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Wide view of an outdoor sacred tank at dusk, with a central raised shrine platform built over the still water, draped with a striped red and yellow cloth and decorated with yellow-orange garlands on the railing. Several people in orange and saffron robes stand on the walkway over the water near the shrine. Tiered stone steps on the right hold a large crowd of seated devotees, many in white clothes, with a few orange-clad figures near the front. In the foreground, devotees sit on the bank: a small child with a red mark on the forehead, a woman in a white sari, an elderly woman with grey hair in an orange shawl, and others. Brick-lined terraces and palm trees frame the scene.

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December 27 20162016-12-27A large outdoor ceremony at a stone-edged water tank, with a shaved-headed monk in orange robes seated on the steps near the bottom right. Rows of seated devotees fill the stands on the left, many in white and yellow saris, a young child in red held by a woman in a yellow outfit, and men in white dhotis and shirts sitting along the water's edge. Across the tank, a large black Shiva lingam is decorated with marigold garlands on a yellow-and-red garlanded platform, with a flower-covered tiered stage beside it. Red-brick buildings and tall flagpoles stand in the background, and the tank reflects the lingam. The scene suggests a Rudrabhishekam ritual with satsang seating. The monk's features are not clear enough for an identity claim.2016-12-27February 27 20142014-02-27Wide outdoor photograph of a rectangular tank of still green water at dusk, ringed by tiered stone steps packed with seated devotees. A yellow and red decorated walkway leads from the near bank to a central raised platform with a striped yellow-and-black canopy, where a tall figure in blue stands. A line of robed figures in orange and white climbs the walkway, several in orange garments and white dhotis. Bystanders in white clothes, many with red shawls, fill the foreground, with yellow umbrellas and a cameraman in the right corner. Palm trees and a white boundary wall frame the background.2016-12-27December 27 20162016-12-27Dusk ritual at an outdoor tiered stone tank with still green water, where a large black Shiva linga stands on a raised red-and-yellow draped platform at the centre. Two rows of saffron-robed priests and devotees stand on the steps near a large black linga and white ritual cloth, one priest holding a ritual implement. In the foreground, many devotees sit on the terraced steps in white and cream saris and dhotis, some with plaited hair, watching the abhishekam. Red-cushioned seating fills the amphitheatre behind, with a golden temple tower and a red multi-storey building beyond.2016-12-27February 27 20142014-02-27February 27 20142014-02-27Outdoor photo of a large black Shivling stone structure standing in a reflective pool at dawn, decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a draped festoon. A long yellow-garlanded ramp rises from the water to a platform on top of the lingam, where about a dozen people in saffron and orange robes stand in a line. Along the poolside steps and stands, a large crowd in white clothing sits and watches, with palm trees and lamp posts behind. The water mirrors the structure and the people on the ramp.2016-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20162016-12-27Wide photograph at sunset of an open-air amphitheatre beside a reflecting pool at Bidadi Adheenam. A tall dark stone lingam-shaped monument rises on a raised platform in the water, wrapped with marigold garlands in orange, yellow and red. Tiered rows of red-and-white seating line the stands, with a few white-clad figures scattered across them. Potted plants line the near pathway, and a satellite dish appears in the sky at upper left.2013-12-27