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September 28 2015

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April 24 20132013-04-24Close overhead photograph of a freshly formed mud lingam, a smooth cylindrical shape with a rounded top rising from a broad mound of wet brown clay on a grey concrete floor. Scattered clay crumbs and small orange and pink paint specks dot the surface around it, and a bit of a metal tool edge is visible at the lower left. No people are visible in the frame.2010-10-01Close-up photograph of white jasmine flowers arranged around a dark wooden or stone linga-like form in a copper bowl on a silver-patterned cloth. Two small brass vessels or lingam-shaped objects sit in the bowl beside a blurred purple flower, with blue and gold blurred vessels in the background. No people are visible; the focus is on floral offerings used in worship.2013-09-21September 23 20062006-09-23August 02 20162016-08-02October 01 20102010-10-01A close-up photograph of a hand cupping a freshly moulded lump of wet grey-brown clay shaped into a Shivalinga, a cylindrical form rising from a circular base. The clay is glossy with moisture and the hand has dirt on the fingers. The background is a soft-focus green foliage. At the right edge a patterned sleeve in red, yellow and white is visible.2010-10-01Close photograph of a hand cupping a wet, unpainted clay lingam with its yoni base, held against a blurred green foliage background. The hand wears a thin gold bangle and a silver bangle with a heart-shaped charm. The clay is glistening with water. The image is a photo of a sacred clay shivalinga being held, with no visible people beyond the hand.2010-10-01Rare archival collectionDecember 28 20172017-12-28Close photograph of a hand held palm-up, dusted with fine white powder. The forearm is draped in orange-red cloth, and the background is a soft blur of red and white with a dark frame at the left. No face is visible and no other people appear, so this is a ritual detail shot rather than a full scene.2012-05-14 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a wooden tray or board covered with fine white powder, with a drawn or smeared design of curving lines and marks. A garland of white flowers with a cluster of red blossoms lies on the right edge, beside a dark maroon cloth with a red border. Scattered white petals and grains are on the wood, and orange-robed legs are visible at the top edge.2010-07-21