A large black polished stone Shiva linga, a tall dome-topped cylinder on a black yoni pedestal, stands in an outdoor construction site. Behind it are red-brown excavated earth slopes, piles of grey crushed stone and sand, and a few scattered gravel heaps. Granite steps rise on the left and right toward the base. No people are visible. This is a photograph of a monument under construction. - Nithyanandapedia

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A large black polished stone Shiva linga, a tall dome-topped cylinder on a black yoni pedestal, stands in an outdoor construction site. Behind it are red-brown excavated earth slopes, piles of grey crushed stone and sand, and a few scattered gravel heaps. Granite steps rise on the left and right toward the base. No people are visible. This is a photograph of a monument under construction.

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A large black polished stone linga, the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Linga, stands on a circular yoni pedestal at a construction site. Granite stone steps lead up to it, with piles of cut stone, red-brown earth banks and bare ground behind. No people are visible. The linga is a tall, smooth, rounded black column set in a black pedestal with a spout, and the scene shows the work in progress.

A large black stone shivalinga stands on a tiered black yoni-peetha base, with a pipe extending from the base on the right. The linga is a smooth dark monolith with horizontal bands near its midsection. The site is an outdoor construction area with piles of loose soil and gravel, scattered rocks, a stone-edged step beneath, distant hills, power lines and a pale cloudy sky. A single small figure in light clothing stands far left near the rubble, barely visible.

November 19 2008

A large black stone Shiva linga stands on a white-painted yoni pedestal on a concrete platform, under construction. Behind it are tiered concrete steps, raw red-brown earth mounds, scattered rubble, wooden stakes and a green wire fence, with a hill, trees and utility poles under a pale sky. No people are visible. The linga is identified by the page as the 21-foot Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Linga under construction.

November 19 2008

November 19 2008

November 19 2008

A large black stone Shiva linga on a white-painted circular yoni-style base stands on a concrete platform at an outdoor construction site. Behind it are tiered stone steps, piled gravel, brown excavated earth, a chain-link fence, green trees and a palm, under an overcast sky. Small items such as a bowl and tools lie near the base. No people are visible.

November 19 2008

A large black stone Shiva linga under construction, standing on a grey concrete base with a white marble-like yoni pedestal and a silver-toned spout (somasutra) projecting to the left. Blue water hoses and a ladder lean against the concrete platform, and a dirt construction site with stone steps and trees surrounds it under an overcast sky. No people are visible.

A large black stone Shiva linga stands on a tiered yoni pedestal with a silver-toned spout, mounted on a concrete base under open grey sky. Construction is in progress: a bamboo ladder leans against the base, blue water hoses run across the concrete, and sandy earth with stepped stone terraces and a bare tree surround it. Two small workers in light clothing stand at the left edge. The monument is a 21 feet Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva linga under construction.

November 19 2008