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A large black Shiva lingam stands in the middle of a stepped tank filled with water at Vaidya Sarovar, draped with yellow, orange and green garlands. Devotees in white clothes crowd the water and steps, many waist-deep, while water sprays from fountain jets around the lingam. In the foreground a decorated flower-covered palanquin carries a seated figure in an orange robe beside a red-cushioned seat, with garlands of marigolds and orange-yellow flowers draped over the frame. A dense crowd lines the surrounding steps under trees and a colourful festival banner at upper left.

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January 02 20102010-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesLarge crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white, bathing in the water tank of Vaidya Sarovar. A tall black Shiva lingam with a flower garland stands in a stepped basin, water spraying from it, with a second decorated shrine or deity murti on a floating platform with marigold garlands on the right. Red stepped ghats and buildings line the background; a man in a red shirt stands on the edge at right.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesLarge outdoor water tank with a black stone Shivalinga rising from a basin, garlanded with marigold and orange-yellow flower strands, with water jets spraying around it. A crowd of many people, mostly in white clothing, stands waist-deep in the water. On the right, a richly decorated red and gold throne with flower garlands and banana-leaf or palm decorations holds a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and red-orange shawl wearing a flower garland, with a ceremonial staff nearby, a priest-like attendant in orange robes beside. Tiered red steps with spectators and a concrete building behind.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA large crowd bathes in the sacred waters of a tank at dusk. In the centre stands a tall black Shiva lingam wrapped in garlands of marigolds and yellow-orange flowers, its base ringed with flower garlands on a raised platform, with water jets spraying around it. To the right, a decorated palanquin or ratha with floral garlands holds a deity murti in red and gold. Many people in white clothes wade in the water, while others in white stand on the red-tiered stone steps and a long-stemmed flag-like banner is visible at left. Trees and a building line the background.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a large black stone Shivalinga rising from a wide basin of water at a sacred tank, its upper shaft wrapped with a white cloth band and draped with garlands of yellow and purple flowers. In the foreground a decorated palanquin-like float, heaped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and green leaves, is carried through the water by people in dark clothing; a figure in orange sits on the float. Dense crowds stand waist-deep in the water and along terraced red steps, many in white or saffron clothes, some raising hands. Water sprays from fountains beside the lingam. A multi-storey concrete building stands in the background.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA large crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white, stands waist-deep in the sacred waters of a stepped tank, Vaidya Sarovar. On the left a tall black Shiva lingam with garlands of orange and yellow marigolds stands on a circular base, with water spraying from its top. In the centre, a deity murti in red and gold sits on a raised red throne decorated with flowers, surrounded by bathers. Red-tiered steps and a seated spectator area line the tank, with more devotees, a few in orange and saffron, gathered along the edges and some in the water.2010-01-02 +1 copies