Night photograph of a large black stone Shiva linga on a yoni pedestal, with water spraying upward in tall streams around it. The linga is decorated with garlands in yellow, red and white flowers draped along its shaft and across the base. Bright floodlights and a row of small lights glow behind the structure against a dark blue sky. No people are visible in the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night photograph of a large black stone Shiva linga on a yoni pedestal, with water spraying upward in tall streams around it. The linga is decorated with garlands in yellow, red and white flowers draped along its shaft and across the base. Bright floodlights and a row of small lights glow behind the structure against a dark blue sky. No people are visible in the scene.

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