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Night photograph of an illuminated outdoor pond setting at a temple complex. A decorated floating platform on the right is hung with coloured cloth strips, marigold-like garlands and a tiered ornamental canopy, and a small figure stands on it. Tiered red brick steps on the far side are lit with string lights, and several white-clad people stand or move along the steps and railings. Lamps and garlands line the terraced banks, and water plants float on the dark surface in the foreground.

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October 12 20112011-10-12 +1 copiesOctober 12 20112011-10-12Night view of a temple tank (kalyani-style pool) with dark still water reflecting floodlights and string lights. A decorated central platform or mandapam with a white arch, marigold garlands and a striped cloth sits in the water, approached by steps. Tiered red-brick steps on both sides are lined with potted plants and small lamps, and a few distant figures stand on the steps. Tall lattice structures glow with lights at right.2011-10-12October 12 20112011-10-12October 12 20112011-10-12Night photograph of an illuminated outdoor water temple scene. A large white shivalinga-shaped structure with colourful garlands and strings of lights stands on a platform in a reflective pool. Brick steps on the left hold several small figures in white and light clothing, some ascending toward the structure. Tiered stands on the right are lit with strings of lights and a bright floodlight. Green plants border the water on the right, and a person in a white shirt stands at the pool edge. Smoke rises faintly near the structure.2011-10-12October 12 20112011-10-12October 12 20112011-10-12Night 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.2010-11-21October 12 20112011-10-12October 12 20112011-10-12November 21 20102010-11-21