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Night photograph of a large black stone Shiva lingam with a central gold-and-red cloth band on a tiered pedestal, standing in the water of a pool. Water sprays upward in arcs behind it and streams down from its top into the pool. Rows of seated spectators fill illuminated tiered stone steps along the banks, and their lamps glow along the edges of the water. No individual person is clearly visible on the central structure.

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December 01 20092009-12-01January 02 20102010-01-02December 01 20092009-12-01 +2 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +2 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +2 copiesNight photograph of a large black stone Shiva lingam on a tiered yoni-pitha base, standing in water at the centre of a pool. Water jets arc upward behind it and cascade over the base, lit with green light. A red and white garland hangs around the lingam, and three gold-coloured tilaka lines are marked on its side. Spectators sit in tiered stands along the edges of the lit pool area in the dark background.2010-01-02 +2 copiesNight photograph of a large dark stone Shiva lingam with a yoni-pitha base set in a water fountain at Vaidya Sarovar. A red and white garland is draped down the lingam, and water spouts from the base in arching jets lit in green and white. Spectators sit on red and white striped stone steps in the background, with a few people visible at the edges. Striped red and cream walls frame the base of the pool.2010-01-02 +2 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +2 copiesA night photograph of a large dark stone Shiva lingam on a tiered yoni-pitha base, with water pouring from its spout and arcing high in fountain jets against a black sky. A red and white striped line marks the lingam's top, and a gold-coloured plate is fixed to its side. Behind it, tiered stands with red and white striped seating are lit by lamps, and a crowd of onlookers sits along the edges of the sacred waters at Vaidya Sarovar. Green light tints the base and water.2010-01-02 +1 copiesNovember 23 20102010-11-23Night photograph of a large black Shiva lingam set in a water tank, with water jets rising around it in a fountain-like arc. The lingam is draped with garlands and a yellow-and-white decorative cloth, and a metal staircase leads up its side. Striped red-and-white borders line the base. Rows of people in white clothes sit on tiered red steps along the tank, with strings of coloured lights overhead and floodlights at right. No individual is identifiable as a person.2010-12-30November 23 20102010-11-23