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A photograph at sunset of a large dark black stone Shivalinga rising from a water tank, with a yellow-and-orange marigold garland wrapped around its base and a white-and-red tripod-style mark on its face. Water streams from the linga's sides into the tank. Many people are bathing and wading in the water around the monument, some wearing white clothes. Stone steps on the left and right are crowded with people in white garments, and a few people in white stand on a building terrace at right. The low sun glows behind the scene and a brick building with rooftop water tanks sits at right.

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January 02 20102010-01-02Sunset photograph of a large black Shiva lingam with a yellow-and-black marigold garland and a white horizontal band, set on a platform in a water tank. Fountain jets spray water around it. Dozens of people wade and bathe in the water in front, many in white clothes, while a crowd in white stands on red stone steps along the banks under a hazy orange sky with trees and a building at right.2010-01-02 +1 copiesLarge black stone Shivalinga rises from a tiered basin in a temple tank, garlanded with marigold and yellow flower strands and marked with white horizontal stripes. Water sprays from the linga and basin edges in golden sunlight. Crowds of devotees wearing white clothes stand and wade in the water and along red stone steps on both sides, many raising hands in worship. A small multi-storey building and trees stand behind.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a large black stone Shiva lingam rising from a tiered water basin, decorated with garlands of yellow and orange flowers at its base and shaft. Water sprays from the sides of the lingam in the bright sunlight. Crowds of people wearing white clothes stand and bathe in the water around the basin, while more people in white and colourful saris sit on red stone steps along the right and left edges. A multi-storey building stands at the upper right. The scene reflects a holy dip in the sacred waters at a temple tank.2010-01-02 +1 copiesLarge black Shiva lingam with a yellow-and-black garland base stands in a water tank at sunset, with water jets spraying from it onto a crowd. Hundreds of devotees, many in white clothes, wade and bathe in the water and gather on red brick steps lining the tank. A decorated float with yellow garlands sits at left, and trees and a low building line the background under a bright sunset sky.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA large black stone Shiva lingam stands in a shallow sacred tank, draped with garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and fitted with horizontal white bands. Water sprays from its base and around the platform in the golden sunlight. Many devotees wearing white clothes bathe in the water and stand along the red steps of the ghats, with others on the stone steps above. A brick building with a red-trimmed facade stands at the right edge.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDevotees bathe in a large pool at sunset, wading and standing in water in white clothes. A tall black Shivling stands on a raised platform in the water, with water streaming from its sides and ornamental yellow garlands draped around its base. Terraced steps on both sides are crowded with onlookers in white, and a decorated golden palanquin with floral garlands sits at the water's edge on the right. A person in orange robes stands in the water at the lower right. Buildings and trees stand in the background against a bright sky.2010-01-02 +1 copiesSunset photograph of devotees bathing in the Vaidya Sarovar water tank. A large black Shiva lingam stands on a raised platform in the water, with fountain jets spraying around it and yellow-orange marigold garlands wrapped at its base. Many people in white clothes stand on tiered steps along the tank, and dozens more wade and swim in the water in the foreground. Two ornately decorated palanquin-style floats draped with garlands sit on the left bank. The sky is bright gold with the sun low over trees.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA large outdoor photo of a sacred pool with a tall black lingam on a raised platform in the water, decorated with a yellow-and-orange flower garland at its base and marked with a white horizontal band. Water jets rise around the platform. Many devotees, mostly dressed in white, stand waist-deep in the water and bathe in the holy dip. Terraced red steps on both sides hold many more people in white clothes, and a few stand with flower garlands. A concrete building and trees appear in the background under a pale sky. A figure in white stands on the right steps. This is a holy dip at Vaidya Sarovar. The lingam is a shivalinga, and the scene shows a pushkarini-style bathing event.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA large black stone Shiva lingam on a raised platform stands in the sacred waters of Vaidya Sarovar at dusk, decorated with a band of yellow-orange marigold garlands around its base and shaft. Water sprays from the lingam in arcs. Crowds of people in white clothes line stepped stone ghats on both sides of the tank, and many bathers in white stand in the water in front of the platform. The sky is pale and hazy, with a concrete building and trees in the background.2010-01-02 +1 copies