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Outdoor photo of a large temple-style pond at Maha Shivaratri gathering, with a tall ornate golden-and-red kalasha-like sculpture on a platform in the water. Stone steps lead down to the water and are filled with seated devotees in saffron and orange robes and white clothing, many with puja items. A cameraman in white shirt operates a video camera on a tripod in the foreground at left. Tiered stone seating and white-clad crowds fill the background, with a red brick building and trees at right and left. Hazy sunlight. Crowd is large but only visible people are counted here.

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February 19 20152015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA large outdoor photo of a Shivaratri abhishekam at a stepped tank. Rows of devotees sit on terraced steps facing the water, many in saffron-orange and others in white, with white headwear on some women. In front of them are many black stone Shiva lingams set on silver-rimmed plates and bowls, with brass pots and offerings. Behind a railing, a tall decorated structure with colourful patterned panels stands on a platform in the water, and tiered seating with more people fills the background under warm morning light. A red brick building and trees frame the scene.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a large temple tank with still water in the foreground, where many devotees sit on stone steps beside rows of black shivalingams on pedestals. Devotees wear orange and saffron robes and white clothes, some in pink or red saris, performing an abhishekam-style ritual. A decorated central pavilion with a colourful, patterned structure stands in the water, and tiered stone steps with seated crowds rise on both sides under morning sunlight. Brick buildings and trees frame the scene. A few people appear in the far stands.2015-02-17 +1 copiesMarch 07 20162016-03-07 +1 copiesMarch 07 20162016-03-07A large outdoor photo of a Shivalinga-filled amphitheatre-style stepped tank during a ritual gathering at an ashram. Rows of black Shivalinga stones stand on tiered stone steps, with devotees seated behind them, many in white and yellow clothes, some in saffron and red, some holding small brass vessels and plates. A square pool of greenish water sits in the centre, with an ornately decorated, multi-coloured structure with a dark canopy and red-and-gold garlands rising from a platform in the pool. Audience members in white are seated on the tiers at the upper right, and a few people stand along the railings. The setting is a red-brick and stone enclosure under a clear sky, consistent with a Swayambu Linga abhishekam or Pratyaksha Pada Puja-style gathering. Roughly 50 to 100 people are visible.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a stepped stone amphitheatre-style tank at an ashram, with rows of black Shiva lingams set on the terraced steps in the foreground. Devotees in white and some in saffron or colourful sarees sit among the lingams and stand along the railings. In the centre, an ornate decorated boat-shaped float with red, yellow and gold trim sits on the water. Many more people in white clothes sit in the seating tiers on the far side under a clear sky, and a red brick building and distant hills appear behind. The scene suggests a large gathering for Shiva worship, with the lingams arranged across the steps.2016-03-07Outdoor photo at dusk of a stepped temple tank with still water. A decorated floating pavilion or barge with golden ornaments and a lit central structure sits in the middle of the tank, flanked by fountain jets. Along the right-hand stone steps, rows of black Shiva lingams sit in circular bases while devotees in white clothes pour liquid over them, some holding vessels and cups. Several figures in white dhotis and kurtas stand near the water and along the railing. Spectators in white are seated on terraced red tiers on the left, and a multistorey building with scaffolding stands behind. Sunlight glares from the horizon, forming a lens flare.2016-03-07