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An outdoor stone shivalinga on a square granite platform under a tree in a sandy, open area. The upright linga is draped with an orange-saffron cloth and garlanded with white jasmine strands and marigold flowers. Bare branches and a low whitewashed wall sit behind, with a stone slab beside the platform. No people are visible.

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February 23 20082008-02-23February 23 20082008-02-23February 23 20082008-02-23February 23 20082008-02-23February 05 20072007-02-05A photograph of an outdoor stone lingam on a low stone platform, set in red earth under a tree. The dark grey stone shaft is draped with an orange cloth and wears a white jasmine-style flower garland, with yellow and orange marigold flowers placed at its base. A blue object sits among the flowers. Trees and a white boundary wall are behind it. No people are visible.2008-02-23A 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.2010-12-31A dark stone murti of a deity is dressed in an orange saffron cloth draped over its body and wrapped with a deep maroon turban-like cloth on top. Multiple strands of rudraksha beads, dark and light, hang as a mala across the figure. A small gold-edged cloth band runs down the front. A small shivalinga-like stone form sits at the centre on the orange cloth. The murti rests on a black granite plinth outdoors, with a blurred brown background.2015-06-20A dark stone sculpture seated on a grey granite plinth, dressed in an orange cloth with gold border, a maroon turban wrapped on its head, and a long necklace of dark and white beads. Its hands are pressed together in a namaskar gesture in front of its chest. A small white flower is tucked at the lower edge of the cloth. The background is blurred brown earth and stone. A dark slab with decorative metal edging sits in the foreground. This is a sculpted figure, not a living person.2015-06-20A dark stone shivalingam sits on a flat grey stone platform outdoors, draped with a deep maroon cloth and a garland of yellow flowers with dark beads or rudraksha. A small orange-red marking adorns the front of the lingam. Scattered yellow petals lie on the platform and dry leaves cover the earth behind it. No people are visible. The scene suggests a puja offering at a sacred site.2014-07-26A photograph of an outdoor shivalinga on a grey stone platform, decorated with a thick garland of yellow marigold flowers and dark rudraksha-style beads. A red cloth is wrapped around the top of the linga, and a white cloth with a red-and-gold border drapes its base. A small green and gold cloth bundle and a dark stone sit to the right. A red-brick wall and blurred foliage form the background. No people are visible.2016-12-07A 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.2011-01-28