Dusk photograph of a large dark Shivalinga-shaped monument standing in the middle of a still reflective pool, with water jets spraying from its sides. Blue twilight sky above, a multistorey building and trees in the background, and a staircase with metal railings on the left. Several small figures in white clothing stand on the stone steps at the left edge of the pool. - Nithyanandapedia

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Dusk photograph of a large dark Shivalinga-shaped monument standing in the middle of a still reflective pool, with water jets spraying from its sides. Blue twilight sky above, a multistorey building and trees in the background, and a staircase with metal railings on the left. Several small figures in white clothing stand on the stone steps at the left edge of the pool.

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November 18 2013

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Dusk view of a large black Shivalinga standing on a platform in a reflective pool, with water spouting from its base and a yellow-and-black striped garland encircling the upper pillar. Behind it, a multi-storey brick building with unfinished rooftops rises under a blue-grey sky. A metal staircase railing on the left leads up a tiered stone seating area where several figures in orange and white robes stand and sit. Lit oil lamps glow along the steps. Reflections of the lingam and railings shimmer across the still water.

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Dusk view of a large black stone Shivling standing in the middle of a reflective water pool, with water jets spraying from its base and a yoni-shaped peetha. A metal railed staircase on the left leads up a tiered stone amphitheatre lined with rows of seats. Several robed figures in orange and saffron clothing stand along the stairs and terraces, and a red-brick multi-storey building with rooftop structures rises behind under a blue-grey evening sky. The black lingam has a yellow and black striped border around its arched face.

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Night photograph of a large black Shivalingam standing on a platform in the middle of a dark water tank, with water jets spraying up around it and a white metal staircase leading up to the platform. Red stepped stone embankments rise on both sides, and a few small groups of people in white clothing sit on the steps at left, around fifteen visible. Small oil lamps glow at the base of the lingam, and a yellow and black decorated band wraps its base.

Dusk view of a large black stone Shivling standing in a water tank on a raised platform with a black yoni-peetha base, water streaming from its spout. A yellow, red and black garland encircles the lingam, and a silver plate with a small mark is set on its face. In the foreground a dark stone nandi bull's head faces the lingam across rippling water. Above, a tiered stone amphitheatre with a metal railing staircase holds several people in orange and saffron robes, with a figure in white standing near the top, partly visible. A red brick building and lit lamps appear at the back.

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Night photograph of an illuminated outdoor water tank with a tall black stone Shiva lingam rising from a square platform in the middle of still dark water, reflected below. Stone steps with metal railings lead down to the water on the left, where a few small figures stand and sit on tiered red-brick steps. Garden beds with green plants and potted shrubs line the right and foreground, with floodlights and a multi-storey building under a dark blue sky behind.

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