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Night photograph of a large black Shiva lingam with a golden face-shaped yoni base at a temple complex, illuminated by bright floodlights and a tall fountain-like spray of water rising behind it. The lingam is draped with yellow and orange garlands and a striped border, and rows of lamp lights line tiered stone steps on either side. Small distant figures sit or stand along the reflecting pool in the foreground, but none are close enough to identify as a person.

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July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26Night photograph of a large black linga monument rising from shallow water, with water streams falling around it from above. The linga is decorated with yellow-and-white garlands draped at its base and a silver band near the top. Red-and-white striped steps lead toward the base, and rows of small lights edge the platform. A crowd of people in white clothing is gathered along the left and right banks in the dark background, with street lamps and distant structures visible.2010-02-12Dusk view of a large black stone Shivling at a temple, decorated with a gold face-shaped ornament, orange and yellow marigold garlands and white flower chains. Water sprays upward from the base around it, and string lights glow in the background beside a metal staircase and a partly built structure. A few people in white clothes stand near the lower right edge, appearing as small figures. The scene is a Shivling abhishekam-style setting at the Bidadi temple with water streams.2010-07-26Evening photograph of a large outdoor water tank at a temple complex, with a tall black Shivling-style lingam decorated with garlands and a fountain of water spraying behind it. Devotees stand waist-deep in the water on the right and left, many in white clothes, while tiered red stone steps are lit with rows of oil lamps under a dusk sky with string lights and tall lamps around the edge.2010-07-26A large black Shiva lingam stands at dusk, dressed with garlands of orange and yellow marigolds and a white flower rope draped around its base. A gold-colored face mask of Shiva is fixed to the front, and a silver horizontal band crosses the top of the lingam. Water sprays in fine jets around the lingam, and strings of small oil lamps glow across a stadium-like seating area behind it, with scaffolding and unfinished buildings in the background. No people are clearly visible in the foreground.2010-07-26Dusk view of a illuminated temple tank with people bathing in dark water. A tall black linga-shaped structure rises from the center, decorated with a yellow-and-gold ornamental band, red and gold garlands, and a white placard. Strings of lights and lamps line the stone steps on both sides, and water sprays from the structure. About a dozen people wade in the water, some in white clothes, and a few sit on the steps. Trees and a dark cloudy sky frame the scene.2010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26