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Outdoor photo of a large black stone Shivling rising from a shallow pool of water, with a striped red and white stepped embankment on the right. Many people in white clothing stand and bathe in the water and along the steps, some with their hands together. A few men in saffron-orange robes stand near the right edge of the crowd. Palm trees, a rainbow-striped flag line and a clear blue sky frame the scene.

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January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor photo of a large black stone Shivalingam rising from a water-filled tank with red-and-white striped walls. Many devotees in white clothes stand waist-deep in the water and along the stepped edges, some bathing and some watching. Several people in orange and saffron robes stand at the left edge near a decorated palanquin-like platform with yellow and orange decorations. Palm trees, orange flag strings and a clear sky appear in the background. The scene suggests abhishekam or a sacred bathing ritual at the lingam.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02A large black Shiva lingam stands in the middle of a shallow stepped tank of water, with a multicoloured band around its upper shaft. Many devotees, mostly in white clothes, bathe and wade in the water around it, some submerged to the waist. On the left, figures in orange robes stand near the water's edge beside yellow and orange offerings, and a crowd sits on white-and-red striped steps at the right under strings of flags. Palm trees and a clear blue sky frame the scene.2009-01-02A large black stone Shivalingam rises from a shallow pool on the left, with a striped coloured border around its base and water spraying upward beside it. Many people bathe and wade in the brown water in front of it, some submerged to the shoulders. On the right, a crowd of dozens stands on red-and-white striped stone steps, mostly in white clothes with some in orange and saffron. Trees and a clear blue sky sit behind the steps.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02A large black stone Shiva lingam with a yoni-shaped base stands in a shallow pool of water at an outdoor temple tank. Crowds of devotees bathe and wade in the water, many in white clothes, with some in orange and saffron garments. Tiered white-and-red steps line the pool, filled with onlookers, and a few people on the far side wear orange. Leafy branches frame the top of the scene under a clear blue sky. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor photo of a large water tank at a temple complex, with a tall black Shiva lingam on a round black yoni-pitha rising from the water, with water jets spraying from it. Crowds of devotees wade and bathe in the brown water, many in white clothes, some with children and colourful balloons. On the left, a palanquin-like ornate golden decorated structure with an orange-robed figure stands on the steps near a man in white with an orange shawl. Strings of orange and red pennants stretch along the red-and-white striped walls under a clear blue sky.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Large black Shiva lingam stands on a stepped platform at the left edge of a water tank, with a rainbow-striped ring around its top. Many devotees wade and bathe in the water, some in white dhotis and saris, others in saffron-orange robes. On the right, a crowd lines red-and-white striped steps and terraces, watching the ritual under a clear blue sky, with trees and flag bunting in the background. A few devotees in saffron stand near a small decorated palanquin or canopy at the water's edge, with a golden parasol-like structure visible. The scene reads as a sacred bathing ritual or abhishekam-related event at a temple tank.2009-01-02