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October 28 2016

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Close-up photograph of a large cylindrical grey stone column hanging from an orange and tan fabric sling against a clear blue sky. The column has carved vertical grooves and a textured surface along one side, and its flat cut end faces the camera at right. Behind it, dry reddish-brown ground stretches toward a line of green trees at the edge of an open site.2016-10-28A photograph of a rough, unpolished grey stone cylinder lying on bare sandy ground, rotated on its side. The cylinder has incised concentric grooves and a lattice or crosshatched pattern carved near one rounded end, and a smooth polished face at that end. Behind it, a second larger grey stone piece curves in from the right edge. Warm sunlight casts shadows across the sand. No people are visible.2016-10-28A photograph looking up at a tall copper-banded pole against a pale sky. Near the top, a bundle wrapped in red and white cloth is tied with orange rope and hung with green leaves and a sheaf of dried grass, suspended from a thin orange cord. No people are visible in the frame.2013-03-10A close view of a smooth, rounded grey stone shivalinga-like stone standing upright on the riverbank, tied around its middle with a red thread. Behind it, the blurred grey-blue water of a river fills the background, with a soft pale shoreline at the top. No people are visible. The stone is the sole subject in the foreground.2014-03-10December 05 20112011-12-05A grey granite block hangs from a tripod of wooden poles and rope on a dusty construction site. Beside it lie piles of broken stone, stacked red bricks, and scattered pale slabs. A palm tree and a fenced plot of open land appear in the background. No people are visible.April 27 20162016-04-27Low-angle photo of a tall wooden flagpole, its shaft wrapped in dark bands, rising against a pale cloudy sky. A pink triangular flag with a small emblem is tied near the top, with a finial and a few green leaves above. A long grey rope hangs down beside the pole for hoisting. Foliage edges the bottom of the frame. The flagpole stands at the dvajarohanam ceremony for the festival.2016-12-14October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a large grey dome-shaped Shiva linga decorated with a garland of red, yellow, white and green flowers, with painted sun, snake and yantra-like symbols on its surface. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange cloth wrapped at the waist and a rudraksha mala, sits in lotus-style posture on a raised steel platform at the top of the linga, with a metal staircase and railings leading up to it. A plain building with a doorway stands in the background under a pale evening sky.2017-08-07March 11 20132013-03-11November 20 20162016-11-20