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A photograph of an outdoor scene where a woman with curly reddish-brown hair, wearing a red, orange and purple patterned salwar kameez, leans over a silver chain-link fence and drops flower petals onto black stone shivalingams. A smiling woman with short dark curly hair in white clothes and a rudraksha-style mala stands at right holding a woven yellow basket containing flowers and a coconut. Several shivalingams sit on white cloth draped with garlands of red, yellow and white flowers, and a red boundary wall, trees and parked cars appear in the background under an overcast sky.

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Outdoor photo at a temple garden of black stone shivalingams, many set in terracotta pots along a red-brick ledge, some draped with marigold and mixed flower garlands. A smiling woman in a white kurta and white trousers, barefoot, with a red-and-blue beaded mala around her neck and a name badge on her chest, holds a woven yellow basket containing a coconut. Behind a grey chain-link fence, a few distant figures move in the background, and a red boundary wall, trees and cloudy sky complete the scene.2011-07-17A photograph of a woman with bobbed blonde hair, wearing a white blouse under a deep purple shawl with gold border, bending over a black shivalinga decorated with a yellow marigold garland and red flowers. Beside her, a man in orange robes holds a metal tray of flowers and offerings. A coconut, a bowl of fruit and a plate sit at the lower left of the altar. Behind the linga is a small stone pool and rows of potted plants and small black lingas on a terrace, with a stepped brick structure and pink fabric in the background. Ritual scene consistent with a linga puja. Two physical people are visible.2011-12-25A woman in a mustard-and-cream striped kurta with brown churidar trousers stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, before a black stone Shivalinga draped with a white cloth and decorated with red and yellow flowers and green leaves. Gold bangles and a beaded necklace are visible. Several other black lingams on low platforms sit in a row beside a metal fence, with potted plants along the path. A man in white clothing stands at the left edge, partly visible, and another person in white is at the right edge. The setting appears to be an outdoor shrine garden with a red brick wall and trees behind.2011-07-17 +1 copiesJuly 17 20112011-07-17 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a row of black stone Shiva lingams on pedestals, some topped with red and yellow flowers and white cloth, along a chain-link fence. A man in a cream kurta with a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined in prayer, barefoot. Nearby, women in white and one in a patterned tunic lean in to touch or tend the lingams, with potted plants and red-tiered steps behind them under a cloudy sky.2011-07-17 +1 copiesDecember 25 20112011-12-25July 17 20112011-07-17 +1 copiesOutdoor temple scene at a black stone Shivalinga on a yoni-shaped base, being bathed with milk poured from a steel vessel by a woman in a white dress with grey-blonde hair in a ponytail and a flower garland. Behind her a seated figure in an orange robe and orange turban sits on a leopard-print cushion on a red mat, garlanded with flowers. Devotees in white clothes, some with red and white rudraksha-style malas, stand and sit under a banyan tree. A metal bowl catches the milk, with marigolds, a banana leaf and a lemon-like offering nearby. A trident stands to the right beside a dark stone deity figure with flower offerings. Abhishekam ritual at the shrine.2005-12-31Outdoor photo beside a row of potted plants and a fenced area. A young shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace stands by a black Shiva lingam draped with a white cloth and garlanded with purple and orange flowers. Beside him, a smiling bald man in an orange polo shirt and white trousers stands near the lingam. Behind them, several people in white clothes stand near a metal fence and a brass bell rests on the ground. The man in white wears a tilak on his forehead and has no distinctive long hair, crown or saffron robes, so his identity is not established.2011-07-17June 17 20132013-06-17A photograph of a small outdoor shrine area beside a water tank with a tiered stepped wall behind it. A woman with blonde hair, wearing a white top, a dark maroon-and-gold wrap and beaded necklaces, leans forward to place her hand on a black Shivalinga decorated with yellow marigold garlands. Coconuts, bananas and an orange sit in a woven basket and a white cloth on the platform in front. A man at left in saffron-orange robes holds a brass plate. Potted plants and small lingam-shaped stones line the edge, and a striped multicoloured cloth hangs at upper right.2011-12-25December 12 20112011-12-12