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August 08 20112011-08-08August 08 20112011-08-08A large black stone Shiva lingam with a yoni-pitha base stands in a shallow pool, with water jets spraying over its top and sides. A small brass plaque on the pool edge reads in English with donor names. Stairs with metal railings, red brick walls, plants and trees are behind it. No people are visible.2011-08-08August 08 20112011-08-08A dark, nearly silhouetted photograph of a black stone Shivling standing on a round yoni-peetha base, with water trickling down its surface and spraying above it. Behind the lingam are red-brown steps and a metal handrail on the left. No people are visible. A faint purple logo appears in the lower left corner.2011-08-08A large black stone Shiva lingam with a yoni-pitha base stands in a shallow pool, with water streaming down its surface from overhead jets. The lingam has a white decorative band across its upper section. Terraced red-brick steps lined with small black lingams rise behind it, with potted plants and trees beyond and a dry hillside in the distance. At the lower left edge, two partly visible people, including a child, stand near the pool edge. A small plaque sits on the base platform.2010-02-12A large black stone Shivling with a yoni-pitha base stands on a platform in a pool of water, with water streaming down over it from several jets. Garlands of yellow, red and white flowers drape the linga and the base. Several people are partly visible swimming or bathing in the water around the platform, and a multi-storey concrete building with rows of windows and a stepped planted terrace wall rise behind.2011-07-15A photograph of a large black stone Shivling standing on a circular yoni pedestal in an open outdoor courtyard, with water jets spraying up around it from the sides, creating a mist. Red-painted tiered seating stands behind it, and a few workers in the background tend to the area beside a multi-storey concrete building. A small plaque sits on the base of the platform. No people are prominently in the foreground, and no one is shown in ritual activity at the Shivling itself.A large black Shiva linga stands on a black yoni-pitha base, bathed in a stream of water poured from above during an abhishekam. The linga is draped with a garland of red, yellow and green flowers arching over its top and sides, and the pitha is decorated with bands of marigold and purple flower swags. Water sprays outward in droplets around the stone. Behind it are a red-tiled roof, a white metal railing and a grey concrete building with windows and strung green cords. No people are visible in the frame.2011-07-15A large black stone Shiva linga stands in a shallow pool of water at an ashram, with water cascading down over it from above. Garlands of red, yellow and white flowers drape the linga's upright shaft and the yoni-pitha base. Several people are bathing or wading in the pool around it, including a figure in white near the right edge. Behind the pool are a multi-storey concrete building with many windows and a terraced wall of red pots holding green plants.2011-07-15A large dark grey stone Shiva lingam on a tiered yoni pedestal, outdoors against a bright white sky, with a leafy tree at left and red-and-white striped steps behind. The lingam's pale channel spout projects toward the viewer. No people are visible; the image shows a sacred deity murti only.2009-07-01November 21 20092009-11-21