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April 21 2015

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A dark stone murti of a deity is dressed in an orange saffron cloth draped over its body and wrapped with a deep maroon turban-like cloth on top. Multiple strands of rudraksha beads, dark and light, hang as a mala across the figure. A small gold-edged cloth band runs down the front. A small shivalinga-like stone form sits at the centre on the orange cloth. The murti rests on a black granite plinth outdoors, with a blurred brown background.2015-06-20Close outdoor photograph of a small black stone lingam, a Shiva linga, resting on a grey stone slab. The lingam is draped with a red-and-orange cloth wrapped around its top, a yellow marigold garland, and a dark brown rudraksha mala. A white cloth with a red-and-gold bordered edge lies beneath it. A blurred red wall and autumn foliage form the background. No people are visible.2016-12-07A 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 dark stone sculpture seated on a grey granite plinth, dressed in an orange cloth with gold border, a maroon turban wrapped on its head, and a long necklace of dark and white beads. Its hands are pressed together in a namaskar gesture in front of its chest. A small white flower is tucked at the lower edge of the cloth. The background is blurred brown earth and stone. A dark slab with decorative metal edging sits in the foreground. This is a sculpted figure, not a living person.2015-06-20A small black Shiva lingam on a grey stone platform, draped with a red and orange cloth at its top and wrapped in a white cloth with a red-bordered edge. It is garlanded with a thick yellow marigold garland and a strand of brown rudraksha beads hangs across its base. Blurred red and brown background suggests an outdoor setting. No people are visible.2016-12-07A photograph of a stone deity murti or sacred stone draped in cloth, placed on a grey stone slab outdoors. The stone wears a rust-red turban-like cloth with a small white and pink flower garland on top, a green shawl with gold-embroidered animals and florals edged in white, and a long rudraksha mala with red threads. A small orange cloth and a few petals lie at the base. The background is blurred with reddish earth and a pipe. No physical people are visible.2017-01-15May 30 20132013-05-30A 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.2014-07-26July 26 20142014-07-26A dark stone Shiva linga on a grey stone platform, draped with a white cloth bordered in gold and red and a green-and-gold sash. A large garland of red flowers encircles the linga, and a single yellow flower rests at its base. Dappled sunlight falls across the platform in an outdoor setting. No people are visible.2011-01-28June 19 20132013-06-19May 30 20132013-05-30