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Dusk photograph of a large outdoor tank, Vaidya Sarovar, with many people bathing in the dark rippling water in the foreground. Behind them, a black Shiva lingam stands on a raised platform with a shaped base, a flat-topped structure beside it. Along the stone steps on the left, a crowd of people in white clothes stands and watches, with a small white signboard and trees silhouetted against the pale evening sky. A building with a row of tall thin poles sits to the right.

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January 02 20102010-01-02Photograph of a large crowd bathing in a wide outdoor pool at sunset, with many people in white clothes wading and swimming in rippling water. In the centre, a tall black Shiva lingam stands on a raised platform draped with yellow and orange garlands, with a cloth canopy and floral decorations. Tiered red stands on the left and right are lined with onlookers in white. Several people are visible on the stands and the water's edge, and the scene is lit by a pale evening sky. Individual faces are too small to identify, and no one can be confidently identified as a person.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph at sunset of devotees bathing in the Vaidya Sarovar tank, with a large black Shiva lingam rising from the water at centre, wrapped with a yellow-and-black garland and streams of water spraying from it. Many people wear white clothing and stand in the water or on tiered red-brick steps along the sides, while others in orange or saffron clothing bathe nearby. A multi-storey concrete building stands in the background under a pale sky.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA large outdoor pool at dusk with many people bathing in its water, most dressed in white. In the centre stands a tall black Shiva lingam on a black base trimmed with gold and yellow garlands, rising from the water. Spectators in white clothing line red tiered stone steps on the left and along the far bank, with a white banner panel and a building with spires behind. Several bathers swim in the foreground.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA large dark stone Shivalinga rises from the centre of a wide tank of water at Vaidya Sarovar, with garlands or yellow-orange bands around its base and a small shrine-like decorated structure beside it. Many people stand waist-deep or wade in the water, some in white clothes, while crowds in white garments line the terraced stone steps on both sides under a low sun with a bright glare. A flow of water spouts from the linga's side. Tiered brick steps and a concrete building with antenna-like poles stand in the background.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a large rectangular tank of brown water at dusk, with a tall black Shiva lingam with a yellow-gold garland and a gold-trimmed black platform standing at the far end. Many people in white clothes sit and stand on red tiered steps along the sides, while a crowd of bathers, some in white, swims and wades in the water. A pale sky and a few trees and a concrete building frame the scene.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDevotees bathe in a tiered stone tank at dusk, the low sun glowing behind them. At the centre rises a large black Shiva lingam set on a square platform, draped with garlands and fitted with water jets that arc over the pool. Many people in white clothing stand and wade in the water, while more in white line the steps on the left. A man in dark clothes stands at the lower left edge, and a figure in orange-saffron clothing stands on the right steps. A multi-storey building with rooftop rods rises in the background. A purple bird logo sits at the top left, and a pedia credit is overlaid at the lower right2010-01-02 +1 copiesWide photograph of devotees bathing in the sacred waters of Vaidya Sarovar at sunset. A large black Shiva lingam with a golden yoni-pitha base and gold scalloped ornament stands in the centre of the pool, with water jets spraying around it. Many people wade and swim in the water, most wearing white clothes. Crowds in white stand on red stepped terraces along the left and right, and a multi-storey grey building with antennae sits in the background under a hazy sky. No identifiable individual is singled out.2010-01-02 +1 copiesPhotograph of a holy dip at Vaidya Sarovar at sunset. A large black Shiva linga stands on a raised platform in the middle of the water, with fountain jets spraying around it and a gold garland draped at its base. Many devotees in white clothes are bathing in the tank, while more people in white sit on the red stepped ghats watching. A multi-storey building stands in the background under a pale sky.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA large outdoor water tank at sunset with many devotees wading and bathing in white clothes. At the centre stands a huge black Shiva lingam with a white horizontal stripe and water pouring over it, set on a raised platform decorated with marigold garlands. Beside it a deity murti is seated on a decorated ornate throne with flowers. Tiered steps on the left and right are crowded with standing and seated people in white. A brick building stands at the right edge.2010-01-02 +1 copiesSunset photograph of a large black Shiva lingam with a yellow-and-black marigold garland and a white horizontal band, set on a platform in a water tank. Fountain jets spray water around it. Dozens of people wade and bathe in the water in front, many in white clothes, while a crowd in white stands on red stone steps along the banks under a hazy orange sky with trees and a building at right.2010-01-02 +1 copiesLarge black Shiva lingam with a yellow-and-black garland base stands in a water tank at sunset, with water jets spraying from it onto a crowd. Hundreds of devotees, many in white clothes, wade and bathe in the water and gather on red brick steps lining the tank. A decorated float with yellow garlands sits at left, and trees and a low building line the background under a bright sunset sky.2010-01-02 +1 copies