Night view of a large black stone Shivling standing on a striped red-and-white base in a reflecting pool at a temple complex. Strings of coloured lights and a lit lamp line the left side, a white boundary wall with scaffolding runs behind on the right, and rows of seated figures in white and orange clothing sit along the far pool edge. Scattered lamps and reflections shimmer on the dark water. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night view of a large black stone Shivling standing on a striped red-and-white base in a reflecting pool at a temple complex. Strings of coloured lights and a lit lamp line the left side, a white boundary wall with scaffolding runs behind on the right, and rows of seated figures in white and orange clothing sit along the far pool edge. Scattered lamps and reflections shimmer on the dark water.

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