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Devotees bathe in a pond at sunset while a large black Shivalingam stands on a raised platform in the water, its base wrapped with a yellow-gold garland and water sprays from its sides. Behind it, a decorated structure with red flower garlands and a seated deity murti in red and gold sits on the platform. Many people in white clothes stand waist-deep in the water, and others in white line the red-stepped embankment and gather at the far side. A partly constructed concrete building with exposed rebar rises in the background. Many figures in the water are visible, along with a foreground person in the water. Bright sun glows over the scene.

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January 02 20102010-01-02A large black Shiva lingam with white horizontal tripundra markings and garlands rises above a water tank at sunset, with water streaming over it. Beside it on a flower-decorated platform sits a figure in saffron-orange robes with a central seated pose, surrounded by garlands and a decorated throne with a kalasha-like ornament. Hundreds of people, many in white clothes, bathe and wade in the water in a holy dip, while others stand on tiered steps along the tank in sunlight and backlit haze. A plain concrete building stands at the right edge.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph at sunset of devotees bathing in the Vaidya Sarovar tank, with a large black Shiva lingam rising from the water at centre, wrapped with a yellow-and-black garland and streams of water spraying from it. Many people wear white clothing and stand in the water or on tiered red-brick steps along the sides, while others in orange or saffron clothing bathe nearby. 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No individual figure of the a person is visible.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 copiesLarge crowd of devotees, many in white clothes, wade and bathe in a lake at sunset while water sprays from spouts around a huge black shivalinga draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A decorated platform with flower-covered garlands, a trident and a seated figure in saffron garments is positioned in the water at the base of the linga. 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