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January 20 20192019-01-20January 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA 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.2006-08-16February 23 20082008-02-23Outdoor photograph of a small stone-platform shrine on red earth. A central Shiva lingam-form object is draped in white cloth and a red cloth, topped with a red flower and green leaves, and adorned with rudraksha-style beads and a marigold-orange cloth at its base. Rose and marigold petals are scattered around it, and an oil lamp sits at the left edge. Petals form the word KAILASA on the platform in front, and a hanging rudraksha mala with a white cloth hangs from a stand on the left. No people are visible.2013-08-15Outdoor photo of a small shrine on a granite slab beside a red-earth ground and trees. A black lingam-like stone is draped in a red turban-style cloth with a fern sprig and red flower, wrapped in white cloth and strung with rudraksha and bead malas. A white cloth and orange cloth lie in front, with a small clay oil lamp and scattered red and pink petals on the stone. A tall white cloth hangs on a stand with brown rudraksha malas. No people are visible. The background shows a red brick wall, green foliage and a pile of debris.2013-08-15October 24 20062006-10-24A photograph under a large banyan tree at an outdoor shrine. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe with a red border, stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, head bowed in prayer before a silver-clad deity murti on a red stone pedestal. Garlands in red, yellow, green and white hang from the murti and a shivalingam-like stone form. A younger man in a white dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at left. Sunlight filters through the tree canopy onto the sandy ground.2006-10-21Outdoor shrine under a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A black stone deity murti with white and gold clothing and a crown-like headdress sits on a dark pedestal beneath a carved stone arch, adorned with orange-red flower garlands. In front, a mound painted red is wrapped by a black and white painted serpent with a raised hooded head. A white post stands at left on sandy ground, with trees and a distant small structure beyond. No people are visible.2007-02-05Outdoor photo of a stone shivalinga on a granite platform beneath large banyan trees. The lingam is draped with a maroon and gold-bordered cloth and garlanded with marigold-yellow flowers, and a beaded rudraksha-style mala hangs beside it. A tall trident-like iron trishul with rudraksha beads rests against the platform, and scattered yellow petals lie on the stone. A low stone wall and leaf litter sit behind, with no people visible.2014-07-26December 31 20102010-12-31December 16 20092009-12-16