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Night view of a temple tank with red stone steps lit by strings of multicoloured lights in red, green, yellow and orange that run along the edge and reflect in the water. On the left, a group of people in white clothing gathers on the steps near a small canopy and a decorated palanquin-style structure with lamps. A tall black Shiva lingam with gold-coloured decorative yoni-side pieces stands on a raised platform at right, bright floodlights illuminating it. Small oil lamps line the steps. The scene evokes a Karthikai Deepam lamp-lighting ceremony at the temple tank.

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Night photograph of a temple tank with stepped stone ghats lined with small oil lamps, strung with colourful festoon lights above. On the far left upper steps, a group of people in white clothing gathers near a lit platform with a small flame and orange-clad figures, while several white-clad figures stand on the steps. On the right, a dark stone Shiva lingam with a black shrine and gold ornamental arches rises from a platform reached by a metal staircase, illuminated by a bright floodlight, its reflection visible in the still water. Kartheekai Deepam lamp-lighting setting.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Night photograph of a temple tank at Bhagavan a person's ashram, viewed from a raised position. A large black Shiva lingam stands on a raised platform in the water, with a yoni base, gold-coloured ornaments and a floral garland. Tiered red-brick steps descend to the water on the left, with metal railings and a bright floodlight above. Strings of multicoloured lights and bunting stretch across the scene. Several people in white clothes stand on the steps and along the tank edge, and a decorated palanquin or ratha with lit lamps is visible in the distance at upper left. The water reflects the lights and the lingam.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Night photograph of a large illuminated temple tank with stepped white-and-red stone ghats on the left, crowded with many people in white and light clothing gathered along the steps and water's edge. Small lamps and string lights reflect on the dark water. On the right, a tall fountain jet rises beside a dark stone structure with a lit pillar and shrine-like form. Strings of orange lights line the far edges of the tank. Some figures stand waist-deep in the water near the steps, appearing to take part in a bathing or ritual gathering. No speaker or identifiable central figure is clearly visible.2009-01-02Night photograph of a lit temple tank at the Jayanti Brahmotsavam 2009 event, with rows of tiered seating around the water. Strings of small oil lamps and coloured lights line the far bank, and their reflections shimmer on the dark water. A tall black shivalinga-style stone structure rises on the right edge beside a small boat. In the lower left foreground, a group of people in white clothes sits on the steps by the water, some seen from behind in silhouette, while others are seated near the tank.2009-01-02Night view of an outdoor temple tank with a striped stone staircase on the left lined with a crowd of people in white clothes, some in saffron and red. Several people stand in the shallow water near the steps, and oil lamps or lights glow on the water's surface. On the right, a tall Shivalinga stands in the tank with a fountain jet arching behind it, its base and shaft decorated with green and yellow garlands. Rows of string lights and a green floodlight illuminate the scene, with a building and trees in the dark background.2009-01-02November 21 20102010-11-21