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Outdoor photo of a large stepped tank filled with still green water at dusk, with a black stone Shivalinga at its centre wrapped with an orange garland and a tall ornate Shivalinga-shaped structure with a golden crown-like top on a platform in the water. Hundreds of devotees in white clothes sit on tiered red stone steps and sit in front of an open area. In the foreground a woman with a long braid wears a white sari with an orange shawl and white flower in her hair, seated with her back to the camera facing the lingam, and several people have hands folded in anjali. A cameraman stands near the lingam. Red-brick buildings and a wall stand behind. Orange-robed figures sit on a raised platform at the upper left. This appears to be a Pratyaksha Pada Puja event, with the ritual centred on the lingam in the water and devotees seated in white for darshan.

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March 07 20162016-03-07A large outdoor photograph of a stepped stone tank with a still green-grey water surface, where a decorated floating ceremonial structure with a Shiva linga-like form and golden-orange garlands sits in the middle. Two men in plain white ritual clothing stand on the steps near a black stone Nandi-style figure, with a shorter figure in white beside them. In the foreground, many devotees in white saris and white shirts sit on the stone steps with hands folded in anjali, and one woman with hands raised in namaskar. Rows of seated devotees in white fill the tiered stone seating on both sides of the tank, with some in orange-saffron wraps. Red brick buildings and a pale wall are behind. Spectators fill the ghats, consistent with a Mahashivaratri puja at an ashram tank, and no clearly identifiable a person is visible.2016-03-07Crowds of devotees in white clothes sit on tiered stone steps around a large rectangular tank of still water at a Hindu temple complex. In the centre, a decorated kalasha-style shrine or ornamented stone platform rises from the water, and a dark stone bull statue with an orange garland sits at the water's edge in the foreground. A woman in a white sari with a red and gold border stands near the bull, facing the tank, and a cameraman in white clothes films the scene. Several people in the foreground press palms together in namaskar. Brick buildings and a sandstone wall with carvings frame the sunlit scene, which is consistent with a Mahashivaratri-style puja gathering at the tank.2016-03-07 +1 copiesA photograph from a Mahashivaratri event at an ashram, taken from the steps of a large stepped tank. Hundreds of devotees in white clothes sit on the terraced red stone steps around a rectangular water tank. In the centre, a decorated golden-and-red shrine or palanquin stands on a platform in the water, and a Shiva linga sits in the foreground. A man in white ritual dress stands near the linga, and a woman in a white sari with gold border in the foreground presses her palms together in namaste. A red multi-storey building and trees stand behind, with a wall carved with text at the right.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07 +1 copiesWide photo of a large stepped reservoir at an outdoor temple complex, with a tall black Shiva lingam with an offering garland standing in the centre of the water on a raised platform. A black stone Nandi bull sits on the near steps in the foreground, garlanded with marigold chains, and a black speaker sits beside it. Dozens of people in white and saffron clothes sit on the terraced steps and crowd the banks, many in white garments and some women in red or orange saris. Several devotees bathe and wade in the water near the lingam, while a few stand in the reservoir as others watch from above. Terraced seating surrounds the pool, lined with potted plants and a red brick building behind.2013-07-22July 01 20132013-07-01March 07 20162016-03-07A large outdoor amphitheatre with red brick tiered terraces holds a sunken square water pool at its centre. A large black stone Shivalinga on a square plinth rises from the water, with a robed figure in white and orange standing beside its base. Behind, a red multi-storey building and trees stand under an overcast sky. In the foreground, a crowd of devotees in white clothes sits on the steps, seen from behind, and many more in white are seated on the terraces to the left.2013-07-01March 07 20162016-03-07