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A photograph taken from behind a person in an orange-red saffron cloth draped over the shoulder and bare upper back, with hair tied up at the top of the head, standing before a large black polished Shivalingam on a circular black yoni-pitha base. Water streams down the lingam and spills from the base's spout. Behind it, stepped terraces with white and red tiled risers hold potted plants and flowering shrubs. Beyond the terraces stand a green landscape with trees, utility poles, and a blue tarpaulin, backed by a large pale rocky hill and a distant tree-covered ridge under a partly cloudy sky. The person appears to be in quiet devotion, hands together in front of the chest, facing the abhishekam-style water-washed lingam.

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A person seen from behind stands on a brick terrace before a tall black Shivalinga with white and red bands, from which water sprays. The person wears an orange-red cloth draped over the shoulders and bare upper back, with dark hair tied up, hands raised near the face in prayer or meditation. Behind are a flowering planting bed, a blue tarpaulin, a fence, utility poles, scrubby trees, and a white rocky hillside under a partly cloudy sky.2009-07-01January 02 20092009-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a temple courtyard with rows of black Shiva lingams on tiered red-and-white painted platforms, with a seated stone deity murti in white garland-draped cloth at the centre. A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe and orange lower garment stands on the left, facing the shrine from behind. Two tall white pillars frame the scene, with a low roofed hall and a dry hill with trees in the background under a hazy sky.2011-05-17January 01 20182018-01-01January 02 20092009-01-02November 04 20132013-11-04June 10 20132013-06-10A large black stone Shivling stands on a square dark platform in the middle of a shallow green-water pool. Water sprays up around it from jets, forming a faint rainbow against the blue sky. A striped red-and-white ledge borders the pool, with palm trees, a leafy tree and orange barrier tape on dry ground behind it. A yellow and purple cloth band is wrapped around the Shivling's upper shaft. No people are visible.2009-01-02June 17 20132013-06-17August 27 20082008-08-27A large black Shiva lingam rises from a tiered black yoni-pitha base in a shallow pool of water, with water spraying from its top. Robed devotees in white stand and wade in the water around it, many with hands folded. A small raft decorated with yellow marigold garlands and colourful balloons floats in front. On the lingam's right, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a flower garland and a long dark hair stands beside a figure in white, both on the stone edge. Red-and-white striped embankments and orange bunting frame the scene under a clear sky.2009-01-02Outdoor photo of a large dark grey stone Shivalingam rising from a broad circular yoni pedestal at a water-side temple platform, with red-and-white striped steps behind and orange flags on poles. Several people stand around it in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis; one bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrap and a man in white and a man in a light blue shirt stand near the lingam, with brass kalasha-style vessels and a brass lamp stand in front. A metal staircase with brass pots and a spout of water is at left. The scene reads as an abhishekam-style ritual. Count of visible people is about six.2017-03-26