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A photograph of a large black stone Shiva lingam rising from a black yoni-shaped basin at Vaidya Sarovar, with water streaming from the lingam and spouts. Garlands of yellow, orange, pink and purple flowers drape the basin and lingam. In the foreground, a decorated flower-covered palanquin with a woman in orange and red sits near the basin. Along red-stepped ghats on the left, a crowd of white-clad and saffron-clad devotees stands and sits, some in white dhotis and others in pink and blue saris. Men in white dhotis stand at the water's edge on the right, and a gold-topped staff is visible at the left edge.

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