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A massive black stone Shivling stands outdoors on a tiered base draped with white, red and yellow flower garlands, with a long garland hanging down its top. Water sprays upward around it under an overcast grey sky. Striped red-and-white stepped ghats surround the structure, with a few people in white and orange clothing on the steps and some people visible at the lower right, some raising hands near the base. Fountain jets rise in the background.

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A large black stone Shiva lingam with its yoni-pitha base stands outdoors, with water pouring from the spout of the yoni channel and streams spraying from the lingam's top into the air. The lingam is draped with a garland of yellow, white and red flowers. Behind it, red-and-white striped steps rise, with a few people standing on the upper steps under a clear blue sky. Red and white striped walls frame the base.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22A large black stone Shivalingam, decorated with white and red flower garlands and a yellow-and-red cloth band, stands on a tiered black pedestal in an open outdoor area. Jets of water spray over the lingam, and three horizontal white marks are painted on its upper shaft. A tall metal staircase rises beside it, and rows of seated people in white clothes sit on red-tiled steps behind, with a few standing figures on the upper terrace. An orange banner flutters at the left edge under a pale sky.2010-10-17A large black stone Shivling stands on a black yoni-peetha base decorated with garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers and a gold-toned yoni-shaped ornament at its front. Water sprays over the lingam from above, and a silver-plated front panel with a central silver flower is fixed to its face. The Shivling sits in an open-air outdoor setting with white and red tiered steps around it. On the steps, several people in white and cream clothes sit and stand, some wearing white dhotis, with a few bare-chested figures to the right. A red-and-white building and green trees appear behind a blue fenced barrier under a cloudy sky.2009-07-07July 08 20092009-07-08A large black stone Shivling with a yoni-pitha base stands outdoors under a pale sky, water pouring over it from above and down the yoni spout in a spray. A yellow, white and purple flower garland hangs down the lingam. In the background, red-tiered steps lead up to a platform where a few people in white clothes stand, with red and white flags visible at the sides. Red and white striped stone runs along the base.2010-12-22A large black linga stands on a circular yoni-pitha base, decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in orange, yellow, and white, with a white-and-yellow sash wrapped around the shaft. Water sprays from fountains around it, and it sits on a raised platform in a shallow pool surrounded by red tiered stone seating. Behind the linga, a few white-clad people stand near the steps, and dry hillside with small structures is visible in the background.2010-02-12A large black stone linga with a water-fall abhishekam pouring over it stands on a shallow water basin in an open-air arena with red tiered seating. The linga is garlanded with multicoloured flower strands in yellow, orange, purple and white, and a flower garland circles its yoni-peetha base. Water jets arc outward from the linga. Behind the arena, a large crowd of devotees stands along a railing under a pale evening sky, with a floodlight visible. The scene reads as a Mahashivratri-style linga abhishekam.2010-02-12July 08 20092009-07-08July 07 20092009-07-07A large black stone Shiva lingam stands on a black yoni pedestal inside a shallow pool, with water jets spraying from behind and beside it. The lingam is draped with a white cloth and garlanded with a long vertical garland of white, yellow and red flowers, and the pedestal is ringed with swagged garlands of white, yellow and pink blossoms. Behind it, a wall of white and red striped tiers with green plants forms the backdrop. A white-clad figure wades in the water at the right edge, and another person in white stands in the water at the lower right, with trees and a fence beyond.2009-07-08October 14 20132013-10-14