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May 23 2006

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December 05 20112011-12-05February 05 20072007-02-05A photograph of an outdoor shivalinga set on a stepped stone pedestal in a wooded clearing. The dark cylindrical linga rises from a square yoni base on a low, weathered rectangular stone platform. Large grey boulders lie around it, with green shrubs, tree trunks and dappled shade behind. No people are visible.2006-08-16July 10 20082008-07-10A photograph of a low white-and-red striped boundary wall in front of a rough grey stone wall, with a tall grey stone pillar and a bare tree behind. Behind the wall sits a small rounded object wrapped in orange cloth, with a rusty metal trident-shaped stake standing upright beside it. Dry weeds and leafy branches fill the foreground. No people are visible in the scene.2006-09-21A photograph of a dark stone Shiva lingam with a cylindrical top and a central hole, set on a stone base draped with a maroon cloth edged in gold-orange. Yellow marigold petals and green leaves are scattered over the cloth and ground, and a rudraksha mala with silver-capped beads is draped across the base. A smaller lingam wrapped in red cloth and tied with a yellow cord sits in the foreground. No people are visible; the scene is a ritual puja setting.2014-07-26November 16 20152015-11-16December 13 20162016-12-13February 23 20082008-02-23A dark stone shivalingam sits on a flat grey stone platform outdoors, draped with a deep maroon cloth and a garland of yellow flowers with dark beads or rudraksha. A small orange-red marking adorns the front of the lingam. Scattered yellow petals lie on the platform and dry leaves cover the earth behind it. No people are visible. The scene suggests a puja offering at a sacred site.2014-07-26A photograph of an outdoor Shiva lingam, a dark cylindrical stone with a red mark, set on a maroon cloth draped over a stone ledge. Strings of dark rudraksha beads with gold-coloured spacer beads are laid across the cloth, along with scattered yellow marigold petals and green leaves. A smaller grey stone object wrapped in a maroon and gold-bordered cloth sits at the left. The background is a blurred reddish earthen ground. No people are visible.2014-07-26A photograph of an outdoor shivalinga set on a grey concrete circular yoni-peetha base at night. The dark grey stone lingam has three horizontal white tripundra-style marks and is draped with a rudraksha-style bead mala and marigold garlands in orange with white flowers. A bronze or metal trident-shaped face sits behind the lingam against a tree trunk, with orange marigold petals scattered on the concrete. Dry grass and dirt surround the base, a stone wall stands at left, and small ritual items sit at the left edge. No people are visible.2007-04-20