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Wide outdoor photograph of a rectangular tank of still green water at dusk, ringed by tiered stone steps packed with seated devotees. A yellow and red decorated walkway leads from the near bank to a central raised platform with a striped yellow-and-black canopy, where a tall figure in blue stands. A line of robed figures in orange and white climbs the walkway, several in orange garments and white dhotis. Bystanders in white clothes, many with red shawls, fill the foreground, with yellow umbrellas and a cameraman in the right corner. Palm trees and a white boundary wall frame the background.

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February 27 20142014-02-27February 27 20142014-02-27December 27 20162016-12-27A wide outdoor photograph of a large rectangular reflecting pool at an ashram, with red brick terraced seating rising on both sides filled with white-clad devotees. In the centre a tall white and red ceremonial platform stands in the water, with a figure in white at its top beside saffron-robed attendants holding up kalasha-style vessels and a garlanded decorated structure. A few people in white and saffron stand on the steps at the right. In the foreground, a small group of people in white sits on the pool's edge, backs to the camera, watching the ritual across the water. Potted plants line the edge and trees and a building appear in the background.2015-07-31February 27 20142014-02-27Wide view of an outdoor sacred tank at dusk, with a central raised shrine platform built over the still water, draped with a striped red and yellow cloth and decorated with yellow-orange garlands on the railing. Several people in orange and saffron robes stand on the walkway over the water near the shrine. Tiered stone steps on the right hold a large crowd of seated devotees, many in white clothes, with a few orange-clad figures near the front. In the foreground, devotees sit on the bank: a small child with a red mark on the forehead, a woman in a white sari, an elderly woman with grey hair in an orange shawl, and others. Brick-lined terraces and palm trees frame the scene.2016-12-27Dusk ritual at an outdoor tiered stone tank with still green water, where a large black Shiva linga stands on a raised red-and-yellow draped platform at the centre. Two rows of saffron-robed priests and devotees stand on the steps near a large black linga and white ritual cloth, one priest holding a ritual implement. In the foreground, many devotees sit on the terraced steps in white and cream saris and dhotis, some with plaited hair, watching the abhishekam. Red-cushioned seating fills the amphitheatre behind, with a golden temple tower and a red multi-storey building beyond.2016-12-27Outdoor photo of a large stepped amphitheatre beside a rectangular water pool at a Dhyanapeetam-style ceremony, with a tall decorated structure at the pool's edge. A central pillar-shaped shrine is wrapped in yellow, orange and purple fabric with a golden top, and a red-draped platform stands beside it. Hundreds of seated participants fill the steps and tiers, many in white, green and saffron clothing, some sitting with their hands together, while a few stand near the water. A tall orange-red building and a clear sky with trees frame the scene.2016-12-18Outdoor photograph of a large stepped stone tank with red sandstone steps, filled with water, where many people in white and mixed-colour clothes wade and bathe. At the centre, a decorated raft or float covered in marigold and flower garlands carries figures in orange and saffron robes beneath a small orange umbrella canopy, with attendants in white around it. Some people on the upper steps wear orange and white, and a few lamps and garlands decorate the setting. The scene suggests a sacred tank ritual, with a small shrine structure at the left edge.2010-07-26A large black Shiva lingam stands on a raised flower-decorated platform in a reflecting pool, wrapped in garlands of orange, yellow, white and purple marigolds. A long yellow-garlanded walkway leads down to the water, and saffron-robed monks in orange garments walk along it toward the lingam. Beyond, rows of people in white clothing sit on red steps under white umbrellas and a decorated ratha-style canopy, with a seated figure in saffron at the centre. Abhishekam is being performed on the lingam.2013-12-27December 27 20162016-12-27A large outdoor ritual at a water tank: a huge black shivalinga stands on a red-and-white platform in the water, draped in marigold garlands and multicolored bunting. A yellow-and-orange garlanded walkway leads down into the pool, where saffron-robed monks wade toward the lingam. A white-clad devotee kneels at the water's edge. Above, a tiered stone terrace holds rows of white-clad devotees, orange-robed figures seated on red chairs, and white parasols. A decorated ratha stands on the upper right. Dozens of people are visible.2013-12-27