Night photograph of a temple tank. A large dark stone Shivalinga stands at the left edge beside a steel staircase railing, its surface marked with a small white band. In the centre, a small illuminated deity murti sits on a raised platform floating in the still black water, lit by bright white lights. Tiered brick walls and railed steps line the far side under a dark sky. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night photograph of a temple tank. A large dark stone Shivalinga stands at the left edge beside a steel staircase railing, its surface marked with a small white band. In the centre, a small illuminated deity murti sits on a raised platform floating in the still black water, lit by bright white lights. Tiered brick walls and railed steps line the far side under a dark sky. No people are visible.

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