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Elevated view of a large outdoor ritual at a stepped tank. Many devotees sit in rows on tiered red stone steps, most in white dhotis and saris with gold borders, while a group in saffron and orange robes sits to the left, many holding brass cups or small vessels. Dark stone lingams are arranged on the steps in front of them, some topped with garlands. Shallow green water fills the tank beside the steps, and a few people in white stand on the lower steps near the water. A person in white stands at the water's edge at centre, and a few white-clad people sit on the far stepped platform, near a small canopy and the distant hall. A kumkum-marked figure leads the rows. The image is a wide photograph with a logo at upper left and a copyright credit at lower right.

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March 07 20162016-03-07A large outdoor ritual at a stepped amphitheatre-style pool. Dozens of priests in saffron-orange and white dhotis sit on rows of black stone shivalinga-shaped pedestals along the tiered steps, many holding brass vessels, bells and ritual implements, with brass plates of flowers, fruit and offerings in front of them. Several standing attendants in orange and white move along the steps. Across the water stands a tall black linga-form monument with a golden face, above a decorated platform with a red-and-white striped cloth, and red flags line the edge. The scene reads as a mass abhishekam or puja with many participants.2017-07-24 +1 copiesMay 29 20172017-05-29July 24 20172017-07-24Outdoor photo of a large temple tank with still water in the foreground, where many devotees sit on stone steps beside rows of black shivalingams on pedestals. Devotees wear orange and saffron robes and white clothes, some in pink or red saris, performing an abhishekam-style ritual. A decorated central pavilion with a colourful, patterned structure stands in the water, and tiered stone steps with seated crowds rise on both sides under morning sunlight. Brick buildings and trees frame the scene. A few people appear in the far stands.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA wide view of an outdoor ritual at a stepped temple pool with a central raised platform. Many seated participants in rows fill the terraced stands, most shirtless or in white dhotis, some in saffron or orange robes. Before them stand black stone shivalingams on the steps, with brass bowls and small lamps placed among them. Red flags line the railings. In the pool a figure stands in water, and a decorated dais with a figure in ornate red and gold sits at the pool's edge. Above, a tall black stone structure rises near the back wall. Trees with white flowers frame the upper left. The scene suggests a large-scale abhishekam or puja.2017-07-24 +1 copiesJuly 24 20172017-07-24Wide overhead view of a large outdoor ritual at a tiered stone amphitheatre. Many priests in saffron-orange and white dhotis sit on the terraced steps, each beside a black shivalinga on a black yoni-pitha base. Brass kalashas, metal bowls, flower offerings, trays of fruit and sweets, and small oil lamps are arranged before them. A pool of water and a large black shivalinga with a gold-trimmed stand sit at the right, with a few orange-robed figures standing near the edge. Tall red flags and a red-brick building are visible at the top.2017-07-24A large outdoor photo of a Shivalinga-filled amphitheatre-style stepped tank during a ritual gathering at an ashram. Rows of black Shivalinga stones stand on tiered stone steps, with devotees seated behind them, many in white and yellow clothes, some in saffron and red, some holding small brass vessels and plates. A square pool of greenish water sits in the centre, with an ornately decorated, multi-coloured structure with a dark canopy and red-and-gold garlands rising from a platform in the pool. Audience members in white are seated on the tiers at the upper right, and a few people stand along the railings. The setting is a red-brick and stone enclosure under a clear sky, consistent with a Swayambu Linga abhishekam or Pratyaksha Pada Puja-style gathering. Roughly 50 to 100 people are visible.2016-03-07A large outdoor ritual at a stepped stone amphitheatre in front of a tall white Shiva lingam on a raised pedestal. Rows of people in orange and white garments sit on the red-tiled steps, each before a black lingam on a stone yoni base with brass plates, lamps, flowers and offerings. Many wear orange cloths, some bare-chested with white dhotis, and several stand at the lower level. Orange flags stand along the railings and a red-brick building rises behind. Given the large number of seated ritual participants, this appears to be a group abhishekam or puja at the lingams, with the central lingam being honoured.2017-07-24July 24 20172017-07-24