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Outdoor view of a large rectangular reflecting pool at Aadikailaasa, Bengaluru, with terraced red-brick steps on both sides. A tall black Shiva lingam stands on a raised platform in the water, wrapped in a band of colourful marigold and multicoloured garlands, with a striped border around its base. In the foreground a black Nandi bull statue is decorated with a red flower garland. A few seated devotees in the lower left and bottom edge watch the scene, and a small group of white-clad people stands on the steps at left. Behind the pool is a multi-storey red-brick building and trees under a hazy sky.

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Outdoor photograph of a large rectangular reflecting pool at Aadikailaasa, with stepped terraced seating on both sides. A tall black Shiva lingam stands on a raised platform in the centre of the water, wrapped in a yellow, green and red striped flower garland. Its reflection shows clearly in the still water. In the foreground a black Nandi bull statue wears a red and white flower garland, facing the lingam. Along the upper left terrace a few figures in orange and white robes sit and stand near the steps. Several devotees sit on the bottom right steps watching, one in a white shirt. Red-brick buildings and trees fill the background, and a camera crane arm extends at the right edge.2013-11-06November 06 20132013-11-06Photograph of an outdoor water tank at Aadikailaasa, Bengaluru, with a large black Shiva lingam on a raised platform in the centre, wrapped in a striped garland of yellow, green, red and orange with a silver band. Stepped terraced seating lines the pool. A black stone Nandi bull with a red flower garland sits in the foreground facing the lingam. Along the left stone steps, a few figures in orange and white stand and sit near the water, and a small group of devotees sits on the near edge with their backs to the camera. A camera crane rises on the right.2013-11-06Outdoor view of a large reflecting pool with a tall black Shivling on a black yoni-shaped pedestal platform at its centre, reflected in still water. A black stone nandi bull sits in the foreground near the pool's edge. Terraced red-brick steps with rows of seats line the pool, and white-clad figures with orange-robed attendants stand on the left stairs. Several devotees in white and orange sit along the lower edge, near the nandi. Strings of flower garlands decorate the lingam. Red-roofed buildings rise behind the seating.2013-11-04July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of a large outdoor tank with still water reflecting a tall black Shivalinga on a raised square platform in its centre. The lingam is decorated with a multicoloured garland band in red, yellow, green and purple and topped with a striped garland. Tiered stone steps and seating line the tank, with robed people in white and saffron standing on the left stairs. A dark Nandi statue with a red flower garland sits in the foreground, and a small figure in white sits at the lower left edge. Red brick buildings and strings of lights appear behind.2013-11-06Outdoor photograph of a large black stone Shivalingam standing in the centre of a rectangular reflecting pool of still water, with a red-and-white striped plinth at its base and a rainbow-coloured garland arch above. Red-tiered stone seating rises behind the pool, with a red multi-storey building in the background. In the foreground a black stone nandi-like carving is in view. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk along the stairs at the left edge of the pool, one in white on the steps.2013-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a large black stone Shivalinga on a square black peetha platform standing in a still reflecting pool, with a white-striped silver band on the linga and a ring of coloured garlands around its top. Its mirror image reflects in the water, with a black Nandi-like stone base in the foreground. Behind the pool are tiered red seating steps and a red multi-storey building. On the left, several people in orange and white clothing walk along the steps and a railed staircase leads down to the water. The scene shows a deity murti and ritual setting with no close faces visible.2013-11-04 +1 copiesNovember 04 20132013-11-04November 11 20132013-11-11A large black Shiva lingam stands on a raised square black base in the middle of a still reflecting pool at dusk. The lingam is decorated with a colourful multi-coloured garland arch behind it and a silver plaque on its shaft. A metal staircase with railings rises from the water toward a platform with small figures, and rows of red seats fill the stepped amphitheatre around the pool. Several people in white and saffron clothing stand along the left side near the steps, and a red multi-storey building stands behind. The scene suggests a rudrabhishekam or puja setting, though the image itself shows only the empty sanctum-like pool and lingam.2013-11-04A photograph of an outdoor sacred pool at an ashram, with a large black linga-shaped shrine standing on a raised platform in the middle of still blue-green water. The shrine is decorated with colourful marigold garlands in yellow, orange, green and purple, and draped with strings of flowers. Tiered red steps and a metal railing line the pool, with white-clad people and orange-robed figures visible on the left stairs, and a multicoloured light display runs along the right wall. Palm plants and a red multi-storey building stand behind, and the shrine's reflection fills the water.2013-07-22