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A wide outdoor photo of a large temple tank with a central black stone shivalinga platform and a water fountain, surrounded by tiered stone steps lined with many small black shivalingas. Red and orange flags line the walkways and railings. On the left, a shirtless man in white dhoti stands near the steps, and on the right a woman in orange robes walks down the stone steps. Several figures in white and orange clothing stand along the tank's edge, and a few devotees in saffron and white are scattered across the tiered seating under a bright blue sky with trees beyond.

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September 19 20162016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19Wide photograph of an outdoor courtyard ritual at a stepped tank with a large black stone Shiva lingam on a platform in the centre of still brown water. Rows of smaller stone lingams with round bases line the steps in the foreground. Red and orange flags stand along the railings. A woman in a yellow sari stands at the water's edge near the steps, and a man in orange robes stands at the far left beside a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti. Several people in white clothes stand along the steps and walkways, with red-roofed buildings behind. Visible people appear in the scene, and the ritual seems to involve the lingams and the tank.2016-09-19Wide outdoor photo of a tiered stone-and-brick ceremonial tank with many rows of small black lingam-like stone vessels lining the steps. Numerous people in white and in saffron/orange robes stand along the steps and at the water's edge, some carrying brass pots and kalasha vessels, some pouring water. Red flags on poles line the terraces. On the right a raised metal scaffold stair structure stands beside a water channel where a figure stands in the water. Trees and a clear sky are behind. Activity suggests an abhishekam-style water ritual, though no individual is clearly identified.2016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19A photograph of a stepped ghat beside water, lined with many black stone Shivalingas set in rows on the steps. Several people in orange and saffron robes, including a shaven-headed monk in orange, stand among the lingas, along with women in white and blue saris and kurtas. Red and orange flags line the railing above, and a brass vessel sits at the lower right corner. The ritual appears to be an abhishekam at the lingas.2016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with a large black Shivalinga rising from a square platform in the middle of a rectangular stone water tank. Rows of smaller black lingas with coiled stands line the tiered stone steps in the foreground. Several people in white ritual clothes perform worship: a woman in white stoops to pour liquid from a brass bowl over a linga, and a second person in white stands nearby. Red and orange flags on poles surround the tank, with tiered seating and a red-brick building behind. On the platform around the central linga, figures in saffron and orange robes stand near brass vessels, and a bare-chested man with a sacred thread stands at the right edge. Several more people are visible in the background near the steps, so the scene is an abhishekam-style linga worship event.2016-09-19July 22 20132013-07-22October 11 20162016-10-11