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A man in white clothes crouches on sandy ground at night, pressing and smoothing the sand with both hands beside a low stone structure. Behind him, a small stone platform holds yellow-painted stone blocks decorated with white and yellow flowers, and a small flame burns in the background near a large stone form. The concrete-lined enclosure and dim lighting suggest an outdoor ritual setting.

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April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24A man in white clothes crouches on bare sandy ground, smoothing or pressing sand with both hands. He wears a white shirt and white dhoti, with a dark towel or cloth to his left. Behind him a small oil lamp flame burns in a dark recess set into a stone structure, with a stone bench holding yellow-painted blocks topped with a white and yellow flower garland. Low white stone walls frame the sandy area, and a wooden stick leans at the edge of the frame. No other people are visible. Appearance does not clearly match the a person candidate cues, so he is described by role only.2013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24A man in a white dhoti and sleeveless white vest kneels at a small stone shrine on the ground, arranging white and yellow flowers and green leaves over a dark stone lingam-like block. Smoke rises from a small fire nearby, and a brass plate of sandy powder sits on a stone ledge at upper left. A lit oil lamp glows in the dark background between stone walls, and a cup of incense sticks stands near the shrine. The scene suggests an outdoor puja or abhishekam setting with a stone platform and scattered petals.2013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24A man in a sleeveless white vest and white dhoti crouches at an outdoor shrine, offering a green leaf over two dark stone lingams decorated with yellow and white flower garlands. Yellow marigold petals scatter the stone base, incense smoke rises beside them, and a small oil lamp flame glows in a dim recess behind. A pile of reddish earth, a plate of powder, and a cloth with offerings sit at the edges of the frame. The scene shows a personal Shiva lingam puja in progress.2013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24