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A photograph taken in bright morning light at an outdoor temple setting with a hill and trees behind. In the left foreground, a woman with long dark hair stands in profile wearing an orange-saffron sari with a wrapped shawl and a bangle on her wrist, gesturing with her hand toward a raised stone platform. On the platform sits a large black Shiva lingam draped in a green cloth with orange and gold borders, crowned with a red-orange cloth and adorned with a white and red garland. Behind it stretch rows of many black lingams on pedestals, a corrugated roof and a brick boundary wall appear at right, and the distant hill is covered with green vegetation.

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July 24 20122012-07-24Outdoor photograph at a hillside site in morning or late-afternoon sunlight, with a rocky hill and trees behind. A bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha beads around his neck and a white vertical mark on his forehead, walks across a raised concrete platform. Beside him stands a second figure in white robes with an orange cloth on the head. Rows of small black stone memorials or lingams fill the grounds on either side, with white pillars at the edges. Offerings sit on the platform, including a plate of flowers and fruit and a small brass bell. A white roofed structure stands in the background.2012-09-12Outdoor photograph of a large field of black stone Shivalinga structures arranged in rows before a low pavilion and a forested hill. In the foreground, a person in orange ochre robes with long dark hair stands on a striped red and white stepped platform, facing away from the camera toward a central seated figure draped in white cloth with a garland, positioned near a small offering or puja setup. White pillars with clay bowls frame the platform. A kalasha-like white pillar tops stand at the edges, and the mountain rises in the background under hazy sunlight.2011-05-17Outdoor temple scene with a hilltop behind a long low roofed hall. A person in orange robes with long dark hair stands at left, seen from behind, facing a central seated figure or statue dressed in white with a garland and a flat offering tray before it. Rows of dark stone lingams fill the courtyard on red and white striped steps, with white pillars at the corners and a few trees and a water tower at right.2011-05-17Outdoor photo at sunrise of a shrine courtyard filled with rows of black Shiva lingams on low platforms, backed by a green hill and a long roofed building. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl over orange robes and an orange turban, stands with hands folded facing a seated deity murti or sacred image decorated with white and red flower garlands and an orange cloth. A white-pillared gateway frames the right side, and a white pillar stands in front. The pale sunlight and steps painted in red and white complete the scene.2011-10-09September 26 20122012-09-26October 09 20112011-10-09Outdoor puja at a large field of black stone Shivalingams set in rows, with shipping containers and a hill behind. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long hair and gold bangles, faces a central white-draped shrine topped by a lingam garlanded with white and red flowers and an orange cloth. The figure scatters petals with an outstretched hand, while a second person in white at the left edge holds a brass plate. A small brass kalasha and a lamp sit on the platform in front of the shrine.2011-12-19October 10 20112011-10-10May 17 20112011-05-17October 04 20122012-10-04Outdoor photo at dusk in front of a rocky hill with containers and rows of black seats behind. A standing figure on the left wears orange draped clothing and a white flower garland with red roses, with long dark hair swept back. Centre-right, a seated figure in orange and gold wrap sits on a raised orange-draped platform, wearing an orange turban with a large white tilak-like emblem, a beaded necklace and a pendant. The seated figure is a statue or murti rather than a living person, with a wrapped face-like form. Offerings and a golden sash lie on the platform.2012-04-05