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December 31 2010

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February 23 20082008-02-23A 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.2010-12-31Outdoor photograph of a small shrine built into a white concrete platform at a construction site, framed by a horseshoe-shaped arch of pink and red flower petals. Inside the niche sits a stone or deity-like object draped with a white and yellow flower garland, with brass bowls, a small black vessel and a red-orange cloth in front. Behind the shrine, grey concrete blocks are stacked against a wall, with wire fencing and a dirt ground.2008-02-23A small black stone lingam sits on a grey stone platform outdoors, dappled with shadows from overhead foliage. It is draped with a white cloth bordered in red and gold, and garlanded with a thick band of red flowers. A single yellow flower rests at its base. No people are visible; the setting is a quiet outdoor shrine with a dark stone plinth in the foreground.2011-01-28An outdoor shrine under a spreading tree: a low, flat-topped stone platform holds an arched dark niche containing a small deity murti, with a faint offering or flower inside. Two bronze bells hang from a branch on the left, a stone step sits in front, and dry leaves cover the bare ground. A wire fence and a small building appear behind. No people are visible.2007-05-04A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large spreading tree branch. A raised grey concrete platform holds a dark arched stone niche, its interior shadowed and containing a small white flower or offering. Two low concrete steps sit in front, and a brass bell hangs from a cord at the left edge. Dappled shade falls across the platform, dry leaves lie on the ground, and a chain-link fence with scrub and sparse grass runs behind. No people are visible.2007-05-04A small whitewashed niche shelters a weathered dark stone deity murti, a carved snake-hooded form with red kumkum marks and a yellow marigold garland on its crown. Heaped red and white flower garlands lie at its base, and a yellow marigold garland hangs along the left wall. A brass oil lamp stands at the lower right. No people are visible.2010-12-31February 23 20082008-02-23December 05 20112011-12-05A close view of a black stone shivalinga-style ritual object, more precisely a black stone yoni-pitha base with a curved spout, garlanded with yellow marigolds, red roses and white flowers draped over its top. The garland sweeps down the front and around the base. Beside it stands a grey stone pedestal or plinth, and the ground is a red-brown paved walkway with grass growing between the stones. No people are visible; the scene is a quiet outdoor shrine detail.2016-12-05February 23 20082008-02-23A dark stone deity murti. An orange and gold cloth is wrapped around the head. A small brass vessel stands on the right, with scattered petals and wet floor marks around the base. The scene is a temple abhishekam setting. No people are visible.2009-12-22