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A large black stone Shiva linga stands on a square platform in the middle of a water-filled tank, with jets of water spraying up around it. The linga is wrapped with a garland of marigold and multicoloured fabric bands, and its base is decorated with flower garlands. Red-painted tiered steps rise on both sides, lined with a crowd of people watching, many in white clothes. Palm trees and a street lamp stand against a pale pink dusk sky, and a small decorated platform with flower garlands and orange cloth sits at the right edge.

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A large black polished linga stands on a square platform in a reflecting pool, decorated with garlands of marigolds and multicoloured floral strands, with water jets spraying around it. Red-tiered stone steps rise on both sides, filled with a large crowd of standing spectators in white and colourful clothing. On the right, a small decorated stage with green and orange floral garlands holds a few white-clad people. Palm trees and a hazy sky stand behind the scene.2010-02-12Dusk view of a large black linga monument in the middle of a water pool, with several water jets rising around it. The linga is decorated with a garland of green leaves and yellow-orange flowers at its base, and a band of striped red, white and orange is painted along the pool edge. Tiered stone steps on the right and left hold a large audience of people dressed mostly in white, seated and standing. Lights are strung along the steps and pool edge, and a partially built multi-spired structure with many small spires stands in the background under a purple evening sky. No individual person is clearly a identifiable candidate for a person in this view.2010-02-12Wide photograph of an open-air amphitheater-style pool with red-tiled tiered steps on both sides, filled with still water. A tall black Shiva linga stands on a raised platform in the centre of the pool, reflected in the water. Rows of smaller black linga stones line the near edge of the pool behind a metal railing. Spectators stand on the upper steps at dusk, and a few white-clad figures stand on the right side near the water's edge. Palm trees and floodlight poles frame the scene under a pale pink evening sky.2010-02-12Dusk view of a large tiered red-stepped amphitheatre around a rectangular water tank. At the centre stands a tall black Shivalinga on a platform, garlanded with yellow and orange flower strands, with water jets spraying around it. Around 30 people are visible, some bathing or standing waist-deep in the water near the lingam and others seated on the steps in white clothes. Floodlights and tall trees frame the site at dusk.2010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26Outdoor photograph of a large black linga, the 21-foot AnandaLinga, rising from a central raised platform in a square reflecting water pool. Red-tiered stone steps surround the pool on all sides, with a row of black yoni-peetha bases lining the near edge. Crowds stand along the tiers and rim in the dusky light, and a few people in white and orange clothing gather near the right-hand steps beside a decorated flower-garlanded cart. Small oil lamps line the steps in the foreground. The sky is pale and the scene appears to be an evening gathering.2010-02-12A large black stone linga with a water-fall abhishekam pouring over it stands on a shallow water basin in an open-air arena with red tiered seating. The linga is garlanded with multicoloured flower strands in yellow, orange, purple and white, and a flower garland circles its yoni-peetha base. Water jets arc outward from the linga. Behind the arena, a large crowd of devotees stands along a railing under a pale evening sky, with a floodlight visible. The scene reads as a Mahashivratri-style linga abhishekam.2010-02-12Dusk photograph of a large black Shiva linga standing on a raised platform in the middle of a rectangular reflecting pool, decorated with a yellow-and-gold garland band, with a water fountain jetting up behind it. Tiered red-brick steps on both sides of the pool are filled with many people in white clothing, watching the event under floodlights, with a building silhouette in the background and a purple evening sky.2010-02-12Dusk photograph of a large black Shiva linga on a tiered black peetha, decorated with a yellow-and-green floral garland and flower festoons, standing in a shallow water pool. Several fountain jets arc upward around it. Behind, rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill stone steps and a bank at the left, with an unfinished concrete building topped by many spires behind them and floodlights on either side. Strips of lamps line the pool edges. No individual person is clearly identifiable in the foreground; the crowd is seated in the background.2010-02-12Dusk photograph of a large black linga set in the middle of a rectangular reflecting pool, with a tall fountain jet rising behind it. The linga is decorated with a gold-and-white band and rests on a raised white-and-black base. Tiered red brick steps on both sides of the pool hold a seated crowd of people dressed in white and saffron clothing, with floodlights on poles and a partially built structure behind. No individual figure is identifiable as a person.2010-02-12November 06 20132013-11-06A large black Shiva linga stands on a yoni-shaped pedestal in an open outdoor basin, with water streaming down its surface. The linga and base are garlanded with bands of marigold and mixed flowers in orange, purple, white and green. Water jets spray around the base. Behind, a line of people in white clothes stands along red-and-white tiered seating beside a fence, with a pale pink sky above. The scene resembles a linga abhishekam performed before onlookers.2010-02-12