, mostly men bare-chested or in white and pink garments, sit on tiered stone steps lined with brass kalashas and pots. A red-draped stage holds a few seated figures before an ornate golden-and-black decorated structure, a throne-like vahana or palanquin. Red flags line the water edge, and terraced seating in the background is filled with a dense crowd. Red-trimmed pavilion tents and a pink multi-storey building stand behind, under an overcast sky.2016-12-03A large outdoor photograph of a crowded amphitheatre-style ceremony beside a rectangular water pool lined with red flags. In the centre, a gold-and-striped ornate ratha or palanquin-like structure stands on a red-draped platform in the water, with several figures seated on it. Hundreds of spectators fill the tiered red seating on the right and back, while in the foreground many men, some bare-chested and some in white, sit on the steps with black cushions beside a wooden railing, with white flowering branches at the left edge. Some people hold their hands together in devotion. The setting and gathering suggest a ritual event, with the central figures too small and distant to identify.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03 +2 copies