An outdoor temple courtyard with a large dark stone Shiva lingam on a red and white striped square platform at the back, reached by a metal staircase. In the foreground rows of smaller black lingams sit in matching yoni bases on red-tiled steps beside a shallow reflective pool of water with a railing. No people are visible. Clouds and trees fill the sky and background. - Nithyanandapedia

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An outdoor temple courtyard with a large dark stone Shiva lingam on a red and white striped square platform at the back, reached by a metal staircase. In the foreground rows of smaller black lingams sit in matching yoni bases on red-tiled steps beside a shallow reflective pool of water with a railing. No people are visible. Clouds and trees fill the sky and background.

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Outdoor view of a large open courtyard lined with rows of black stone Shivalingams on square-based yonis, several in the foreground and receding in a line. A single larger black lingam sits on a round yoni pedestal in the middle of a shallow pool of water surrounded by red-and-white striped steps and white railings. Cloudy sky above, with a multi-storey concrete building under construction on the right. No people are visible.

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Outdoor photo of a large open-air arena with red-and-white striped tiered seating and a shallow pool of water across its floor. In the foreground, several black stone shivalingams rest on yoni pedestals, with polished wet surfaces. In the middle distance, a large black shivalingam on a striped platform stands at the centre of the pool, with a pipe running across the water. Trees and a partial building appear behind, under a cloudy blue sky. No people are visible in the scene.

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Photograph of a large outdoor Shiva temple water tank at dusk, with a tall black Shivalinga rising from a square platform in the centre of a still green-brown pool. Rows of smaller black lingams line the stepped stone embankments surrounding the water on the near side, and red-tiered seating stretches behind the tank beneath a tree at the left edge. A few distant figures in white and light clothing stand on the steps and walkways, and a red multi-storey building fills the background. The scene reflects the lingam in the water.

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A large dark grey stone Shiva lingam stands on a raised square platform with a tiered base and a circular yoni-style pedestal, set in an outdoor sunken courtyard. Red-and-white striped platform sides and tiered red steps surround it, with rows of small dark stone lingams and potted plants on the steps behind. The ground is wet and no people are visible.

A photograph of an outdoor sacred tank at dusk or dawn, with rows of black stone shivalingams arranged in tiered steps along the foreground on both sides. A large black shivalinga stands on a raised platform in the middle of the still water, reflected on the surface. A small white canopy-covered platform sits on the water near the centre. Red-brick stepped seating rises on the left and right behind the tank, with a few white-clad people sitting or standing on the steps at left and a figure near the central staircase. A red brick building and trees frame the upper corners.

A large outdoor Shiva lingam stands in the centre of a rectangular reflecting pool on a raised square platform, its black stone surface polished and the water mirroring it. Rows of smaller black lingams with yellow-tasselled bases line the pool's edges and steps in the foreground. Tiered red stone seating rises behind the pool, with a few white-clad figures near a small raised platform at upper left. Red-brick buildings and trees frame the background. No person is clearly visible in the foreground, and the image appears to be a ritual abhishekam setting.

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