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Rows of small black Shivalingam stone idols are arranged on the floor of a dim hall, each draped with white cloth and garlanded with yellow marigold flowers. A tilak of three white horizontal lines marks the nearest lingam, and a small green fruit sits on its top. No people are visible in the frame, and the image does not show any person who could be identified as a person.

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Rows of black stone lingams, each draped in white cloth and crowned with yellow flower garlands, are arranged in neat lines across a concrete floor during an evening ritual. Small rectangular stone slabs sit between the rows. No physical people are visible.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20April 17 20112011-04-17January 08 20102010-01-08A night-time outdoor scene showing rows of black stone Shiva lingams, each marked with three horizontal white stripes of vibhuti, draped in white cloth with red-and-gold borders and decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds and red and white flowers. The lingam in the foreground is the largest, with a flower garland around its top and a white-and-yellow garland hanging down its base, set on a stone platform. Rows of similarly adorned lingams extend into the background under lights. No people are visible.2010-12-29Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis with green-striped borders sit on a mat-covered floor under a covered pavilion. In front of each, a dark cylindrical clay pot is topped with a marigold garland of yellow flowers. Banners of multicoloured triangular flags hang along the top edge, banana plants stand at the back, and a patterned wall forms the backdrop. Many people are gathered for a festival-style communal event with festoons and lights overhead.2010-01-08Dusk view of an open-air ground filled with rows of black Shiva lingams, each on a white-draped square base and crowned with marigold garlands and white jasmine strands. In the foreground a large lingam wears a yellow marigold crown, a red flower and a white garland, with a white cloth with green stripes draped over its base. Strings of small lights and a tall lamp post glow in the background among palm fronds and trees, with a water tank on a stand visible at left. No people are visible.2010-01-08Outdoor photograph at dusk of a large field of black stone Shiva lingams arranged in rows on a concrete platform, each draped with a white cloth bordered in green and maroon and topped with yellow marigold garlands. In the foreground a lingam wears a white and green draped cloth, a garland of white flowers and a red flower on its side. String lights in a garland pattern and a few lamps glow among trees under a cloudy evening sky, with a water tank and banana leaves at the edges. No people are clearly visible.2010-01-08April 17 20112011-04-17Night photograph of a vast open-air gathering of many small black Shiva lingams, each set on a white cloth with red and green striped borders and crowned with yellow marigold garlands. The rows of lingams stretch across the courtyard toward the back. Strings of small colourful pennant flags hang overhead between palm trees, and a car is parked at the upper right. No people are visible in the frame, and no a person candidate appears.2010-12-29