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A photograph of an outdoor-looking shrine corner with weathered grey walls and a worn stone platform. On the left, a stone linga-like form is draped in a yellow cloth printed with green motifs and a green star emblem, and garlanded with yellow and white flowers. Beside it sits a small stone nandi-like figure marked with red kumkum dots and a few white flowers. A tall plain stone pillar stands to the right. A small oil lamp burns on the floor before a white chalk kolam design. A framed picture hangs on the brick wall at right. No people are visible.

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July 10 20082008-07-10A dark stone shrine niche in a temple courtyard, framed by two stone pillars with carved capitals. Inside the niche, a small deity murti is draped with a marigold garland and surrounded by yellow and orange flowers, with brass oil lamps and a bowl of offerings. A black stone Ganesha sculpture seated on a pedestal stands to the left, decorated with white flowers, and a small round stone object with a leaf rests on the floor in front of the shrine. Scattered petals cover the ground. No people are visible.2022-12-01A photograph of an outdoor shrine on a stone platform in dappled sunlight. A dark stone Shiva lingam sits on a raised square base, encircled by a garland of yellow marigolds with purple flowers and draped with an orange cloth. A small trident stands upright in a stone socket to the left, decorated with a yellow flower, and a bench-like stone slab lies behind. No people are visible.2010-12-31December 16 20102010-12-16Photograph of a dark stone temple shrine entrance with carved lion or guardian figures flanking a recessed doorway. Garlands of white jasmine and pink flowers hang from the stone pillars, a scatter of pink petals lies on the platform, and a black stone lingam or shivalinga-like object sits on the ground in front, wrapped in a white flower garland. No people are visible.2009-08-06A photograph of a corner niche with several dark stone sculptures on a white ledge against a whitewashed wall. Four or five carved figures are visible: flat stone slabs carved with coiled serpents on the left and right, and two seated or standing stone deities, one draped in a yellow and red cloth and one in white with a red border. The rightmost figure wears an orange sash. A small brass oil lamp hangs from a chain on the wall. No people are present; the sculptures are statues, not persons.2018-03-01July 10 20082008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesOctober 12 20062006-10-12A dark stone shivalinga stands on a black stone yoni pedestal inside a room with green-painted walls. The lingam is draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a red and green decorative ornament. Small white and red markings are smeared across the pedestal, and a brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits at the right edge beside a small brass bell. No people are visible; a carved stone niche with a deity murti is on the left.2009-10-02A dark stone Nandi bull statue sits on a granite-tiled floor inside a shrine. The carved black bull has white horizontal tripundra lines and red dots painted on its forehead, with green leaves and white flowers placed atop its head. Small red kumkum dots mark its body, a small clay oil lamp sits at its front, and yellow flowers and coins lie scattered around its base. Behind it hang an orange cloth and a wooden panel. No people are visible.2013-01-06