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A large black stone Shiva linga stands in a shallow pool at an outdoor temple, its base and yoni-shaped pedestal wrapped in garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers. Water pours from the spout of the yoni base in an abhishekam-style flow, with additional fountain jets spraying around it. Several men wade in the pool at the base of the linga, some with arms raised toward the water, while others stand or walk nearby. Red-brick steps lead up behind the pool, with figures ascending them, a red tent canopy and small structures beyond. Faint watermarked text runs diagonally across the image.

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A 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 Shivalinga with a yoni-shaped pedestal stands in a pool, decorated with garlands of red, yellow and white flowers. Water pours from the spout of the yoni base and streams down from the linga, forming arcs of spray. Several people are immersed in the water around the base, some with arms raised. Red-tiered steps behind the linga hold a few more people, one in a white dhoti. The scene suggests an abhishekam at a temple tank.2011-07-15A large black stone Shiva linga stands in a pool, with water pouring from its top and from a spout at its base onto the basin below. Garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers wrap the linga and the lotus-shaped yoni pedestal. Red stone steps rise behind it, with several people standing and sitting on them, including a person in white at the right. In the foreground, two women in dark clothing bathe in the water, one reaching up toward the flowing water. Green foliage blurs the lower left edge of the frame.2011-07-15January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a large black stone Shiva linga with a water spout, adorned with garlands of yellow, pink, white and purple flowers, pouring water into a pool. Four people stand chest-deep in the green water beneath the spout, one in a maroon top, others in white clothes, reaching up as water falls on them. Red-tiled steps and fountain jets are behind, with greenery in the foreground.2011-07-15July 08 20092009-07-08A large black stone Shivalingam rises from a tiered black yoni-peetha base at the centre of a tank, draped with marigold and yellow-and-magenta flower garlands. Water pours from the lingam and spout onto the base, cascading into the pool. In the foreground a crowd of about twenty people bathes in the water, some with hands raised, several children, women in saffron and teal saris. Behind, people in white clothes stand on red stone steps lining the tank, with a few in saffron and yellow. This is a photograph of a holy dip at a sacred water tank with a lingam abhishekam.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photo of a large black Shivalinga-style lingam in a water pool, with water pouring from its yoni-shaped base spout onto bathers. The lingam base is draped with a garland of yellow, orange, purple and white flowers. Four men stand waist-deep in the greenish pool around the base, one in a yellow garland, bald-headed man in white clothes on the right, with a fifth person partly visible at the far left edge. Red stepped stone ghats and a row of lamps appear at the back. Water sprays from the lingam top. Bushes and potted plants line the foreground.2011-07-15A large black stone Shivalinga stands in a pool at an outdoor temple, wrapped with a garland of red, yellow and white flowers and decorated with bands of marigold and multicoloured flower strings at its base. Water pours from its spout and sprays from pipes around it. Several people bathe in the pool: a man with arms raised in the water at the base of the linga, another man bowed with his hand to his head, and a few more wading near the left edge. Behind, red-stepped terraces hold people in white clothes and a few orange-robed figures near a red-draped structure, with brass vessels and small lamps along the steps.2011-07-15January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOctober 17 20102010-10-17June 09 20092009-06-09