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December 05 20162016-12-05A 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.2006-08-16Three dark grey stone Shivalinga on yoni-pitha bases sit on bare reddish earth outdoors, with a green leafy shrub and a concrete slab at the top left. The lingas have carved markings, including a horizontal tripundra-style line on the left one. Scattered pebbles and small debris lie around the bases. No people are visible.2009-07-08September 18 20062006-09-18September 26 20122012-09-26A photograph of several carved pale grey granite pillared shrine structures or pavilions with stepped domed tops and lotus-like scalloped carvings, arranged in a row outdoors on bare ground at a stone yard. Stacks of dressed stone blocks and other granite pieces lie around, with a few trees and a corrugated roof at the edges. No people are visible in the scene.A photograph of a weathered grey stone pillar standing on a stone plinth in an outdoor garden. The pillar is wrapped with a strand of yellow marigold garlands and its lower block is painted ochre with small red dots. A tall ornate metal parasol with leaf-shaped pendants hangs beside it, and green foliage and a red-brown wall form the background. No people are visible.2017-10-18January 01 20162016-01-01December 05 20112011-12-05September 18 20062006-09-18Outdoor view of stone shrine structures in a temple courtyard at Dharapuram, Tamil Nadu. Two carved granite shrine pavilions with pillared mandapas, tiered roofs and sculpted friezes stand on a paved floor. On the right, a carved Nandi bull sits in front of a stone wall and a mandapa column. Trees and green hedges fill the background, with a few small buildings and a parked vehicle visible beyond the wall. No people are visible in the scene.2006-09-18Outdoor photo of a large dark grey stone Shiva lingam with a tall cylindrical lingam rising from a wide yoni-shaped basin on a round pedestal, set on bare earth among palm trees and shrubs. To the right a grey stone sculpture of a seated deity figure with a tall crown rides a bull or nandi-like animal on a plinth. A small white-flowered shrub grows beside it. No people are visible; the setting is a garden-like open ground with a road and buildings in the background.2011-02-28