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A large outdoor photograph of a holy dip in the sacred waters of Vaidya Sarovar, a stepped red-tiled tank. In the centre stands a tall black Shivalinga with a marigold garland, set on a black yoni-pitha base with a fountain spraying water beside it. Beside the lingam, a decorated red-and-gold platform holds a deity murti garlanded with flowers. Dense crowds of devotees wearing white clothes stand waist-deep in the water, and others stand on the red steps and along the edges. Behind the tank is a grey concrete building under a pale sky, with trees on the left and a flat paved area at the right. Devotees in the water are performing a bathing ritual, and a man in red dhoti stands on the steps at right.

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