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A photo of a large rectangular reflecting pool at an outdoor ashram venue, with terraced red steps on both sides. In the centre of the water stands a decorated platform framed by marigold garlands and yellow, orange and purple floral festoons, topped by a large black stone shivalinga-shaped structure with a white band. Red multi-storey buildings and palm trees stand behind, with a few small white-clad figures visible on the left terraces and a wooden boat hull at right. Green leaves frame the foreground.

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July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of an outdoor temple pool at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Bidadi. In the centre a large black Shiva linga stands on a raised platform in the water, wrapped in bands of yellow, orange and purple marigold garlands with green leaves. Red-and-white bunting and banana-leaf decorations line a metal staircase rising from the pool. Tiered rows of red seats fill the background beside a red brick building. On the right foreground a dark stone Nandi bull head is in sharp focus, and a few white-clad people stand on the steps at the left edge. No prominent person is shown in close view.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22A 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.2013-07-22Wide 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.2013-07-22July 29 20132013-07-29A photograph of an outdoor tiered amphitheatre built around a large rectangular pool of turquoise water. At the centre stands a raised platform holding a dark black shiva lingam with a white horizontal line marking on its face, framed by an arched black backdrop. The lingam and platform are heavily decorated with marigold and yellow garlands, orange and red drapes, and banana plant decorations. Rows of red seats fill the stepped stands, and two people stand on a small upper railing beside the platform. Red brick buildings and a grey sky form the background, with the lingam reflected in the water.2013-07-22A photograph of an outdoor temple pool at a large amphitheatre-style complex. In the foreground a dark stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with purple and white flowers, sits at the pool edge. In the centre a black Shivalinga stands on a raised platform in the water, decorated with a bright multicolour flower garland and yellow-orange festoons, with a bank of red-brick tiered seating behind it. Ornamental banana-leaf and palm decorations frame the scene, and a red multi-storey building stands in the background. Along the left, a crowd of people in white clothes sits on the stepped seating, and a small figure in orange is visible at the lower right edge.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22A 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.2013-07-22July 29 20132013-07-29