A young girl in an orange sleeveless dress with a gold-bordered sash stands barefoot on a pale concrete pad, lifting a gold vessel high above her head to pour water over a large black stone Shiva linga on a yoni-shaped base. The linga is glossy and wet, with horizontal bands carved around its shaft. Dry golden grass, a wooden fence and eucalyptus-like trees sit behind under a cloudy sky. - Nithyanandapedia

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A young girl in an orange sleeveless dress with a gold-bordered sash stands barefoot on a pale concrete pad, lifting a gold vessel high above her head to pour water over a large black stone Shiva linga on a yoni-shaped base. The linga is glossy and wet, with horizontal bands carved around its shaft. Dry golden grass, a wooden fence and eucalyptus-like trees sit behind under a cloudy sky.

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