A photograph of a grey granite lingam placed directly on a sandy, gravelly ground. The stone has a round yoni-like base carved with stepped, layered ridges on its sides and a broad circular top with a shallow central dish. A red-tinted brick lies in the lower foreground beside the stone. No people are visible in the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a grey granite lingam placed directly on a sandy, gravelly ground. The stone has a round yoni-like base carved with stepped, layered ridges on its sides and a broad circular top with a shallow central dish. A red-tinted brick lies in the lower foreground beside the stone. No people are visible in the scene.

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