Outdoor photograph of a large dark grey stone Shiva lingam with a tall cylindrical lingam rising from a yoni-shaped pedestal base, set on bare ground among palm trees and shrubs. To the right, a grey stone statue of a figure seated on a bull (Nandi) stands on a small plinth. A dirt path and distant structures appear in the background. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Outdoor photograph of a large dark grey stone Shiva lingam with a tall cylindrical lingam rising from a yoni-shaped pedestal base, set on bare ground among palm trees and shrubs. To the right, a grey stone statue of a figure seated on a bull (Nandi) stands on a small plinth. A dirt path and distant structures appear in the background. No people are visible.

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A large dark black stone Shivling stands on a matching carved yoni-peetha base on an outdoor concrete platform at dusk. Behind it are scattered rocks, a bare patch of reddish soil, a low brick wall, leafy green trees and a red-and-white building under a pale blue sky. No people are visible in the scene.

Dark silhouette of a Shivalinga on its yoni-peetha base, photographed against a pale pink and peach dusk sky with palm trees along the horizon. The lingam is a smooth rounded column rising from a broad circular base on a flat surface, with a low fence and tree line behind. No people are visible in the scene.

A large dark polished black stone Shiva lingam stands outdoors on a concrete plinth at dusk, with a wide circular yoni-pitha base carved with a band of leaf-like motifs and a lower square-edged base. Three horizontal tripundra-style lines are incised on the lingam shaft. Behind it are green trees, a bare tree, a reddish building and a low brick wall with rubble. No people are visible. Pale blue evening sky fills the upper frame.

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Outdoor garden scene with a polished black stone Shiva lingam set on a yoni-shaped pedestal in the foreground. A small standing figure in a white shirt and dhoti stands far back among palm trees on a grassy lawn. Plumeria trees with white flowers and pink roses grow nearby, and a fire smoulders on the right beside stacked logs. Wet ground and reddish soil surround the monument.

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Three dark grey stone Shivalinga on yoni-pitha bases sit on bare reddish earth outdoors, with a green leafy shrub and a concrete slab at the top left. The lingas have carved markings, including a horizontal tripundra-style line on the left one. Scattered pebbles and small debris lie around the bases. No people are visible.

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