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A photograph of an outdoor temple-style amphitheatre with tiered red-brick seating filled with a large seated audience, many in white clothing. In the foreground, a raised red-draped stage holds a grand floral-decorated Nandi-style bull sculpture covered in yellow, green and orange garlands, beside a striped ceremonial canopy. A few people in white and orange sit on the stage near the decorated figure, while a reflecting pool surrounds the platform. Red flags line the edges of the stands under a cloudy sky.

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December 03 20162016-12-03 +1 copiesDecember 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor photo of a large floral-decorated Shiva lingam structure, wrapped in bands of yellow, purple and green garlands with a white and orange top, standing at the edge of a water pool. A raised red-draped stage in front holds seated people in white and orange ritual clothes, some bare-chested, performing a puja before the lingam. Rows of red seating on a terraced amphitheatre are filled with a large audience. A metal staircase scaffold stands at left and a screen is visible at the upper right under a cloudy sky.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Wide photograph of an outdoor amphitheatre-style setting beside a reflecting pool. In the centre a large rectangular stage draped in red cloth holds seated figures in orange robes and white clothing around a low dais. Behind them stands a tall ornate structure decorated with yellow, orange and white garlands and flowers, shaped like a chariot or ratha with a central framed panel. A woman in a magenta sari stands near the structure. Tiered red seating behind the stage is filled with a large audience of people in white and mixed clothing, and a camera boom extends across the right side. The pool's still water mirrors the stage and garlanded structure. Rituals appear to involve a puja or padapuja setting, though the exact ceremony is not clearly legible.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03A wide photograph of an outdoor ceremonial amphitheatre beside a large rectangular water pool. On the left, a tall ratha-style structure is covered in marigold garlands in yellow, orange and green, with a carved decorated front and ceremonial steps. A raised stage with a red fringed cloth and a striped red-and-white base holds seated people in orange and white clothes, some with chairs and a mat. Tiered red-brown stone seating in the background is filled with a large crowd of seated devotees. A crane-like camera arm extends over the pool on the right, and a clouded sky completes the scene.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02A photograph of an outdoor temple-style ceremony beside a water tank. On the left, a tall structure is decorated with yellow, orange and purple marigold garlands, with a striped arch and a decorated niche. A raised platform draped in red cloth holds seated priests and participants, including a man in an orange garment and bare-chested men wearing white dhotis. Several people sit on the platform near brass vessels and a red-and-white umbrella. Behind them, a large crowd of seated devotees fills red tiered stone steps beneath a beige wall. The shallow water reflects the structure and the platform.2016-12-03Outdoor ritual scene at a sunken water-filled stage with a large flower-decorated ceremonial structure. A tall ornate canopy-like form draped in garlands of yellow, red and green flowers stands at the left of a red-draped platform. Several people in orange and white clothing sit on red chairs and the platform, with robed figures near a pot and a small table. Rows of seated spectators fill red tiered stands behind, and a large screen is visible at upper right. Pink and white flower petals are scattered on the platform edge. The water reflects the decorated structure and stands.2016-12-03