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Wide view of a large terraced stone amphitheatre-style courtyard around a rectangular water tank. In the centre stands a tall black Shiva linga on a raised platform reached by a white metal staircase and walkway over the water. Rows of red-cushioned seating step down toward the tank, lined with red flags. Several people in white and saffron clothing walk along the steps and the far terraces. In the lower left, two saffron-robed figures sit beside a red flag bearing a printed portrait. A few small figures stand on the foreground steps and a person in white stands at the lower right near the water. Under a partly cloudy sky with trees and palms beyond the boundary wall.

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September 19 20162016-09-19 +1 copiesPhoto 11705323Wide view of a tiered stone amphitheatre beside a water tank at a temple-style courtyard, with red-orange flags in the left foreground. Many people in white ritual clothing climb and stand across the terraced steps, some carrying items. On the right, a white metal staircase and platform lead to a dark stone structure rising from the water, with two figures in orange near its base. Trees, palms and a long beige wall sit behind under a pale sky.2016-09-19 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20162016-09-19Wide outdoor photo of a tiered stone-and-brick ceremonial tank with many rows of small black lingam-like stone vessels lining the steps. Numerous people in white and in saffron/orange robes stand along the steps and at the water's edge, some carrying brass pots and kalasha vessels, some pouring water. Red flags on poles line the terraces. On the right a raised metal scaffold stair structure stands beside a water channel where a figure stands in the water. Trees and a clear sky are behind. Activity suggests an abhishekam-style water ritual, though no individual is clearly identified.2016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19Wide 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.2016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19Photo 11705324 +2 copiesA 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.2016-09-19October 17 20102010-10-17October 11 20162016-10-11