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Sunset photograph of a holy dip at Vaidya Sarovar. A large black Shiva lingam with yellow garlands rises from a raised platform in the water, with water jets spraying around it. Many people in white clothes bathe in the tank, while a crowd in white stands on red stone steps on the banks. Trees and a building stand at the right under a hazy orange sky.

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January 02 20102010-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +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 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDevotees bathe in the water of a large pond at sunset while a huge black Shiva lingam, draped with marigold garlands and yellow flower strings, rises from a decorated platform in the water. Water sprays from fountains around the lingam, and a trident stands on the platform beside floral offerings. Hundreds of people in white garments wait on the stone steps and in the water, with several umbrellas on the left bank and a brick building at the right edge.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDevotees 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.2010-01-02 +1 copies