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Three ornate gold-toned ceremonial decorations hang in a row against a large black stone linga base, with a column of water or flowing liquid visible behind them. Each piece is a shield-shaped panel covered in raised gold beads, round gold knobs, and crescent-like rows, edged with a border of red, green, yellow and white floral garlands. Red stone steps and a white railing sit in the lower background, with a concrete building and windows above. No people are visible.

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October 22 20142014-10-22A large black linga stands on a black circular base, its tall grey-striped column draped with three white and cream horizontal bands with a round white ornament at the centre. Three ornate gold-coloured decorative panels hang from the base, studded with round gold bosses, rows of beaded detailing and small gold face motifs, each edged with multicoloured garlands of red, pink, yellow, green and white flowers. Behind is a half-built concrete structure with exposed rebar and scaffolding, brick walls and grey-framed windows. A metal staircase with railings and brass pots is visible at the upper left. No people are visible in the frame.2010-10-22 +2 copiesA photograph of a large black linga with a vertical sheen, its upper band decorated with a silver-white patterned strip and a central circular silver disc. Three ornate gold-and-silver studded shield-like decorations with red and green garland edging are placed at its base. Above, a metal staircase and a corner of a gold kalasha are visible at left. Behind the structure, unfinished concrete buildings with bamboo scaffolding and two workers on top are visible. No people are seated before the linga in the foreground; no a person candidate is visible.2010-10-22 +1 copiesA large green-painted linga stands at the centre, dressed with three horizontal silver bands with repoussé floral patterns and a white circular disc in the middle, with streaks of yellow turmeric or haldi running down the stone. Below it, three ornate gold-beaded and sequinned decorative panels with red and green floral garlands hang along the base. Behind is an unfinished concrete building with a metal scaffold and window frames at the upper left. No people are visible.2010-10-22 +1 copiesDecember 26 20062006-12-26Three kalasha pots dressed as deity forms sit in a row on a gold cloth over a navy blue dotted cloth, in front of a tiered pink and green lotus-shaped structure with lion figures. The left and right pots are draped in orange and maroon garments with heavy beaded necklaces and sprigs of green leaves and grass on top; the centre pot wears a white and red cloth with a rudraksha-style mala and a jewelled crown. Trees and a few distant figures in white stand in the background.2015-11-22September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesAugust 05 20102010-08-05Three ceremonial kalasha pots sit on a wooden platform with a green and yellow base. Each pot is wrapped in white cloth with green and red borders and is decorated with beaded and jeweled ornamental covers in red, green and gold. Mango leaves and yellow flowers are tied to the pots' brass tops with string. Behind them is a painted lotus-shaped structure in red, orange and pink. No people are visible in the frame.2015-09-10 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of two ornate gold ceremonial headpieces resting on a dark blue cloth. The left piece is a tall, pointed crown with repoussé floral scrollwork and inset red, green and purple stones, edged with a red lining. The right piece is a rounded gold crown with a radiating sunburst-style rim, a stepped dome and a finial on top. Behind them, the knees and hands of seated people in white clothing are partly visible at the top edge, along with a silver vessel and a metal bowl on the upper right. No one's face is visible.2011-01-25Photograph of a large ceremonial lingam-shaped vessel or pedestal decorated with dense strings of marigold and multicolored flower garlands in orange, yellow, white, purple, green and maroon, arranged in vertical stripes and scalloped festoons along the rim and base. Garlands drape down the sides of the structure. Behind it, a terracotta-tiled wall with rows of potted green plants, and on the left, a white metal scaffold with seated spectators in the background. The base stands in water on a red and white striped platform. No people are in the foreground; the seated spectators are distant and partly visible.2015-01-13