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September 10 20142014-09-10September 10 20142014-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 02 20142014-09-02January 13 20102010-01-13A large dark grey stone Shiva lingam stands on a raised square platform with a tiered base and a circular yoni-style pedestal, set in an outdoor sunken courtyard. Red-and-white striped platform sides and tiered red steps surround it, with rows of small dark stone lingams and potted plants on the steps behind. The ground is wet and no people are visible.2010-01-13A large black stone Shivling stands on a circular yoni-pitha base in an outdoor water basin, with water streaming down its sides from above. Behind it are tiered terraces filled with rows of potted green plants, a white metal railing and staircase, a concrete building at left, and trees and hills in the distant background. No people are visible.2011-08-08July 01 20092009-07-01A large dark grey stone Shiva lingam stands on a yoni-pitha base with a spout, set on a tiled platform above still water. Behind it is a wall striped in red and white, with bare earth, rubble and green shrubs beyond. Leafy branches hang in the right foreground. No people are visible.2009-06-09A large dark grey stone Shivalinga with a round yoni-pitha base and spout stands on a raised light-grey platform in an open courtyard. Behind it rises a tiered wall of red-painted steps lined with rows of smaller grey stone linga-shaped pieces. A few workers are visible at the left edge near scaffolding, and wet patches cover the ground. Potted plants sit along the top of the steps, and a few small items lie near the base of the platform.2010-02-03A large black stone Shiva lingam with a yoni-shaped base stands on a raised platform in shallow water, garlanded with a multicolored flower arch of red, yellow, green and purple blossoms. A small silver plaque is mounted on the lingam's front face. Its reflection shows clearly in the still water. Behind it, a red multi-storey building with a white metal staircase rises, and rows of red stone seating with small dark shrines are visible in the background. Several people in orange robes are seated or moving along the tiers at the far right, a Rudrabhishekam-style abhishekam setting.2013-10-21 +1 copiesA large black stone Shivalingam stands on a square tiered base in a sunken, red-walled stepped amphitheatre filled with still water. Garlands of yellow and orange-red marigolds wrap the lingam and its yoni-shaped pedestal. A white marble plaque with a small emblem sits on the lingam's face, and a small sign is set at the base. Rows of small black lamps line the tiered red steps behind it, with potted plants at the top and a hazy landscape beyond.2010-01-04 +1 copiesA large black stone Shivling stands on a black circular yoni pedestal in an open courtyard. Its upper shaft is wrapped in a garland of red, orange, yellow, white and purple flowers, and three horizontal white-and-silver bands with a small central disc decorate the front. Behind it a tiered red-brick terrace holds rows of small potted plants and dozens of small black lingam-shaped stands, with several orange-robed figures seated in rows on the steps, though they are small and distant. Red and white floral garlands hang on a metal frame at left, and wet pavement surrounds the base.2013-06-24