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A photograph taken from above of workers installing rows of black stone shivalinga-style bases on red-painted stepped tiers outdoors. A man in a peach-coloured cap and cream shirt and brown trousers bends over the nearest tier, working with a tool on a base set in wet grey cement, while a hammer lies nearby. Another worker in a white shirt and green head cloth crouches on the upper steps at right. Potted plants with green leaves line the top steps at left, and a black hose runs across the scene.

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A worker in a cream short-sleeved shirt with a faint geometric pattern, grey trousers rolled to the calf, and an orange baseball cap bends over a wet concrete work site on red-brick steps. He is pressing a dark, grooved cylindrical tool into a grey cement mould. Several similar cylindrical forms and curved pale moulds sit on the steps around him, with cement mortar spread on the surface and a trowel-like tool in his left hand.A photograph of many rows of dark stone shivalingams set on tiered red-painted steps at an outdoor site. A worker in a pale pink shirt and white dhoti bends over at the front left, using a trowel to mix or spread grey mortar beside a lingam base, with a small red bucket nearby. Several lingams have round silver-grey yoni bases, and the rest have dark stone bases. A white metal railing runs along the left edge. The worker is the only visible person.Overhead photo of two workers in a stepped area lined with black stone shivalinga-shaped forms on pedestals set into red-painted concrete steps. The worker on the left wears a peach-orange cap and a cream patterned shirt, bending low with hands on a stone; the worker on the right wears a white cap, white shirt and a gold bangle, leaning over another linga. A rubber hose runs along the left edge and a metal hammer lies on the steps.A man in an orange-and-white striped shirt and white trousers bends over a row of black stone Shivalingas set on yoni pedestals on a tiered brick and concrete platform with a white metal railing. He is working with a mound of grey wet material, pressing it into a round mould or basin, while a bowl of the same material sits in the foreground. Several other black lingams stand around him, and a red cylindrical tool lies beside the basin.Two men in light clothing bend over a row of dark stone lingam-shaped forms set into red-painted stone steps. The man on the left wears a pale yellow-and-white patterned shirt and an orange cap; the man on the right wears a white shirt and a white cap with purple trim. They appear to be adjusting or cleaning the stone fixtures, with a hammer lying on the steps at left and a hose running along the edge. Wet ground and more stone forms extend across the frame, and part of another person in white is visible at top right.July 20 20092009-07-20A worker in a peach cap, beige patterned short-sleeved shirt and rolled grey trousers, barefoot, bends over a set of grey moulds, pressing a wet grey mixture into a cylindrical shiva lingam mould. Several other lingam moulds sit on a red-painted concrete platform, with buckets of grey wet material and loose mixture scattered nearby. The scene is outdoors in bright sunlight.A man in a grey-and-white paint-splattered shirt and khaki trousers crouches on a tiered red-orange stone terrace, tending a row of black stone lingam shivalinga forms set on grey circular yoni-style bases. He holds a small red container and works near one of the bases. Dry yellow leaves are scattered across the steps, and rows of similar lingams extend up the stairway. A white bucket sits at the left edge, and a white-framed building stands behind. A single person is present.2016-11-19A construction worker in a pale pink collared shirt, grey trousers and a white cap leans over a red-painted stone stepped platform, placing or fitting a grey cut stone block into a gap beside a metal railing. Behind him, rows of black polished stone pillars with round cylindrical bases line the steps. A shallow metal tray of grey mortar sits on the right, and a folded grey cloth lies on the platform. The scene shows masonry work in progress at a temple-style stepped structure.2010-02-01A worker in a grey-brown paint-spattered shirt and khaki trousers sits barefoot on a red-tiled step, painting or touching up a stepped tier lined with many grey stone Shiva lingams on round yoni-style pedestals. Several tall black lingams stand on ornate bases across the rows, with a small wooden stick and dry leaves on the lower step. A chain-link fence and green foliage appear behind the tiers.2016-11-19Two women crouch on red-painted temple steps, cleaning and polishing rows of black stone lingams set on yoni bases. The woman on the left wears a white blouse, a blue floral sari and a teal checked head cloth; she works with her right hand on a lingam. The woman on the right wears a bright pink top, a cream sari and a white head cloth, with bangles on her wrist, and wipes a lingam with her hand. Potted plants with red leaves line the steps behind them, and a red bucket sits among the lingams.September 19 20162016-09-19 +2 copies