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Outdoor photo of a large temple tank with still water in the foreground, where many devotees sit on stone steps beside rows of black shivalingams on pedestals. Devotees wear orange and saffron robes and white clothes, some in pink or red saris, performing an abhishekam-style ritual. A decorated central pavilion with a colourful, patterned structure stands in the water, and tiered stone steps with seated crowds rise on both sides under morning sunlight. Brick buildings and trees frame the scene. A few people appear in the far stands.

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February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesMarch 07 20162016-03-07 +1 copiesA large outdoor photo of a Shivalinga-filled amphitheatre-style stepped tank during a ritual gathering at an ashram. Rows of black Shivalinga stones stand on tiered stone steps, with devotees seated behind them, many in white and yellow clothes, some in saffron and red, some holding small brass vessels and plates. A square pool of greenish water sits in the centre, with an ornately decorated, multi-coloured structure with a dark canopy and red-and-gold garlands rising from a platform in the pool. Audience members in white are seated on the tiers at the upper right, and a few people stand along the railings. The setting is a red-brick and stone enclosure under a clear sky, consistent with a Swayambu Linga abhishekam or Pratyaksha Pada Puja-style gathering. Roughly 50 to 100 people are visible.2016-03-07July 31 20152015-07-31July 24 20172017-07-24 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a rectangular pool at an ashram with rows of black Shivalingams set on stepped stone terraces along its near edge. Orange-robed monks sit cross-legged among the lingams on the right, some performing rituals with offerings. Behind the pool, tiered red seating is filled with people in white and orange clothing, and a small raised platform with a striped yellow-and-red cloth backdrop stands in the water. A golden gopuram-style structure rises at the upper right, with trees and a red boundary wall behind.2015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31Outdoor photo at dusk of a stepped temple tank with still water. A decorated floating pavilion or barge with golden ornaments and a lit central structure sits in the middle of the tank, flanked by fountain jets. Along the right-hand stone steps, rows of black Shiva lingams sit in circular bases while devotees in white clothes pour liquid over them, some holding vessels and cups. Several figures in white dhotis and kurtas stand near the water and along the railing. Spectators in white are seated on terraced red tiers on the left, and a multistorey building with scaffolding stands behind. Sunlight glares from the horizon, forming a lens flare.2016-03-07