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A 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.

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A 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.2015-05-05August 06 20092009-08-06May 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.2011-04-17August 08 20092009-08-08Outdoor 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.2011-04-17A 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.2009-08-05A 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.2009-08-06Night photograph of a vast outdoor gathering of seated devotees in rows, each wearing white cloth with red-and-gold borders and a dark cylindrical headpiece. Strings of yellow lights and tall white floodlights illuminate the open ground, with bamboo fencing and trees in the background.2009-08-03December 20 20112011-12-20August 06 20092009-08-06December 20 20112011-12-20