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A large black stone Shiva lingam with a kalasha-style yoni base stands in a water tank, draped with garlands of yellow, orange and magenta marigolds and a long flower garland hanging down its shaft. Water pours from the lingam's spout into the pool as an abhishekam. Devotees in white clothing wade in the water with hands raised, and a crowd in white stands on red-tiled steps behind, with several people in saffron or colourful saris and shirts among them. Fountain jets spray along the sides of the pool. The scene suggests a holy dip at the sacred waters of the Vaidya Sarovar temple tank.

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January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA large black stone Shiva lingam rises from a black yoni-shaped pedestal, draped with marigold and yellow garlands, while water pours from its spout into a pool. Dozens of people in white clothes wade and bathe in the water at its base, some with hands raised, and others stand along red-stepped embankments in white and colourful saris. A purple circular logo appears in the lower left corner. No single person can be identified as a person, and no printed names are visible.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02A large black stone Shivling rises from a circular basin in a pool of murky water, draped with garlands of yellow, orange, pink and green flowers. Water pours from a spout over its base into the pool. Many people stand waist-deep in the water in front of the shrine, some in white clothing, and dozens more in white and coloured clothes stand on red steps at the pool's edge, watching and bathing. Two bathers in the foreground wear white, and one woman in a teal sari stands in the water at right. Overcast sky above.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA large black stone Shiva lingam in a yoni-pitha base stands in a pool, with water pouring from its spout over the pitha. Garlands of marigolds and yellow flowers wrap the lingam and base. Dozens of people in white clothing wade in the water below, many raising hands toward the flow, some with arms outstretched. Devotees in white and colourful saris stand on red steps and a raised platform behind the shrine, with a yellow and red flag visible at the right edge. Overcast sky.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a large black Shiva lingam set on a black yoni-pitha base, decorated with orange, yellow and red marigold garlands, standing in a pool of water at Vaidya Sarovar. Crowds of devotees stand waist-deep around it, mostly in white clothes, many with red and yellow sashes and some holding small gold-coloured kalasha pots or offerings. Trident-topped poles rise at the right edge. Red-tiled steps and water fountains surround the pool, with a few onlookers standing on the far steps under a pale sky.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copies