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Outdoor ritual at a stepped water tank with white and red striped steps. A young man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a multicolour flower garland, walking along the water's edge past several black stone shivalingams draped in white cloth and garlanded with white and red flowers. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad attendants stand on the steps; one attendant holds a trident-like staff and another carries a small ceremonial vessel. Devotees in white and orange watch, and a child in white is held on the right. The scene suggests a Rudrabhishekam or bhoomi puja style ritual at a temple tank.

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July 07 20092009-07-07July 08 20092009-07-08July 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor photo of a ritual at a water tank with red-and-white striped steps. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a red-and-white garland and rudraksha-style beads, stands at the water's edge with raised hands. Beside them a second person in orange holds a staff, and a bald man in orange robes wades in the water. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas stand on the steps and in the water, some with folded hands. Along the steps, black stone lingams draped in white cloth and garlanded with flowers sit in a row. Palm trees and a grey sky appear in the background. a person is the long-haired figure in saffron with the garland and beads.2009-07-08July 07 20092009-07-07July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor ritual at a water tank with stepped red-and-white banks. A woman in a red sari with a garland holds a brass vessel and pours water over a row of black Shiva lingams draped in white cloth and wreathed with flower garlands. Several people in saffron robes stand along the steps and at the water's edge, and a line of onlookers in white shirts and trousers watches from the upper steps. The scene suggests an abhishekam of lingams at a sacred water tank.2009-07-08A large outdoor water tank with a tall black Shiva linga rising from a platform at its centre, with a flower-garlanded base and water jets. Along the steps at the front, several rows of covered white-shrouded stone linga-like forms, each with a grey top and flower garlands, sit at the water's edge. A man with long dark hair in an orange-red garment and a multi-strand flower garland stands holding a brass pot and pouring water over the linga forms, in a ritual abhishekam. Beside him a man in orange robes kneels on the steps tending a tray of flowers and offerings. Other men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls stand along the steps, and more people bathe in the water and watch from the red-and-white striped tiered embankment behind.2009-07-08Outdoors at a water ghat with red-and-white striped steps leading down to a pond. Several saffron-robed sadhus descend the steps; the central figure wears a long orange garment, a red-and-orange garland, and carries a small white bundle, while a companion in orange with a white cloth bundle assists. Another orange-clad attendant carries a small pot and a camera bag walks nearby. Along the steps stand five stone lingam-shaped murtis, each draped in white cloth and garlanded with marigolds and flowers, arranged for abhishekam-style ritual. Tall potted plants and trees line the upper edge, and a few white-clad people stand near the top of the steps. The scene suggests a water ritual or puja at the temple tank.2009-07-08