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Outdoors at a large tiered stepped tank, crowds of devotees in white clothing stand waist-deep in water around a huge black Shiva lingam with a silver-banded yoni-peetha base, decorated with orange and white garlands and a striped cloth. Water sprays from the lingam area. Nearby, a priest in white stands beside it, and a palanquin-like ratha with a decorated deity murti and umbrellas is set on the steps, with attendants in dhoti and red shirts. Many people wade, bathe and watch from the red-and-white steps.

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Large outdoor temple tank with a towering black Shiva lingam on a raised circular platform at its centre, water cascading from the top of the lingam. Crowds of devotees, most dressed in white, stand waist-deep in the water and wade around the lingam, while others line the red-and-white striped steps of the tank. At lower right, a decorated palanquin with a deity murti and colourful umbrellas is carried through the water, with attendants in red and white. Trees, a red building and hills appear in the background under a pale sky.2009-02-23January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a large black Shiva lingam with a white three-striped tripundra mark, standing in a shallow pool of water with a fountain spraying behind it. The lingam is draped with orange and red garlands and ornate fabric, with a decorated golden platform and umbrellas in front. Crowds of people in white and colourful clothes stand on tiered red-and-white steps and wade in the water. Two saffron-robed figures stand near the lingam, and a few people in orange and yellow saris bathe in the foreground.2009-02-23A large outdoor tank of water at a temple-style sacred bathing site, with orange-red stepped stone embankments on the right and a black granite lingam-shaped fountain column with fountain sprays in the centre, garlanded with marigold and yellow flower strings. Several hundred devotees in white clothes wade and bathe in the water around a decorated raised platform in the middle, where a seated figure sits on a flower-covered throne with garlands. On the right, men in white dhotis and shirts stand on the steps; a man in orange clothing is in the water at lower right. A concrete building and trees stand behind, under a bright sky.2010-01-02 +1 copiesLarge outdoor photo of a crowded holy dip in a stone-edged tank, Vaidya Sarovar. A tall black shivalinga stands on a square dais at left, garlanded with orange and multicoloured marigold garlands, with water spraying from it. Hundreds of devotees in white clothes stand waist-deep in the water. At right, a decorated palanquin-style float with orange and gold garlands carries a deity murti. Red tiered steps rise behind, lined with more white-clad people and a few in orange and saffron. A person in a red shirt stands at the water's edge at right. Many people here are too far away to pick out clothing or any single person as a candidate.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA large crowd gathers around a water tank with a giant black Shiva lingam set on a raised platform in the centre. Many people, many dressed in white, wade in the water and stand along stepped red-and-white tiled banks. Devotees in white dhotis and saris and others in saffron, orange and pink clothing surround a decorated palanquin with a garland and bright decorations near the lingam, as part of a procession or ritual bathing. Bystanders in white shirts and mundus line the far edge, and palm trees and a hillside are visible behind the tank. The image shows a Shiva lingam abhishekam-style ceremony with devotees in water.2009-02-23January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor festival scene at a large black stone Shivalinga rising from a shallow pool of water, with a tall cylindrical lingam and a striped base set on a square platform. Many people in white clothing wade and bathe in the water around the lingam, while a decorated palanquin-like float with colourful flower garlands and balloons is carried through the pool. A crowd in white, orange and other colours stands along red-and-white striped steps and walls on the right, with a small canopy umbrella visible. Bright sky and trees sit behind.2009-01-02A large outdoor festival scene at a water tank with stepped red and white ghats. A tall black stone Shivalinga stands on a raised platform at left, decorated with a colourful fringed border and a white base, with a few figures in white near it. Crowds wade waist-deep in the greenish water while many more stand on the terraced steps at right, mostly in white clothes with some in orange and red. In the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha with colourful umbrella-like canopies and garlands is carried through the water, with a figure in orange-red robes standing at its front. Palm trees and trees line the background under a pale sky.2009-02-23A large crowd gathers in shallow water around a huge black Shiva lingam set in a tiered pool lined with red and white steps. Two white-clad priests in white dhotis, one with an orange sash, stand on the lingam's base. Near the centre, a figure in orange and red robes sits on a decorated palanquin with floral garlands and coloured canopies, carried through the water. Many devotees wade in white and colourful saris and dhotis, and a few stand along the banks. Palm trees and a clear sky complete the scene.2009-02-23Outdoor photo of a large water ritual at a temple tank with white and red stepped ghats. A tall black Shiva lingam with a garland of flowers rises from a black basin on the right, water spouting from it into the tank. In the water, many devotees in white clothes bathe and stand in a dense crowd. Two attendants in saffron-orange robes stand near a golden palanquin or ratha at the left edge, and a few figures in white stand on the steps. Blue and orange banners and a red-draped structure appear in the background under a clear sky with trees.2009-01-02