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Dusk view of an outdoor water tank with a large black Shivalinga on a platform at its left edge, draped with a garland and bright lights, with water jets spraying around it. Several people stand waist-deep in the water near the lingam, and a group of people stands on the stepped seating at right, looking toward the water. Terraced red seating rises behind the pool, lit with rows of small lamps, with three or four glowing orange lamp-shaped motifs above the steps and trees and a hazy sky beyond.

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July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26Dusk view of a large tiered red-stepped amphitheatre around a rectangular water tank. At the centre stands a tall black Shivalinga on a platform, garlanded with yellow and orange flower strands, with water jets spraying around it. Around 30 people are visible, some bathing or standing waist-deep in the water near the lingam and others seated on the steps in white clothes. Floodlights and tall trees frame the site at dusk.2010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26Dusk view of a stepped stone tank at a temple complex, with rows of tiered red steps lit by orange lamps along their edges. A tall black Shivalinga stands on a raised platform in the water at centre, with water jets spraying around it. Dozens of people in white clothing stand and wade in the water around a decorated palanquin with a red canopy and floral garlands, while others sit on the steps at left. Unfinished multi-storey buildings with spires rise in the background, and small lit lamp motifs decorate the right side.2010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26Dusk view of a large stepped tank at Bidadi, its water lit by rows of oil lamps along the tiered red steps. In the centre stands a tall dark shivalinga-style structure with a small platform and a ceremonial fountain spray. Around it, many people in white clothes stand waist-deep in the water, some bathing and others walking along the steps and edges. Crowds on the banks and steps watch, some in pink and white saris. Orange glowing outlines of a trident and kalasha-like motifs appear on the far wall, and a half-built concrete building and trees frame the sky.2010-07-26Dusk view of a large black Shivalinga standing on a circular stone base in a shallow water tank, draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and white flower strands. Water jets spray upward beside it. Many people in white clothes stand and wade in the water around the base, and a staircase rail rises on the left. Tiered red stepped seating lit with rows of small oil lamps lines the background, with lit diya-style lamp motifs and a tree under a pink-grey evening sky.2010-07-26