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A large black stone linga with a wide yoni-shaped base stands at left, with water flowing over its top edge and spilling down in a stream. Behind it, tiered red-painted steps are filled with rows of small black lingas on pedestals, and water runs across the pool in the foreground. A white railing and a partly built concrete building with windows sit in the background. No people are visible. The scene shows a linga abhishekam with water poured over a large linga and its rows of smaller lingas.

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October 22 20142014-10-22A photograph of an outdoor temple setting with rows of small black Shiva lingams set on tiered red-painted steps. A large black lingam with a carved base stands at the left edge, and a thin stream of water and marigold-coloured liquid runs down over the lingams. Metal railings divide the tiers, and a shallow red-tinted pool with small water spouts sits in the foreground. A concrete building and scaffolding appear behind the tiers. No people are visible in the scene.2010-10-22 +1 copiesA large black spout or channel at the upper left pours a stream of milky white liquid down onto rows of small black lingam-shaped stone forms, abhishekam style, arranged on red-painted tiered steps of a stadium-like seating area. Metal railings and a grey block wall are visible in the background. No people are visible in the scene; the lingams are not counted as people, and no one can be identified in the image.2010-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesA large black Shivling stands on a square platform in the middle of a shallow pool, with water streaming down its surface and a white rectangular label on its face. Its base is wrapped with a garland of flowers in pink, yellow and white. Around the pool are tiered rows of red steps with rows of black seats. On the left, several people in white clothes gather at the steps near the water, some in orange or red garments. Behind is an unfinished multi-storey concrete building with rebar sticking up from its roof, and trees and hills are visible on the right under a cloudy sky.2010-10-22 +1 copiesA large black stone Shiva lingam with a yoni-pitha base stands outdoors in front of a red brick building with scaffolding on its roof. Water streams down over the lingam from several jets, and a white three-horizontal-line tripundra marking is painted on its front. Behind the base, a tiered brick wall with small lamp niches rises, and a metal railing surrounds the area. No people are visible.2015-11-16A large black stone lingam on a square red-and-white striped base stands at the centre of an empty open-air amphitheatre with red tiered stone seating on both sides. Water jets spray upward from the lingam and its yoni-shaped basin, and a shallow film of water covers the paved floor. Behind it, a concrete multi-storey building is under construction, with steel rods sticking up from its roof, and small trees and hills lie beyond. No people are visible in the scene.A photograph of a large black stone Shiva lingam set on a black yoni-pitha base, with water flowing down over its dome, standing on a dark tiled platform in an open-air site. Behind it, red brick tiered steps hold rows of potted plants, with a few small figures seated near the far wall. Beyond, a dry field is dotted with small white structures, and a hill and a white building with a red roof sit under a pale sky.A large black Shiva linga stands in a shallow water basin at an outdoor amphitheatre with red-tiered seating. Water streams down its sides, and gold-and-red decorated tripundra-style markings with ornamental bands adorn the base. On the stairs to the left, several white-clad priests in white dhotis and shawls stand near brass vessels, with one priest in orange robes beside them, performing linga abhishekam. Unfinished concrete buildings and trees are visible behind the stadium-like seating.2010-10-22 +1 copiesA large black stone Shivalinga rises from a shallow water-filled amphitheatre pool, its base decorated with white, red and gold garlands. Red-tiered stone steps and white railings surround the pool, and the linga's reflection is clear in the still water. On a metal staircase at the upper left, several people in white and saffron-orange robes stand and climb, and a figure in orange robes stands at the top near the linga's upper end. A partly finished concrete building with exposed rebar stands behind the amphitheatre under an overcast sky.2010-10-22 +2 copiesNovember 18 20162016-11-18A photograph of an outdoor amphitheatre with tiered red steps on both sides. At its centre stands a large black stone lingam on a square base with red and white striped sides, with water jets spraying up around it. The shallow pooled floor reflects the sky. Behind the arena stands an unfinished multi-storey concrete building with rods on top, low hills and a few trees under a pale sky. A few small distant figures appear near the steps at the right and far left edge. The scene is an empty set-up of the arena rather than a gathering.