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Outdoor photograph of a large dark stone Shivalinga rising from a rectangular pool of greenish water at Aadikailaasa, decorated with a multicoloured marigold garland draped over its base and a flower garland on top. Several monks in saffron and orange robes stand on a metal staircase beside the linga, one reaching up to its top. Two seated figures in orange robes sit on chairs on red stone tiered steps at left, with a few other seated devotees nearby. Potted plants with pink flowers line the pool edge in the foreground, and a white vehicle is parked beyond the railing.

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