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Outdoor 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.

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Outdoor 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.2011-05-17May 17 20112011-05-17May 17 20112011-05-17Outdoor 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.2011-10-09October 10 20112011-10-10Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with rows of black Shiva lingams on tiered red-and-white painted platforms, with a seated stone deity murti in white garland-draped cloth at the centre. A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe and orange lower garment stands on the left, facing the shrine from behind. Two tall white pillars frame the scene, with a low roofed hall and a dry hill with trees in the background under a hazy sky.2011-05-17October 09 20112011-10-09October 09 20112011-10-09October 09 20112011-10-09Outdoor 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.2012-09-12A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a vertical tilak on his forehead, walking up a white stone platform in bright sunlight. Behind him rows of dark stone memorial or shrine structures stretch across a courtyard, backed by a wooded hill and a long low shed with a corrugated roof. A man in white dhoti stands at the left edge beside a brass bell and a tray of flowers and offerings on the platform. a person appearance is uncertain; the walking figure has a shaved head and no distinctive crown or swept hair, so the identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2012-09-12A woman in saffron-orange robes stands barefoot on a woven striped mat, hands raised together in namaste before a white-draped central shrine. A tall orange-and-white figure with rudraksha beads and a garland stands on the white-covered platform, with flower petals scattered at its base. Rows of black Shivalingams with white cloth draped over them stretch across a concrete courtyard. Behind are shipping containers, a small roofed structure, parked cars and a wooded hill under a grey sky.2011-12-09