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A 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.

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January 02 20102010-01-02A 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 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 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 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +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 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesSunset 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 large black stone Shiva lingam stands on a circular yoni pedestal, decorated with garlands of yellow, orange and magenta marigold flowers and water pouring from the spout of the pedestal over the lower base. Water spray fills the air around the lingam. Behind it, a crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white, sits and stands on red tiered steps beside a pool, with some in colourful saris and salwar kameez, and a red and yellow temple structure visible on the right. The scene suggests an abhishekam or holy dip at Vaidya Sarovar.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDevotees bathe in a large outdoor pool at sunset, wading among water sprays around a large black stone Shiva lingam set on a raised circular platform decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands. Many people in white clothes stand on tiered red-brown seating banks and along the water's edge, while a few in orange and white garments bathe in the foreground. Water jets spray from the base of the lingam. A multi-storey concrete building and a small flower-decorated shrine stand at the right, under a bright pale sky.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA large black Shiva lingam with a white horizontal band and garlands of yellow and marigold flowers stands on a tiered black pedestal in a water tank, with water streaming from its sides. Many people wade and bathe in the water around it, some in white and light-blue clothes, some raising their arms. Spectators in white clothing sit on red-tiered steps along the banks, and decorated palanquin-style structures with flower garlands sit at the water's edge. A tree and a concrete building stand in the background under a pale sky.2010-01-02 +1 copies