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Night photograph of an illuminated temple tank with a large black Shiva lingam on a raised red-and-white base in the center, with water jets spraying up beside it. Colourful string lights and decorations frame the scene. A small wooden platform sits in the water with a single person in orange clothing seated on it. Large crowds in white clothes sit on tiered stands lining the tank, and more people are gathered along the far bank under festival lights.

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December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 06 20162016-12-06January 02 20102010-01-02 +6 copiesNight photograph of a large outdoor temple tank ceremony at an ashram. Seated devotees fill terraced stone steps in the foreground, many bare-chested or in saffron and orange cloth, with some wearing garlands. Across the water a raised red-draped platform holds a golden canopied throne-like structure with seated priests and attendants performing a puja near a deity murti. Red and orange flags line the water's edge, strings of lights decorate the surrounding buildings and trees, and a large crowd sits in tiered seating behind. Lamps and offerings are visible around the platform.2016-12-06December 12 20162016-12-12Night photograph of an illuminated outdoor ceremony at a temple-style pond. A large black Shivalinga stands in the water on a square red-and-white platform, with a tall water fountain spraying behind it. Rows of seated devotees fill the stone terraces on both sides, many in white clothing, facing the pond. Small figures near the centre are seated under a light canopy on a raised platform beside the water. Strings of coloured lights, red and green, outline the pavilions and the tiered building at right, and a bright floodlight glows in the background.2013-12-26Night view of an outdoor ceremonial amphitheatre lit by floodlights and rows of oil lamps along the back wall and the reflecting water pool in front. A large tiered stage holds a tall decorated structure with yellow and blue striped drapery and a metal staircase rising to the platform. A dense crowd of seated devotees fills the stepped seating on both sides, many in white, yellow and colourful saris and kurtas, with some standing near the pool edge and at the stairs. Several people in orange clothing stand near the central stage. Trees frame the right edge.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Night view of the Vaidya Sarovar tank at Bidadi, lined with rows of lit oil lamps along its steps and edges. A large black Shiva linga stands on a raised platform in the water, with a fountain jet rising behind it. Tiered red-and-white seating on the left holds many small figures in white clothing, and a bright floodlight glows in the background. The scene is a night festival gathering around the sacred water.2010-01-02 +2 copiesNight photo of an illuminated temple tank with a dark stone structure rising from a platform in the middle of the water, with water spraying from above it. A saffron-robed figure sits cross-legged on a low platform at the water's edge, with a second saffron-clad attendant nearby. A line of white-clad and saffron-clad devotees stands along the right-hand steps of the tank. Spectators are seated on tiered steps in the background, and colourful lights, bunting and a lit building with red and white decoration frame the scene.2013-12-26