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A 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.

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A 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.2011-07-15A 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 Shivalingam stands in a water tank at the centre of the scene, wrapped with garlands of orange marigolds, yellow flowers and pink and purple blossoms. Water pours down over the lingam into a basin base decorated with more marigold garlands. Many people wade in the water around the base, some with arms raised toward the flow, several in white clothes and others in saffron, teal and blue. Behind, red steps rise on the left and right, crowded with devotees dressed mostly in white, some in yellow and saffron. The lingam is a deity murti, and the scene shows a holy dip at a sacred water tank with abhishekam-style water flow.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA large black Shiva linga stands in a pond at an outdoor temple, water pouring over it from above. It is decorated with a garland of multicoloured flowers and a band of yellow, red and blue ornamentation at its base. Several people are bathing or wading in the water around the platform, some in white clothes and one in a saffron-coloured garment. Terraced red brick walls with green plants rise behind, and a building stands in the background. No individual can be identified as a person from the image.2011-07-15January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA 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.2011-07-15A large black stone Shiva lingam rises from a yoni-shaped pedestal in a red-tiered sunken water tank, garlanded with orange, yellow and green flower chains. Water sprays from fountains around it. Dozens of people wearing white clothes wade and bathe in the water, some dipping or splashing near the lingam, with more people standing on the red steps and walkways in the background. A man in white stands on the far steps and a figure in dark clothes is visible at the left edge. Trees and a multi-storey building stand behind the tank under a bright sky.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA large black stone Shiva lingam with a kalasha-style yoni base stands in a water tank, draped with garlands of yellow, orange and magenta marigolds and a long flower garland hanging down its shaft. Water pours from the lingam's spout into the pool as an abhishekam. Devotees in white clothing wade in the water with hands raised, and a crowd in white stands on red-tiled steps behind, with several people in saffron or colourful saris and shirts among them. Fountain jets spray along the sides of the pool. The scene suggests a holy dip at the sacred waters of the Vaidya Sarovar temple tank.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA large black stone Shivalinga rises from a circular base wrapped with marigold garlands in yellow, orange and white, standing in a tank of water. Many people wade and bathe in the water in front of it, some in white clothes and others in lighter shirts. Splashing water sprays from the lingam and base. On the stone steps at right, a decorated palanquin with flower garlands and a red-clad deity murti is carried, and a trishul stands upright in the water near the steps. White-clad devotees sit on the red tiered steps and a multi-storey concrete building stands behind them under a bright sky.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA large black stone Shiva lingam stands on a black yoni-pitha base draped with marigold and mixed flower garlands in yellow, orange and magenta. Water pours from the spout of the pitha over the lingam into a pool. Around the pool, several dozen devotees in white clothes stand in the water and on red-stepped ghats, many with hands raised toward the lingam. Some hold flowers. A few people in the foreground are waist-deep in the water, and a cluster of people stands on the steps behind. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-01-02 +1 copies