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Outdoor photograph of a stepped stone tank with still water, where several people in saffron-orange robes stand among rows of dark polished stone lingams on raised platforms. Red triangular flags on poles line the edges, and a tiered stone amphitheatre with seating and white-clad onlookers stands behind. A white-clad figure with a shaved head is visible, and a woman in orange-robe attire with long hair stands nearer the water. Bright cloudy sky overhead.

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A wide outdoor photo of a large temple tank with a central black stone shivalinga platform and a water fountain, surrounded by tiered stone steps lined with many small black shivalingas. Red and orange flags line the walkways and railings. On the left, a shirtless man in white dhoti stands near the steps, and on the right a woman in orange robes walks down the stone steps. Several figures in white and orange clothing stand along the tank's edge, and a few devotees in saffron and white are scattered across the tiered seating under a bright blue sky with trees beyond.2016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19March 26 20172017-03-26A photo of many devotees in orange and saffron clothing seated on red-painted tiered steps among rows of black stone Shivalinga-shaped pedestals with brass vessels placed at their bases. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in namaskar beside a woman in a white top with a grey hair bun. Another devotee in orange sits to her left, and a red flag stands at the left edge. The setting resembles a large ceremonial gathering at a KAILASA temple-style event.2016-12-14September 19 20162016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a stepped ghat beside water, lined with many black stone Shivalingas set in rows on the steps. Several people in orange and saffron robes, including a shaven-headed monk in orange, stand among the lingas, along with women in white and blue saris and kurtas. Red and orange flags line the railing above, and a brass vessel sits at the lower right corner. The ritual appears to be an abhishekam at the lingas.2016-09-19Wide photograph of an outdoor courtyard ritual at a stepped tank with a large black stone Shiva lingam on a platform in the centre of still brown water. Rows of smaller stone lingams with round bases line the steps in the foreground. Red and orange flags stand along the railings. A woman in a yellow sari stands at the water's edge near the steps, and a man in orange robes stands at the far left beside a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti. Several people in white clothes stand along the steps and walkways, with red-roofed buildings behind. Visible people appear in the scene, and the ritual seems to involve the lingams and the tank.2016-09-19July 24 20172017-07-24March 26 20172017-03-26A 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 20162016-09-19