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Wide photograph of an open-air amphitheater-style pool with red-tiled tiered steps on both sides, filled with still water. A tall black Shiva linga stands on a raised platform in the centre of the pool, reflected in the water. Rows of smaller black linga stones line the near edge of the pool behind a metal railing. Spectators stand on the upper steps at dusk, and a few white-clad figures stand on the right side near the water's edge. Palm trees and floodlight poles frame the scene under a pale pink evening sky.

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Outdoor photograph of a large black linga, the 21-foot AnandaLinga, rising from a central raised platform in a square reflecting water pool. Red-tiered stone steps surround the pool on all sides, with a row of black yoni-peetha bases lining the near edge. Crowds stand along the tiers and rim in the dusky light, and a few people in white and orange clothing gather near the right-hand steps beside a decorated flower-garlanded cart. Small oil lamps line the steps in the foreground. The sky is pale and the scene appears to be an evening gathering.2010-02-12November 04 20132013-11-04A large black stone Shiva linga stands on a square platform in the middle of a water-filled tank, with jets of water spraying up around it. The linga is wrapped with a garland of marigold and multicoloured fabric bands, and its base is decorated with flower garlands. Red-painted tiered steps rise on both sides, lined with a crowd of people watching, many in white clothes. Palm trees and a street lamp stand against a pale pink dusk sky, and a small decorated platform with flower garlands and orange cloth sits at the right edge.2010-02-12Night photograph of a large outdoor amphitheatre-style stage built around a rectangular reflecting pool. A tall black Shiva linga stands at the centre of the pool on a raised platform, with a fountain spraying water behind it. Rows of smaller black lingas line the edges of the pool and the steps, and strings of oil lamps run along the stair edges. Terraced red-tiled seating rises on both sides and is filled with many white-clad devotees, with bright floodlights and a building silhouette in the background. The sky is dusky blue-purple.2010-02-12Dusk view of a large tiered red-stepped amphitheatre around a rectangular water tank. At the centre stands a tall black Shivalinga on a platform, garlanded with yellow and orange flower strands, with water jets spraying around it. Around 30 people are visible, some bathing or standing waist-deep in the water near the lingam and others seated on the steps in white clothes. Floodlights and tall trees frame the site at dusk.2010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26Dusk photograph of a large black Shiva linga standing on a raised platform in the middle of a rectangular reflecting pool, decorated with a yellow-and-gold garland band, with a water fountain jetting up behind it. Tiered red-brick steps on both sides of the pool are filled with many people in white clothing, watching the event under floodlights, with a building silhouette in the background and a purple evening sky.2010-02-12November 04 20132013-11-04Dusk view of a large rectangular reflecting pool with terraced red stone steps on both sides, where many people in white clothes are seated and standing. At the centre of the water stands a large dark linga-shaped monument rising from a yoni-like base decorated with gold-coloured trim, with a fountain jet rising behind it. Bright floodlights illuminate the crowd on the left and the far rim, and a building with tall spires is visible in the background under a purple evening sky. Audience members in white line the steps and the far bank.2010-02-12A large rectangular pool of still turquoise water at a temple-like complex, lined on its near edges by numerous black stone Shivalingams on pedestals. At the far end a tall black shivalinga-shaped structure is decorated with colourful striped garlands and fringed drapery, standing on a platform in the water. Behind, tiered red steps hold seated people in white clothes, some in red, under a grey sky, with a red building and palm trees at the edges. A film camera on a tripod and a long boom arm are visible over the water. The people are small and distant, and no individual can be clearly identified.2013-07-22July 26 20102010-07-26Outdoor photograph of a large black stone Shiva lingam on a raised platform in the middle of a rectangular reflecting pool, with a tall rainbow-coloured arch behind it. Rows of black lingams with yoni bases line the railing in the foreground. On the red-tiered stands at left, a group of about 30 people in white clothes sit in rows, and a few people in orange stand near the steps and the lingam platform. A red multi-storey building stands at right.2013-11-04