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Night photograph of an outdoor ceremony at a temple tank with a tiered stone steps amphitheatre. Hundreds of seated devotees in white clothes fill the steps on both sides, facing a raised white-covered platform at the water's edge where a few robed figures stand and sit. A tall fountain or water jet rises from a central stone structure in the illuminated tank, with coloured lights reflecting on the water. Strings of multicoloured lights and a brightly lit red and white building frame the background, and a tree stands at the left.

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December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20132013-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20132013-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26Night view of an illuminated outdoor pool with a large black Shiva lingam on a square base in the centre, surrounded by a fountain spraying water upward. Rows of devotees in orange and saffron clothing sit on tiered stone steps along the pool's edge, some in white garments, many with heads covered. Bright floodlights and strings of coloured lights and decorative bunting line the far side of the arena. The crowd is large, numbering well over a hundred people visible across the steps.2013-12-26 +1 copiesNight photograph of an illuminated temple tank with a large black Shiva lingam on a raised red-and-white base in the center, with water jets spraying up beside it. Colourful string lights and decorations frame the scene. A small wooden platform sits in the water with a single person in orange clothing seated on it. Large crowds in white clothes sit on tiered stands lining the tank, and more people are gathered along the far bank under festival lights.2013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26 +1 copiesNight photograph of a large outdoor ceremonial arena lit with red and white lights and a fountain jet. A central black stone Shivalingam stands on a raised platform in a rectangular water tank, with a fountain spraying behind it. Rows of seated devotees in white and pink clothes sit on mats in front of rows of black Shivalingams with flowers, facing the tank. Tiered stands with many seated spectators rise behind the water. Scene suggests a large ritual event, such as a Brahmotsavam abhishekam area.2013-12-26 +1 copiesNight photograph of a large outdoor water tank at a temple complex. A tall black Shivalinga-shaped monolith stands on a red-and-white base at left, with water jets spraying up from it. Along the far bank, a crowd of people in white and orange-saffron clothes stands in shallow water in front of a tiered stone-and-brick seating wall, with stadium-style seats and string lights visible at the edges. Floodlights illuminate the scene against a dark sky.2013-12-26Night-time photograph of a temple tank or pool at a festival. On the left, a decorated ratha or palanquin is draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and stands on a red platform. Along the right, many men sit in rows on red-brick steps beside the water, wearing white dhotis and bare upper bodies, some with rudraksha malas, many holding brass vessels and small brass pots. Rows of black stone shivalinga-like forms are set on the steps. Floodlights and strings of lights line the far wall. Several figures stand at the right edge. Crowds fill the background seating area.2016-12-12