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A large black Shiva linga stands in the centre of a rectangular pool, with water jets spraying from its top and sides. Its base and shoulder are wrapped in bands of orange, yellow and white flower garlands. Several small heads of swimmers are visible in the water around the platform. In the foreground a man in a pale pink shirt and dark trousers walks along the pool edge, holding a phone to his ear. Rows of potted plants line the pool rim, and tiered red-brick seating rises behind it. A multi-storey grey concrete building with red-framed windows stands in the background under a white sky.

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Outdoor photo of a large black Shiva linga standing in the middle of a pond, its yoni-pitha base partly submerged. Water streams down the linga from above, and the linga is garlanded with red, yellow and orange marigold strands. A metal staircase railing climbs beside it to a raised platform. Two or three men are wading and bathing in the water near the base, one in a white shirt reaching toward the platform. Tiered terraces of planted clay pots lining the pond hold smaller black lingas, and green trees and sky frame the background.2011-07-15A large black Shiva linga, the swayambu linga at the Vaidya Sarovar temple, sits on a square platform in the middle of a pool. Water streams from its top and sides, and its base and yoni-shaped peetha are decorated with garlands of marigold-orange and yellow flowers. Several people wearing light clothes stand in the water near the platform's edge. Behind is a terraced red-stepped bank with rows of potted plants, a fenced walkway, trees and a grey multi-storey building on the right.2011-07-15A large black stone Shivling with a yoni-pitha base stands on a platform in a pool of water, with water streaming down over it from several jets. Garlands of yellow, red and white flowers drape the linga and the base. Several people are partly visible swimming or bathing in the water around the platform, and a multi-storey concrete building with rows of windows and a stepped planted terrace wall rise behind.2011-07-15A large black stone Shiva linga stands in a shallow pool of water at an ashram, with water cascading down over it from above. Garlands of red, yellow and white flowers drape the linga's upright shaft and the yoni-pitha base. Several people are bathing or wading in the pool around it, including a figure in white near the right edge. Behind the pool are a multi-storey concrete building with many windows and a terraced wall of red pots holding green plants.2011-07-15A large black stone Shiva linga stands in a shallow pool, decorated with a garland of marigolds and red, yellow and white flowers around its base and shaft. Water sprays from several jets and a spout beside it. A stepped brick-red wall with rows of potted plants lines the pool, and a concrete building with unfinished balconies stands behind. Three or four people wade in the water near the linga and one stands at the lower edge of the platform. No person in the scene is identifiable as a person.2011-07-15A large black Shiva linga stands on a square platform in the middle of a stepped stone tank filled with water. Water sprays from the linga and cascades down its sides, which are wrapped with an orange and yellow garland. Several people wade in the water around the platform, and others stand on the red stone steps at the left, one wearing white and another in a dark sari. Tiered terraces of potted plants line the tank behind a white railing, with a multi-storey concrete building and trees in the background.2011-07-15October 21 20132013-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a large black stone Shivling standing on a circular yoni pedestal in an open outdoor courtyard, with water jets spraying up around it from the sides, creating a mist. Red-painted tiered seating stands behind it, and a few workers in the background tend to the area beside a multi-storey concrete building. A small plaque sits on the base of the platform. No people are prominently in the foreground, and no one is shown in ritual activity at the Shivling itself.A large black Shiva linga with a water-spouting base stands in the middle of a rectangular tank of water at an ashram complex. Marigold garlands with yellow and orange flowers wrap the linga and its base. Tiered terraced steps with rows of potted green plants and red-brick seating frame the tank on both sides, with metal railings along the stairs. A few small figures are visible bathing or wading in the water near the steps, and one person stands at the left edge of the stairs. A grey multi-storey concrete building with windows and a green hillside rise behind the complex under a pale sky.2011-07-15Photo 11735814A large black stone Shiva lingam with a yoni-pitha base stands in a shallow pool, with water streaming down its surface from overhead jets. The lingam has a white decorative band across its upper section. Terraced red-brick steps lined with small black lingams rise behind it, with potted plants and trees beyond and a dry hillside in the distance. At the lower left edge, two partly visible people, including a child, stand near the pool edge. A small plaque sits on the base platform.2010-02-12Photograph of a large black stone Shivalinga with a yoni-peetha base standing in a shallow water tank, decorated with a garland of red and yellow flowers along its arch. A black stone nandi bull sculpture sits in the foreground at the water's edge, with potted plants at lower right. Behind the tank, tiered red-brick seating holds rows of people in orange and saffron robes, and a man in white clothing stands on a raised platform near the linga, raising an object overhead. Red multi-storey buildings and trees frame the background under an overcast sky.2013-11-18