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Rows of black stone Shivalingams on square bases fill the foreground, many topped with small red kumkum marks and yellow flower petals, set on a paved ground. Several seated people in white dhotis and cloths sit behind the lingams, one partially visible at left wearing a red and white striped head cloth with an orange-red mark on the cloth. The scene suggests a Shiva ritual at Tiruvannamalai during a Chitra Pournami celebration, with devotees worshipping the lingams in mass rows.

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Rows of black stone Shivalingams on dark yoni-pitha bases stand in a long outdoor courtyard, many draped or wrapped in white cloth and some marked with red kumkum dots and yellow flower petals. In the foreground at left, a person in a white garment with a red and orange striped headcloth is seen from behind, facing the lingams. Devotees are faintly visible in the far background. The scene suggests a mass lingam abhishekam or puja arrangement.2011-04-17August 06 20092009-08-06April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17A large outdoor gathering of many black stone Shiva lingams, each wrapped in a white cloth with orange and red border, arranged in dense rows on a paved ground. Each lingam sits on a small white-draped base with a dark rope or cord wound around it, and some tops show green leaves or garlands. No people are visible in the frame, only the rows of lingams stretching into the distance.2009-08-06May 05 20152015-05-05Outdoor ritual scene showing rows of black stone Shiva lingams on a concrete platform, many draped with white cloth and some capped with orange and red patterned fabric. Small white plaque-style name cards sit at the base of several lingams. Trees, a tall pole and a few distant people in white clothing stand in the background under a clear sky.2011-04-17May 17 20112011-05-17Photograph of rows of black Shivling stones, each topped with yellow marigold garlands and a red flower, arranged on white cloth-wrapped bundles across a open ground. Behind them, a crowd of people in white and light-coloured clothing stands among tall white pillars and banana plants, with a woman in a white sari and one in a red top visible. Several figures are partly visible at the back edge of the frame.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08April 17 20112011-04-17April 27 20162016-04-27