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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.

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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.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.2016-11-19November 19 20162016-11-19September 19 20162016-09-19 +2 copiesA 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.2016-11-19A 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.January 13 20152015-01-13Photograph of a riverside stepped ghat lined with rows of dark stone shivalingas on round yoni pedestals, with red and orange flags on poles along the railing. A bare-chested man in white dhoti pours water from a black bucket over a lingam, while another man in a white dhoti bends low to wash a lingam beside him. Orange-robed figures stand in the background near the river water, performing an abhishekam ritual on the lingams.2016-09-19A photograph of rows of dark grey stone Shiva lingams set on yoni pedestals arranged in tiers on a sloping stone platform. Metal railings with white posts run along the upper edge, and a stone-paved walkway lies beyond. No people are visible.A photograph of a stepped ghat beside water, lined with many black stone Shivalingas set in rows on the steps. Several people in orange and saffron robes, including a shaven-headed monk in orange, stand among the lingas, along with women in white and blue saris and kurtas. Red and orange flags line the railing above, and a brass vessel sits at the lower right corner. The ritual appears to be an abhishekam at the lingas.2016-09-19A photograph of a man in a grey-and-brown patterned short-sleeved shirt and khaki-brown trousers sitting on a tiered red-painted stone platform, tending a row of black stone Shiva lingams on pedestal bases. Dry yellow leaves are scattered across the steps, a white bucket sits behind him, and a small pink container rests on the step. Many lingams stand on each tier. The man is the only physical person visible, and no a person candidate appears in the image.2016-11-19September 19 20162016-09-19