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Wide outdoor photograph of a large reflecting pool at an ashram amphitheatre, with a central platform holding a tall shrine-like structure with a dark arched niche, decorated with yellow, orange and red marigold garlands and mango-leaf-style festoons. Terraced red seating rises on both sides and a stairway with white railings leads up to a red building. A few distant figures in white and orange-red clothing stand on the left stairs and at the top, but none are close enough to identify. Palms and potted plants line the edges, and the water mirrors the decorated structure.

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A large black Shiva lingam, draped in marigold garlands and yellow, orange and purple floral festoons, stands on a raised red platform in the middle of a still reflecting pool. Stone steps and tiered red seating rise on either side, with a few white-clad people seated on the left steps and two figures standing near the top of the structure. A red-brick building and palm trees form the backdrop under an overcast sky, and a tall lamp-like light rig with rows of lights sits at the right edge.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22A large dark grey Shivalinga stands on a raised platform in the middle of a reflecting water pool, decorated with bands of marigold garlands in yellow, orange, red, and green, and a white band around its middle. Behind it, tiered red seating rises toward a red multi-storey building, with banana plants and white railings. On a raised scaffold stage to the left, several people in white clothing stand near the top of the stairs. A camera crane is visible at the upper left. Nearly all of the event area is empty of crowds in this view.2013-07-22A photograph of an outdoor sacred pool at an ashram, with a large black linga-shaped shrine standing on a raised platform in the middle of still blue-green water. The shrine is decorated with colourful marigold garlands in yellow, orange, green and purple, and draped with strings of flowers. Tiered red steps and a metal railing line the pool, with white-clad people and orange-robed figures visible on the left stairs, and a multicoloured light display runs along the right wall. Palm plants and a red multi-storey building stand behind, and the shrine's reflection fills the water.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of a large black Shivalinga on a raised platform in the middle of a reflecting pool, decorated with a dense garland of marigolds and striped fabric in yellow, orange, green and red. Several people in orange and saffron robes stand on a red-brick staircase and balcony at the upper left, some with hands raised, while a few people in white stand at the lower left edge. Terraced red steps line the pool and the water mirrors the entire scene.2013-07-29July 29 20132013-07-29A photograph of a large Shiva lingam set on a raised platform in the middle of a still reflecting pool at an outdoor ashram venue. The lingam is decorated with bands of marigold garlands in yellow, orange, red and purple, and a white cloth is wrapped around its base. Red-tiered stone seating rises on both sides, with a red-painted building and palm fronds decorating the stairs. A few people in white and orange clothes stand on the left stairs, and a crane-mounted camera hangs above the scene.2013-07-22A large outdoor water tank holds a tall cylindrical blue Shivling draped with a garland band of marigolds in orange, yellow and red, set on a striped platform in the water. A staircase with railings leads up to the top of the Shivling, where several people in orange and white robes stand and climb. Red-tiered stone seating surrounds the tank, with a few seated devotees in orange and white at the left and a red multi-storey building behind. The scene is a sacred abhishekam setting with the lingam decorated and approached by devotees.2013-07-29July 29 20132013-07-29July 22 20132013-07-22July 29 20132013-07-29