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November 20 20162016-11-20Outdoor photo of a grey stone shivalinga on a plain base set on bare reddish-brown earth. The linga has a cylindrical upright shaft with a ring-banded top and a wide shallow yoni-style basin, resting on a rounded stone pedestal. Behind it is a dirt embankment with scattered quarried rocks, trees and bushes under a pale blue sky. A thin black pipe runs along the ground to the right. No people are visible.2016-11-20November 20 20162016-11-20Photo 11698301Outdoor photograph of a large dark grey stone Shiva lingam with a tall cylindrical lingam rising from a yoni-shaped pedestal base, set on bare ground among palm trees and shrubs. To the right, a grey stone statue of a figure seated on a bull (Nandi) stands on a small plinth. A dirt path and distant structures appear in the background. No people are visible.2011-02-28Outdoor 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.2011-02-28Several grey stone Shivalingams with carved lotus-petal bases are displayed on wooden pallets at an outdoor construction site under a clear pale sky. The largest linga in the foreground rests on a wide, carved yoni-pitha base, with more lingams and bases lined up behind it. A small yellow vehicle and some trees sit in the background, with a red-earth embankment at right. No people are clearly visible, and the scene shows stone carving prepared for a temple.2016-11-18A large dark black stone Shivling stands on a matching carved yoni-peetha base on an outdoor concrete platform at dusk. Behind it are scattered rocks, a bare patch of reddish soil, a low brick wall, leafy green trees and a red-and-white building under a pale blue sky. No people are visible in the scene.2008-12-31A photograph of a grey granite shivalinga base, a yoni-pitha with a spout, resting on a reddish-brown ground with scattered small stones and debris. The round basin with a raised central disc and a spout extending to the right is unpolished and weathered. No people are present.2007-04-17Three 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.2009-07-08A large dark polished black stone Shiva lingam stands outdoors on a tiered circular yoni pedestal with carved lotus-petal and floral borders on the base and basin. The lingam is set on a raised brick platform with stone steps, with green trees, a clear blue evening sky and construction rubble and red earth in the background. No people are visible.2008-12-31A photograph of a grey stone yoni-shaped base resting on bare reddish-brown earth, scattered with small pebbles. The stone has a raised rim, a shallow circular recess at its centre, and a spout projecting to the right. Pieces of brick lie beneath its edges, and a row of flat grey stone slabs leans at the upper right. No people are present.2007-04-17