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January 08 2010

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April 17 20112011-04-17August 06 20092009-08-06October 19 20082008-10-19Photograph of rows of black Shivling stones, each topped with yellow marigold garlands and a red flower, arranged on white cloth-wrapped bundles across a open ground. Behind them, a crowd of people in white and light-coloured clothing stands among tall white pillars and banana plants, with a woman in a white sari and one in a red top visible. Several figures are partly visible at the back edge of the frame.2010-01-08October 19 20082008-10-19April 17 20112011-04-17Outdoor ritual on a flat white-paved ground filled with rows of black stone shivalingams set on yoni pitha bases. In the foreground a person in orange robes with a yellow-and-white flower garland stands facing the lingams, back to the camera. Another orange-robed figure stands further left among the lingams. Behind them a large crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing stands in the open, a tall flagpole with an orange and white flag at left, under a heavy overcast sky with green trees and tent structures at the edges.2008-08-01April 06 20122012-04-06August 06 20092009-08-06Night-time photograph of a vast rows of seated devotees at an outdoor ground, each wearing white dhotis and shawls with saffron-coloured borders and garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands. Their shaved heads are visible from behind as they sit facing forward in orderly rows, with string lights and tall lamp posts lining the open enclosure. Small pieces of paper or offerings lie on the ground near the front. Appears to be a mass ritual gathering.2011-04-17January 08 20102010-01-08A large outdoor gathering of many black stone Shiva lingams, each wrapped in a white cloth with orange and red border, arranged in dense rows on a paved ground. Each lingam sits on a small white-draped base with a dark rope or cord wound around it, and some tops show green leaves or garlands. No people are visible in the frame, only the rows of lingams stretching into the distance.2009-08-06