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A large black Shiva lingam stands on a raised circular base wrapped in bands of marigold garlands in orange, yellow, white, purple and green, with a flower-garland arch behind it. The lingam is decorated with white-and-silver ash markings. It sits in a shallow reflecting pool of water. Behind it, tiered red seating rows are filled with saffron-robed monastics seated in front of white paper plates or bowls, and a row of potted plants rises on a terraced wall. Several white-clad and saffron-clad people stand along the pool edge and walkways.