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A worker in a grey-brown paint-spattered shirt and khaki trousers sits barefoot on a red-tiled step, painting or touching up a stepped tier lined with many grey stone Shiva lingams on round yoni-style pedestals. Several tall black lingams stand on ornate bases across the rows, with a small wooden stick and dry leaves on the lower step. A chain-link fence and green foliage appear behind the tiers.

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A man in a grey-and-white paint-splattered shirt and khaki trousers crouches on a tiered red-orange stone terrace, tending a row of black stone lingam shivalinga forms set on grey circular yoni-style bases. He holds a small red container and works near one of the bases. Dry yellow leaves are scattered across the steps, and rows of similar lingams extend up the stairway. A white bucket sits at the left edge, and a white-framed building stands behind. A single person is present.2016-11-19November 19 20162016-11-19November 20 20162016-11-20A photograph of a man in a grey-and-brown patterned short-sleeved shirt and khaki-brown trousers sitting on a tiered red-painted stone platform, tending a row of black stone Shiva lingams on pedestal bases. Dry yellow leaves are scattered across the steps, a white bucket sits behind him, and a small pink container rests on the step. Many lingams stand on each tier. The man is the only physical person visible, and no a person candidate appears in the image.2016-11-19A photograph of many rows of dark stone shivalingams set on tiered red-painted steps at an outdoor site. A worker in a pale pink shirt and white dhoti bends over at the front left, using a trowel to mix or spread grey mortar beside a lingam base, with a small red bucket nearby. Several lingams have round silver-grey yoni bases, and the rest have dark stone bases. A white metal railing runs along the left edge. The worker is the only visible person.A man in an orange-and-white striped shirt and white trousers bends over a row of black stone Shivalingas set on yoni pedestals on a tiered brick and concrete platform with a white metal railing. He is working with a mound of grey wet material, pressing it into a round mould or basin, while a bowl of the same material sits in the foreground. Several other black lingams stand around him, and a red cylindrical tool lies beside the basin.A man sits cross-legged on a red-and-white stepped platform lined with rows of black Shiva lingams on round black yoni bases, with brass kalashas and small brass pots placed along the steps. He wears an olive-green collared shirt with an ID badge clipped to the pocket, orange dhoti-style lower garment, and a red thread on his wrist, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead. His hands are folded in his lap and he looks toward the camera. No a person candidate is visible; he is a devotee or attendant seated among the lingams.2015-01-13December 15 20162016-12-15February 23 20112011-02-23A photograph of a worker in a grey patterned shirt and orange trousers crouched on red-painted steps beside a grey stone statue of a seated female deity with raised arms, placed on a carved stone pedestal. Behind a wire mesh fence, rows of carved grey stone deity murti and figures line the steps, and orange-red flags flutter. Another worker in a teal head wrap stands near the fence.2016-11-20A shirtless man in white trousers bends forward on red-painted steps, touching a row of black stone Shivalingams set on yoni bases. He wears a long beaded rudraksha mala with a pendant and a red wrist thread. A dark green bucket sits beside the lingams, and a green hose runs along the top of the steps. A man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala is shown performing lingam worship; the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm a specific identity.2016-09-19January 13 20152015-01-13