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A photograph of a tiered red stone bathing tank with rows of small stone shrines or lingam-like pillars along its steps. Many people in orange and saffron robes sit in rows on the upper steps, several with hands raised, some seated in meditative posture. In the foreground, men in orange robes stand and move in shallow water near the tank steps, and a cameraman in white shirt films beside a tripod on the steps. Potted plants line the left steps and white metal railings run diagonally through the scene.

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A photograph of a red-tiered stone amphitheatre-style ghat beside a still pool, its many steps lined with rows of small grey Shivalinga-shaped stone bases. Around a dozen or so people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on the steps in the centre left, some with hands folded, some holding small objects, with a copper vessel placed nearby. Several more seated figures in orange clothing continue to the right on the upper tiers. A woman in a dark-red sari sits at the far left edge. Potted plants and a white metal railing frame the lower steps, with a wire fence and stone wall behind.2013-06-04June 04 20132013-06-04A photograph of many people seated in rows on red-painted tiered steps beside a water pool, playing wind and brass instruments. The musicians wear orange and saffron robes, and several wear red or pink shawls. Each performer sits before a dark stone pedestal and a small stone lamp-like pillar on the steps. Potted plants and flowering shrubs line the right edge, and white metal railings run diagonally across the scene.2013-06-04October 28 20132013-10-28October 28 20132013-10-28Photograph of a large outdoor Rudra-Abhishekam at a red-brick stepped tank beside a temple. Rows of black Shiva lingams on pedestal bases fill the terraced steps. Women in saffron-orange robes with gold-edged borders and rudraksha malas sit in front, one holding a pink flower over a lingam, hands in anjali. Further back, rows of people in maroon and red clothing sit at the lingams, and a photographer stands on the left steps. Water fills the tank at left, and trees and a white railing frame the scene.2013-06-07June 07 20132013-06-07June 07 20132013-06-07 +1 copiesJune 07 20132013-06-07Five people in white clothing sit on a tiered red-painted stone stepped structure with rows of small grey stone lingam-like pillars and shrine niches, facing a still water tank. Several hold yellow-tipped ritual items or long wands, and one wears a red shawl. A white railing runs along the water's edge, with potted plants at left and a flowing stream of water falling from a spout at right. A dark object is blurred in the upper right corner. No speaker is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-06-04Outdoor photograph of a temple tank with stepped stone ghats lined with many black shivalinga-shaped lamps and small stone lingams. Numerous devotees in saffron-orange robes walk down the steps and along the pool edge. A man in a white dhoti stands on the steps, and a woman in a dark sari walks near a small golden-yellow canopy umbrella. Near the water, a figure in white clothing and an orange-clad group gather beside a metal railed walkway. On the right, a deity murti sits in a shrine niche with red and gold decorations. Red-painted temple buildings and trees rise behind.2018-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a tiered red brick amphitheatre-like structure lined with rows of black stone shiva lingam-style bases, with dozens of young people in orange robes seated on the steps playing wind instruments. In the foreground a green water pool is bordered by a metal chain-link and rail fence. Several potted plants sit at the lower right. The seated group numbers roughly two dozen or more, with many rows visible behind the front row.2013-07-29