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An outdoor photograph of a rock-faced ground at a ceremonial site. In the centre, a small seated figure in orange robes sits in front of a large granite boulder, with a tall flat basket or vessel on the head. Two tall poles with colourful balloons (blue, green, yellow, red) and white ribbons stand at left and right. A white circular platform sits at right, with potted flowers and marigolds along a brick planter edge. The ground is bare sandy earth with a white painted line.

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November 14 20082008-11-14Outdoor photograph on a dry rocky hillside with sparse green shrubs and a bare tree. In the foreground at left, a young man with short dark hair, seen from behind, wears an orange shirt with a blue logo and sits on a rock holding a notebook. A small shrine with a saffron flag on a pole, a decorated mound of stones and a striped umbrella with floral garlands stand on the slope in the middle distance. The setting appears to be a hill site rather than a temple hall.2008-05-19Outdoor photo of a small shrine set against a large grey granite boulder. A Shivalingam sits on a low orange-and-white base, draped with an orange and white garland with a white cloth beneath it. Strings of colourful tinsel and flower garlands in purple, orange, teal and pink hang from a wooden frame above it. Potted plants, small red-brick edging, a woven mat and a few painted stones surround the sacred spot in a bare earthen garden.2008-12-25Outdoors among rocky hillside terrain with green shrubs and palm fronds, a man in an orange saffron dhoti and wrap performs a ritual offering. He stands behind a large grey boulder, leaning forward with both hands holding a round brass plate or tray above the rock. A small decorated shrine or palanquin-like structure with a colourful canopy and red garlands sits on top of the rock behind him, with scattered yellow flowers on the boulder surface. Orange flags flutter in the background. The figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm a candidate identity.2008-05-19A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on a woven mat on a rocky hillside among shrubs and palms. Beside him, a white-and-red garlanded shrine with a seated deity murti under a colourful striped umbrella canopy with tassels. Large boulders surround the shrine on dry earth, with hillside houses visible in the background.2008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19Outdoor photo on a rocky hillside with scrubby plants and a cloudy sky. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and matching shawl pours water from a brass vessel over a large dark boulder. Beside the rock stands a small red and gold shrine with an framed portrait, draped in a red garland, and a flowering offering nearby. A saffron flag is visible at the upper right.2008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19A photograph in an outdoor temple-grounds setting of red-brown earth with a black stone Nandi bull statue on a white-and-red plinth, garlanded with white flowers. Three people in saffron robes stand at left and centre; the central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace raises both arms to pull a sapling or tree bough upward on a rope, while a second saffron-robed figure in the foreground watches and a man in white dhoti stands behind. Another person in white stands at far left with hands folded in namaste, garlanded. A tall metal flagpole, a black kalasha-like base and a small white-and-red plinth sit nearby, with rangoli patterns drawn on the ground. Several trees and signboards frame the area. a person presence is not confidently determinable from appearance.2010-01-08Outdoor photo of a large grey granite boulder decorated with a long garland of red and white flowers and green leaves draped over its surface. A multicoloured umbrella canopy with a striped pattern stands on a small pole at the top of the rock. A person in orange clothing is partly visible at the right edge, with an arm extended toward the stone. Green shrubs and a palm frond fill the background.2008-05-19