A large black stone Shiva lingam with a polished cylindrical shaft rises from a wide black yoni-pitha base on a granite plinth. Behind it, rows of smaller black lingams on pedestals line red-painted tiered steps. A small grey plaque on the plinth is engraved with donor names. Pink flower petals are scattered along the foreground ledge. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A large black stone Shiva lingam with a polished cylindrical shaft rises from a wide black yoni-pitha base on a granite plinth. Behind it, rows of smaller black lingams on pedestals line red-painted tiered steps. A small grey plaque on the plinth is engraved with donor names. Pink flower petals are scattered along the foreground ledge. No people are visible.

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Close-up photograph of a single large black stone Shivalinga on a black yoni-pitha base, set in the foreground of rows of identical black lingams on tiered red-painted steps. A small white plaque at the base reads that it was installed by named donors from the USA. No people are visible.

Close-up photograph of a polished black stone shivalinga standing on a layered black yoni-peetha base, set in front of rows of smaller black lingams on red-painted tiered steps. A small brass-toned plaque at the base reads that it was installed by Pranav, Jyoti, Rhusheet Patel, USA. No people are visible. Sunlight glints off the wet-looking stone surfaces.

Close-up photograph of a large polished black stone Shiva lingam resting on a yoni pedestal set on a grey stone base, in front of rows of identical smaller black lingams on red-painted tiers. A small plaque on the base reads installed by Raman, Lalitha, Jayashree, Sriram and Jayaram, Texas. A strip of pink lamps lies along the bottom edge. No people are visible.

A large black polished stone Shivalingam stands on a black yoni-pitha base in the foreground, with a dark rim and lotus-petal carved lower tier. Behind it, rows of smaller black lingams on black pitha bases are arranged on red-painted stepped tiers. A small rectangular plaque at the base reads that the lingam was installed by Lakshminarayana Malladi, Lalithamba Malladi, Nithyananda Charana, USA. No people are visible in the scene.

A photograph of a large black polished stone Shiva lingam set in a yoni-pitha base on a grey plinth, with rows of smaller black lingams in matching bases stacked on red-painted steps behind it. A small rectangular brass-coloured plaque on the plinth is inscribed INSTALLED BY DRs. VASISHTA PATEL & MA NITHYANANDA SADASHIVA & FAMILY USA. No people are visible in the scene; the setting appears to be an outdoor shrine of lingams.

A large black stone shivalinga stands on a square black granite base with a lotus-petal moulded pedestal, in front of a red brick wall. Behind it rows of smaller black lingams sit on matching pedestals in a stepped arrangement. A small plaque on the base carries engraved installation credits. No people are visible.

A photograph of a large black polished stone Shiva lingam set on a layered black yoni pedestal, standing in the foreground. Behind it, rows of smaller black lingams on tiered black pedestals line red-painted steps. A small plaque on the base reads installed by the donors. No people are visible.

A photograph of a row of black stone Shiva lingams on tiered red-painted steps. The foreground lingam sits on a dark granite square base with a carved lotus-petal yoni pedestal. A small white plaque on the base is engraved with the installing donors' names. No people are visible; the lingams stand in rows behind the central one.

A large black stone Shiva lingam with a yoni-shaped base stands on a square dark plinth at center. A small carved tilak-like mark decorates the upper shaft. Behind it rows of smaller black lingams on round pedestals line a tiered red brick wall. A small rectangular plaque on the plinth front records donors' names. No people are visible in the scene.

A large black stone Shiva lingam with a yoni-pitha base stands in the foreground on a dark square plinth. Behind it, rows of smaller black lingams on yoni bases are arranged on red-painted tiered steps in bright daylight. A small silver plaque on the plinth reads that it was installed by donors from Canada. A string of pink and red beads lies along the base edge. No people are visible.

A photograph of a dark polished stone Shiva lingam set on a yoni-style pedestal base with a carved lotus-petal moulding, centred on a grey stone plinth. Behind it rise rows of similar black stone lingams on pedestals arranged on red brick steps. A small white plaque on the plinth reads INSTALLED BY ANITHA SHANMUGANANDAM USA. No people are visible in the scene.

A photograph of a dark polished stone Shiva lingam set on a yoni-shaped pedestal base in an outdoor courtyard. Rows of similar black lingams on pedestals stand against a red brick wall behind it. A small rectangular metal plaque sits on the grey stone platform in front, listing donors. No people are visible.