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A photograph of a shrine in an outdoor setting of bare earth and sparse trees. A golden shiva lingam on a golden peetha is decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds, white jasmine strands, green leaves and deep red roses with purple accents. A dark stone slab with carved edges sits in front, and a small stone rests on the base. A black plaque set into the concrete plinth reads Mahasamadhi shrine in English and Kannada. No people are visible.

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Outdoor photo of a small shrine on a stone plinth, decorated with garlands of yellow and orange marigolds, white jasmine strands, purple flowers and loose red roses. A gold-coloured cylindrical lingam stand with a dark stone lingam rests on the plinth beside a tiered gold base. A black stone slab at the right carries engraved Kannada script and a red rose garland hangs down over its edge. Trees and bare earth appear in the background. No people are visible.2010-01-01Outdoor photo of a golden shivalinga on a stone base, decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds, white jasmine strands, purple flowers and red roses, with green leaves at the top. A dark stone sits beside the lingam. The shrine rests on a grey stone platform beside a black memorial slab carrying carved Kannada-script lettering. Trees and dirt mounds are behind it. No people are visible.2010-01-01A photograph of an outdoor shrine centred on a dark stone Shivalinga resting on a gold-coloured yoni-pitha base, topped by a gilded kalasha-like cylinder with a red tilak mark. The linga and base are draped in garlands of yellow marigolds, white jasmine-type flowers, purple-edged blooms and green leaves, with a thick red rose garland at the front. Petals and scattered powder lie on the grey stone platform, with trees and a low wall behind. No people are visible.2010-01-01A photograph of a Shiva lingam set on a dark stone platform outdoors. A gold-coloured cylindrical lingam top with a red tilak mark sits on a gold yoni pedestal, decorated with a long garland of yellow marigolds, white jasmine, and red and purple flowers, with a small black stone shivalinga-shaped form at its base. Scattered petals and a few trees and a low wall appear in the background.2010-01-01Outdoor photograph of a shrine on a raised stone platform set in dry reddish soil. A tall pillar-like form covered in green leaves and strung with white beads and a red cloth stands at left. Beside it, a large circular arrangement of marigolds, roses, white jasmine-style blossoms and green foliage garlands surrounds a small central stone lingam-style object with a white wrapped band. A dark stone plaque at the base carries Kannada and English text. Scattered rose petals lie on the platform and ground, with bare tree trunks in the background.2013-07-04May 20 20132013-05-20An outdoor shrine on a raised concrete plinth on reddish-brown earth. A dark stone lingam sits on a square base, draped with garlands of white jasmine and red and yellow flowers with green leaves, and a second garland hangs on a standing post at left. A black stone plaque below carries Kannada and English text. No people are visible.2013-05-20 +1 copiesA small black stone lingam shrine is heavily decorated with garlands of red roses, yellow marigolds, white chrysanthemum-like blooms and purple flowers. A white cloth is wrapped around the lingam's upper part, and a dark green cloth and rudraksha-like beads sit at its base. A black stone plaque in the foreground carries Kannada text reading Munishwara Sannidhi. No people are visible; the blurred background shows green foliage and tree trunks.2013-07-04December 15 20092009-12-15July 04 20132013-07-04September 13 20132013-09-13Close photo of a dark stone Shiva lingam on a black stone yoni pedestal, decorated with garlands of white jasmine-style flowers, red roses and yellow marigolds with green leaves, draped in long swags around the base. A pale vertical mark, possibly sandal or kumkum, appears on the lingam. No people are visible; the background is a blurred brown stone wall.2013-05-20