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A photograph inside a dark cave-like recess with thick, gnarled tree roots arching over the top and wrapping along the lower edge. At the centre sits a dark black cylindrical stone linga with horizontal ridges, draped with a red cloth decorated with small dots, and a bright oil lamp flame burns at its front. A yellow flower lies at the left and a pink flower rests on the right edge of the frame. No people are visible.

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May 26 20132013-05-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a shrine chamber set into the roots of a large banyan tree, viewed through a narrow stone-framed entrance. Inside the dark recess sits a black stone linga-shaped form on a yoni-like base, with a single small oil lamp burning in front of it and a few yellow flowers scattered on the ground. Thick, twisted aerial roots frame the opening. No people are visible.2013-07-16A photograph of a dim, earthen-floored shrine chamber framed by thick, twisting banyan tree roots. At the centre sits a dark black stone shivalinga on a tiered base, with a single small oil lamp flame burning on its top. Scattered petals or offerings lie on the sandy floor, and faint white markings are painted near the base. No people are visible in the scene.2013-04-12May 18 20132013-05-18July 25 20132013-07-25A photograph inside a dim temple shrine showing a black stone Shiva lingam with a tall cylindrical base, framed by a garland of green leaves and red flowers. A small oil lamp flame glows at its front. Thick, twisted tree roots frame the sides of the image, and white stone pillars appear at the lower corners. No people are visible.2012-05-16A photograph of a dark stone shivalinga-style object set into a shaded niche beneath large twisting tree roots. A single small oil lamp flame burns in front of it, and yellow marigold garlands and white flower strands lie at its base. Two grey metal posts stand in the foreground, and the scene is dim and sacred in feel with no people visible.2013-05-25A photograph of a dark, sheltered shrine passage framed by thick, twisting banyan aerial roots that form an arch overhead. At the end of the narrow path stands a black stone Shivalinga on a square base, its surface marked by small round indentations along the top, with a single small oil lamp flame burning in front of it. Pale stone edging lines both sides of the path in the foreground, and the earthen floor is bare and dusty. No people are visible in the scene.2013-05-04A dark black stone lingam in a shadowed shrine, encircled by a garland of green leaves with red flowers at its base. A small flame of an oil lamp burns in front of it, framed by the large twisting roots of a banyan tree on both sides. Stone blocks sit at the lower corners. No people are visible in the frame.2012-05-16A close view of a dark black stone Shivalinga inside a narrow stone niche, lit by a single small oil lamp flame at its front. Purple flower garlands and loose white flower petals lie on the stone base on the left and bottom, with rough natural rock framing the top and bottom edges. No people are visible in the frame. The lamp flame is the brightest point, creating a warm glow against the dark stone.2012-05-09July 28 20132013-07-28Photograph of a small shrine set into the trunk and aerial roots of a large banyan tree. A dark arched opening between tangled grey roots reveals a lit oil lamp on a brass plate surrounded by pink flower petals in the shadowed interior. Incense smoke rises from a brass holder on a dark granite-topped stone bench in the foreground, flanked by two white-painted low walls. No people are visible.2012-04-03