Close view of a dark stone lingam set on a round black stone yoni-pitha base, with water streaming down its sides and splashing across the base during abhishekam. Behind it is a red wall with white horizontal stripes. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close view of a dark stone lingam set on a round black stone yoni-pitha base, with water streaming down its sides and splashing across the base during abhishekam. Behind it is a red wall with white horizontal stripes. No people are visible.

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Water pours over a large black stone lingam with a rounded base and wide basin, streaming down its surface in a spray. A garland of white, yellow and red flowers hangs from the upper shaft. Red brick steps rise behind the stone, with a small drum and partial figures in white clothing with orange and red trim at the edges of the frame. This appears to be an abhishekam ritual at an outdoor shrine.

Close-up photograph of a large black stone object. Behind it, white walls with red brick-like tiled columns are visible at the right edge. No people are visible in the frame.

A black polished stone Shiva lingam with a yoni-pitha base stands on a raised white and red striped platform outdoors. Water flows down over the lingam and spills from the spout of the yoni base, creating a cascade of spray. Behind it, tiered red brick steps hold rows of small pots and bowls, with a dry hillside, trees and white posts in the background.

A large black stone Shiva lingam stands on a square yoni pedestal set in a pool of water. Water streams down from the lingam and over its base, with fountain jets rising from the pool. Behind it, a red-brick terrace holds rows of small clay pots and a metal railing with steps on the right. No people are visible. The scene is an outdoor water-fountain shrine with a lingam and yoni.

A large black stone Shivalinga rises from a square platform in a shallow pool of water, with water streaming down its surface from several jets. The linga has a white horizontal band with markings and a yoni-shaped pedestal with a spout. Several people wade in the water around the platform, some in red and white clothing, and one person sits on the tiered red steps at left. Red-brown tiered steps lined with rows of small black lingams rise behind the pool, with railings and green plants along the edges.

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A large black stone Shivling stands on a square black pedestal rising from a pool of still green water at an outdoor temple setting. Water jets spray from the lingam's top and from small nozzles around the platform. Behind it a tiered wall of white and red striped blocks climbs toward a line of green shrubs and palm trees, with a fence and a distant water tower under a pale sky. No people are visible.

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Water pours from a large dark overhead vessel over a black stone shivalinga platform in an open-air amphitheatre-style court with red tiered seating. Thin jets of water spray down from the spout, and a garland of flowers hangs at the right edge. Rows of dark stone pillars line the back, with white railings across the middle. No people are visible in the scene. This is a linga abhishekam setting.

A large black stone Shivalinga stands on a circular yoni-peetha base in a shallow pool, with water jets spraying over it and a rainbow arcing through the mist. A floral garland of white, yellow and purple flowers hangs down the lingam. Behind the pool are a low wall painted in red and white stripes, orange festival bunting strung along a fence, and piles of stone and sand. No people are visible. This is a deity murti with abhishekam-style water display, not a person.

A night photograph of a large polished black Shiva lingam standing on a round black pedestal base, lit by cool teal light. Water jets arc upward around it, and rows of teal-lit stone seats stretch behind it under dark trees. No people are visible; the lingam is the central object, with the surrounding fountain and amphitheatre seating forming the setting.