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Outdoor photo at a water tank beside a large black Shiva lingam with water jets spraying over it. A procession of people in orange robes walks down stone steps at the water's edge. In front, a woman in an orange robe wears a white flower garland and carries a brass tray; behind her, a man in white with a yellow shawl holds a red and orange ceremonial umbrella with fringed tassels, and another red-and-orange umbrella is held on the right. Several men in orange robes follow. Behind them, a large crowd in white clothes fills tiered stone steps under a sunny sky with strings of orange flags.

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Outdoors at a water tank, a large black stone Shivalingam stands on a raised platform while water sprays upward from its top and sides. Many people in white clothing fill the tiered stone steps and the surrounding area behind it. In the foreground, several young men in saffron-orange robes walk down stone steps toward the water, one carrying a small brass vessel and another wearing a white garland. A man in white with a yellow shawl holds a red and orange ceremonial umbrella with fringe over them. Other saffron-robed attendants follow along the steps, with a green tree and red festival bunting in the background.2009-01-02A procession descends stone steps beside a green water tank. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk barefoot. A smiling figure at centre wears an orange robe with a long white and orange marigold garland and a red bindi. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a long pole supporting a red and multicoloured fringed parasol with blue medallions. Another parasol with orange and blue panels stands at the right. A man at left carries a wooden tray of flowers. Water fountains and white-clad figures appear at the top of the frame.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor 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 20092009-01-02July 26 20102010-07-26Outdoor abhishekam at a large black Shivalingam set in a water pool. Water streams from the top and sides of the lingam. Several people in saffron/orange robes and white garments stand on a raised platform around the base, with a man in white wading in the water in front. Garlands of marigold-type flowers hang on the lingam. Spectators in white clothing fill tiered steps on the left and right, with red-and-white steps and strings of flags in the background. Trees and bright sky complete the scene.2009-01-02A photo of a flower-decked floating chariot (ratha) being pulled through shallow water in an outdoor temple compound. A central figure in orange robes and a white and red garland sits on a seat beneath a large orange canopy with fringe, with a second orange-robed attendant beside him. A man in orange stands on the chariot's edge holding a flower-decked support. Garlands of orange, purple and pink flowers and marigolds cover the chariot's sides. Men in white dhotis with yellow shawls wade alongside pulling ropes, and a woman in white stands in the foreground. Behind them rises a large black Shiva lingam with a metal staircase and red tiered steps. The seated central figure appears to be a person, identified by the orange robes, long hair and white-red garland with ceremonial bearing, presented as the person being honoured in the procession.2010-07-26January 02 20092009-01-02A 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 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 procession on a dirt road during the Jayanti Brahmotsavam 2009 event, with devotees in saffron and orange robes. A young man in the centre wears a white and orange garland and carries a golden kalasha-like vessel, walking beneath a multicolored umbrella with peacock-style motifs and tassels. Other saffron-clad men walk around him, including a bearded man and a shaven-headed man on the right, while people in white dhotis and salwar kameez follow behind. Bamboo scaffolding and trees stand in the background under a clear sky. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance; he is best described as a devotee or sannyasi in the procession.2009-01-02