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A large black Shiva linga stands on a yoni-shaped pedestal in an open outdoor basin, with water streaming down its surface. The linga and base are garlanded with bands of marigold and mixed flowers in orange, purple, white and green. Water jets spray around the base. Behind, a line of people in white clothes stands along red-and-white tiered seating beside a fence, with a pale pink sky above. The scene resembles a linga abhishekam performed before onlookers.

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A large black stone linga with a water-fall abhishekam pouring over it stands on a shallow water basin in an open-air arena with red tiered seating. The linga is garlanded with multicoloured flower strands in yellow, orange, purple and white, and a flower garland circles its yoni-peetha base. Water jets arc outward from the linga. Behind the arena, a large crowd of devotees stands along a railing under a pale evening sky, with a floodlight visible. The scene reads as a Mahashivratri-style linga abhishekam.2010-02-12A large black Shiva linga stands on a black yoni-peetha base, draped with garlands of yellow marigolds, white and pink flowers, and green leaves. Water streams down and around the linga from fountain jets, and water runs across the base. Behind it, rows of red-and-white stands are filled with a crowd of people in white and colourful clothing, some standing along a fence at the rear. The sky is pale and hazy, with a single lamp post visible on the right.2010-02-12A large black lingam stands on a black yoni-peetha base at night, draped with garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers and a white and red bead-like garland band. Water sprays in tall arcs over and around the lingam from fountains, with the water flowing down its surface. Behind it, tiered stands are filled with spectators, and rows of small lamps glow along the lower steps. The base has red and white striped edging. A few small figures in white stand at the sides near the water, and a crowd is seated in the background.2010-02-12Dusk view of a large black linga monument in the middle of a water pool, with several water jets rising around it. The linga is decorated with a garland of green leaves and yellow-orange flowers at its base, and a band of striped red, white and orange is painted along the pool edge. Tiered stone steps on the right and left hold a large audience of people dressed mostly in white, seated and standing. Lights are strung along the steps and pool edge, and a partially built multi-spired structure with many small spires stands in the background under a purple evening sky. No individual person is clearly a identifiable candidate for a person in this view.2010-02-12October 17 20102010-10-17July 26 20102010-07-26Dusk photograph of a large black Shiva linga on a tiered black peetha, decorated with a yellow-and-green floral garland and flower festoons, standing in a shallow water pool. Several fountain jets arc upward around it. Behind, rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill stone steps and a bank at the left, with an unfinished concrete building topped by many spires behind them and floodlights on either side. Strips of lamps line the pool edges. No individual person is clearly identifiable in the foreground; the crowd is seated in the background.2010-02-12A large black polished linga stands on a square platform in a reflecting pool, decorated with garlands of marigolds and multicoloured floral strands, with water jets spraying around it. Red-tiered stone steps rise on both sides, filled with a large crowd of standing spectators in white and colourful clothing. On the right, a small decorated stage with green and orange floral garlands holds a few white-clad people. Palm trees and a hazy sky stand behind the scene.2010-02-12October 17 20102010-10-17A large black stone Shivalinga stands in a shallow tank at the centre of the frame, garlanded with bands of marigold and yellow-and-red flower strings and wrapped at its base with more garlands. Water sprays from several jets around it. A white cloth with a white flower sits on the lingam's front. Behind the tank, tiered red stone steps hold many people in white clothes and some in saffron and orange, standing or wading in the water near the lingam. Unfinished concrete buildings and a hillside rise in the background under a pale sky.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJune 09 20092009-06-09December 30 20102010-12-30