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Outdoor photograph of a large black Shiva lingam with a yoni-shaped base standing in the middle of a rectangular water tank, with fountain jets spraying water upward on both sides. A procession of robed participants descends a stone staircase along the right edge: several figures in saffron-orange robes and one in a white dhoti with a yellow-and-orange shawl, a garlanded figure in orange, and two large red-and-yellow parasols carried over them. A man in white in the foreground carries a brass kalasha with a yellow-and-orange wrap, moving toward the water. Hundreds of people in white clothes fill the tiered seating on the left and the far background, under a clear sky with trees and a building beyond, and a cameraman in white stands at the right edge.

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Outdoor photo at a large temple tank where a tall black stone Shivalinga stands on a square platform in the water, with water pouring over it from pipes and spouts. Crowds of people in white clothes sit on tiered stone steps around the tank. In the lower right, a procession of about a dozen men in saffron-orange robes and white garments walks down the stone steps toward the water, led by two attendants holding orange-and-blue striped umbrellas on poles. One man near the front wears a white flower garland and a long beard. Trees and orange flags line the background under a bright sky.2009-01-02 +1 copiesA large black Shiva lingam stands in a pool of water at the centre, with jets of water spraying up around it. Robed devotees in white dhotis line the stone steps and banks of the tank, with many more white-clad people crowded on the stepped terraces at left. In the foreground, a group of saffron-robed sannyasis walk down the steps in a procession, several carrying red-and-gold ornate umbrellas. A small boy in orange cloth holds a basket of flowers at lower left. Red and orange festival flags hang along the distant wall.2009-01-02Outdoor photo at a stepped stone tank beside a large black Shiva linga being bathed by water jets. A procession descends the stone steps toward the water: several people in saffron/orange robes walk in front, one carrying a flower garland, while two red-and-white parasols with fringed edges are held over the group. Behind them, people in white dress climb and walk along the steps. Behind the tank, a large crowd in white clothing sits on tiered stands under a clear sky with trees and a building in the background. The scene reads as a ritual abhishekam procession at a temple tank.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02April 25 20132013-04-25A large black stone Shiva lingam with a yoni-shaped base stands in a water pool at an outdoor temple, decorated with marigold garlands and jets of water spraying from its sides. In the foreground, several people in white clothes wade in the pool, and a group of saffron-robed priests in orange and red stand on the stepped embankment near the lingam, one bending to perform abhishekam. A large crowd of devotees dressed in white lines the steps on the left under a clear sky with trees behind. Strings of colourful flags and marigolds decorate the scene. Offerings and floral items float on the water near the group.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor photo at a temple tank: a large black Shiva lingam with a yoni base stands in the water at right, garlanded with yellow and orange flower strands, with water jets spraying from its base. Crowds of people in white clothes line the stone steps on the left, many under a tree. Several people wade and bathe in the water near the lingam, and a group in orange and saffron robes stands on the steps near a palanquin-like platform with an umbrella. Bright sunlit sky and green water.2009-01-02Outdoor photo of a large black Shiva lingam rising from a water tank during a ceremony. Saffron-robed priests stand on a platform at the base, while people in white dhotis and kurtas wade in the water and cluster on the tank steps. A gold-coloured palanquin decorated with yellow and orange garlands and balloons sits on a boat-like raft, with a golden umbrella overhead. Water sprays from the lingam, and orange and red bunting hangs across the site under a clear sky.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor photo of a large black Shiva lingam in a water tank, with water streaming over it from an arc spout at upper left. Many devotees in white clothes crowd a stepped bank at left, and some stand in the water. Near the lingam, several people in orange and saffron robes, and one in red, stand at the platform edge beside a decorated palanquin with a yellow canopy. Marigold garlands hang on the lingam and flower offerings float in the water. Photo of a ritual abhishekam during the Jayanti Brahmotsavam celebrations.2009-01-02