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Wide outdoor view of a large grid of black Shivalingams, each wrapped in white cloth with red and orange borders and garlanded with yellow and red flower strands, arranged in rows on a concrete ground. Small grey stone markers sit between the rows. Banana trees, flag poles and a red-brown wall frame the field under an overcast sky. No people are visible in the scene.

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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A photograph of a vast outdoor field of rows of identical black Shiva lingams, each draped in a white cloth with an orange-and-white border and set on a white-painted square base, arranged on a concrete platform. A rudraksha mala hangs on the nearest lingam in the foreground. At the far right a decorated stage with a red-and-white canopy and a screen stands beside a white pavilion, with green hills and trees behind. A single white-clad person stands near the far left edge.2009-08-05Outdoor ritual field filled with rows of black stone Shivalingams, each draped in white cloth with gold-bordered edges and marked with white and red tilaka. Many lingams sit on small pedestals; a white-and-gold cloth-wrapped lingam occupies the right foreground. A white bus with painted images and a small orange-roofed building stand beyond, with trees and a hillside behind. No people are clearly visible in the foreground.2011-04-17December 08 20112011-12-08August 08 20092009-08-08A vast outdoor field filled with rows of black stone Shivalingams, each wrapped in white cloth with orange-red borders and draped with white ash-marked or saffron-edged fabric. The lingams sit on a concrete ground in orderly lines. Behind them, a white van, a small white-roofed shrine structure and scattered people near a fence and trees are visible.2009-08-06Outdoor ritual field with hundreds of black stone Shiva lingams arranged in long rows on a dusty ground, each draped in white cloth with a red fruit or offering placed before it. A single large lingam in the foreground is garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds and surrounded by red fruits and flower petals. Distant figures in white clothes stand near a red shipping container and a tall flagpole under trees. Striped kerb edging frames the rows.2011-12-08A photograph of a large outdoor field arranged with hundreds of black stone lingams, each wrapped in white cloth with orange-red borders and set on a concrete base with small labelled plaques. Rows of devotees in white clothing move among the lingams in the background, with green and white decorations, bamboo-like poles and a green cloth canopy visible. Trees and open sky form the setting.2015-05-05Outdoor ceremony on a concrete courtyard with hundreds of black Shiva lingams arranged in rows, each draped with a white cloth and many with yellow-orange marigold garlands and small orange fruits placed at the base. Hilly green terrain and a red shipping-container-style structure with a white roof stand behind. Several people in white dhotis and orange or saffron clothing move among the rows near the far structure and walk along the edges. A readable sign on the container reads GOLD. Mostly visible figures are small and distant, so the count is approximate.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08