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Large 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.

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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 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 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 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesLarge black Shivling with a white horizontal band and yellow-and-red garland bands stands in a shallow tank, with water jets spraying around it at sunset. Dozens of people in white clothes bathe and stand in the water around the platform. Stone steps behind are crowded with more people in white, some under colourful umbrellas, and a multi-storey building stands at right. At far right a decorated float with orange and red floral ornaments carries deity figures.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA 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.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesPhotograph of a large crowd bathing in the sacred waters of Vaidya Sarovar at sunset, with a golden sun flare. In the centre a large black Shiva lingam stands on a decorated float wrapped in yellow and orange marigold garlands, with water spraying from it. Many devotees in white clothes wade in the water, some immersed to the shoulders, while others in white stand on stone steps at the water's edge and along the banks. Several decorated palanquin-like structures with marigold garlands sit in the water beside the float. A brick building stands at right. No individual figure of the a person is visible.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA large black Shiva lingam rises from a broad yoni-pitha base at a water tank, strung with marigold garlands in yellow and orange and marked with white horizontal tripundra stripes. Water streams from the base on several sides, catching low golden sunlight. Crowds in white clothing fill the stone steps and stand waist-deep in the water around the platform, while a few people on the right wear orange and saffron garments. Some figures on the left gesture toward the lingam. A multi-storey building stands at the right edge beside trees.2010-01-02 +1 copiesLarge outdoor photo at sunset of a huge black Shiva lingam with white horizontal markings and a yellow-orange marigold garland, set on a raised platform in water. A seated figure in a red-orange robe and red cushioned throne sits beside the lingam, decorated with marigold garlands and a trident. Crowds of people, many in white clothes, wade and bathe in the water around the platform, while others line stone steps on the banks with raised hands. Water sprays from the lingam in the golden light. The seated figure appears to be a person, identifiable by long hair and orange ornate clothing, though appearance cues are limited.2010-01-02 +1 copies