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Night view of an outdoor water-side gathering. A large crowd of devotees, mostly in white clothing, sits on tiered stone steps lined with small oil lamps along the edges. Teal and green lights from a tall green-lit fountain or lingam-shaped water structure stand at the right. Coloured lights and reflections of lamps shimmer on the dark water in the foreground, and a small boat is visible near the steps. No individual leader is clearly identifiable from this distance.

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Night photograph of a temple tank or lake with a large Shiva lingam-style column on the right side, lit with green lights and a fountain jet spraying upward. Along the stepped stone ghats on the left, many seated people in white clothing watch the scene, with small oil lamps lined along the steps and reflecting in the dark water. Bright stage lights illuminate the upper steps. No individual can be clearly identified, and no a person candidate is clearly visible.2009-12-01Night photograph of the Vaidya Sarovar tank at Bidadi, with a large crowd seated on tiered white and steps along the water's edge, many in white clothing, lit by floodlights and rows of small oil lamps along the steps and reflected on the dark water. At the right, a tall Shivalinga stands on a platform beside a fountain shooting green-lit water upward. Rows of people sit in the foreground near the lake, and a small boat is visible near the shore.2010-01-02 +1 copiesNight photograph of Vaidya Sarovar, a tank with dark water reflecting scattered lamp lights. On the right, a black Shiva lingam-shaped monument is lit green, with a green-lit fountain jet rising behind it. Along the stepped stone ghats on the left, a large crowd of people in white clothes sits in rows, with small oil lamps lining the steps. Bright spotlights illuminate the scene. A small boat sits near the lingam structure.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA night scene at an outdoor ashram venue with a large illuminated water fountain on the right, lit green from below and topped by a dark cylindrical linga-like pillar with gold bands. In the foreground a reflecting pool shows reflections of small lamps and lights. Behind it, tiered stone seating rises on the left, lined with rows of small oil lamps and filled with seated people in light clothing, along with several bright floodlights. The crowd is visible in the stands but not individually identifiable.2009-12-01Night photograph at the Vaidya Sarovar tank. Many people in white clothing sit on tiered stone steps lit by small oil lamps and floodlights, with some seated in the water at the lower edge. On the right, a large dark Shiva lingam stands in the water, with green-lit fountain jets rising behind it. A small boat sits near the steps and light reflects across the dark water. Hindu bathing and holy dip at the sacred tank.2010-01-02 +2 copiesDecember 01 20092009-12-01January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesNight photograph of the Vaidya Sarovar tank at Bidadi. A large dark Shiva lingam with a silver band stands on a plinth at the right edge, lit green by floodlights and surrounded by a fountain spray. Rows of small oil lamps line the stepped embankment on the left, with a few figures visible among the lit seats, and their lights are reflected on the dark water in the foreground. Floodlights glow over the steps. No individual is clearly identifiable in the scene.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +6 copiesNight photograph of a large temple tank, the sacred waters of Vaidya Sarovar, lit by rows of oil lamps along the stone steps and the edges of the water. A central black stone structure with a tall water jet rises from the pool, with a small platform and lamps around its base. On the left, tiered rows of white-clad and light-clothed people sit along the steps, many of them visible from the back and side, while a few light sources and a distant building with lit windows complete the scene. a person is not visibly identifiable among the people in this wide view.2010-01-02 +1 copiesNight photograph of the Vaidya Sarovar tank at Bidadi, with a large black Shivalinga on a square platform in the centre of the water, a fountain jet rising behind it, and green and blue lights illuminating the tiered stone seating. Rows of oil lamps line the steps along the left edge, where a group of devotees in white clothing sit and stand near the water's edge. Two or three figures in white stand at the top of the steps on the left. Pale blue-green lit seats fill the amphitheatre on both sides of the water.2010-01-02 +1 copiesNight view of Vaidya Sarovar, a large illuminated reflecting pool with a central black Shivalinga on a square platform in the water, a green-tinted fountain jet rising behind it. Tiered stone steps on the left are lined with oil lamps, and seated devotees in white clothing sit along the steps watching. Several people in white stand at the left edge, and a small boat with a red hull floats near the steps. Stadium-style seating glows green and white along the far banks, and a lit multi-storey building stands at upper left.2010-01-02 +1 copies