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A photograph of a dirt footpath on a hillside, with dry leaves and small stones on the reddish soil. A weathered grey-blue metal plate or sheet lies diagonally across the path beside a large reddish boulder. A white painted arrow marks the boulder's face, pointing along the trail. Green shrubs and grass grow at the edges. No people are visible.A photograph of a weathered grey stone object lying on reddish-brown dirt among dry leaves, twigs and green undergrowth. The stone has a smooth curved blade-like shape with a rounded socket or hole near one end, and a chipped edge. A large brown rock with a white painted mark sits at the lower left. No people are visible.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09A photograph of a weathered, moss-stained sandstone carved fragment lying among scattered stones and dry leaves at an ancient temple ruin. The large slab shows low relief carving of a curved decorative motif and a floral scroll, and the edge of a tall stone block rises behind it. No people are visible except a sliver of white clothing at the lower left edge.2007-07-06A photograph of a grey granite lingam placed directly on a sandy, gravelly ground. The stone has a round yoni-like base carved with stepped, layered ridges on its sides and a broad circular top with a shallow central dish. A red-tinted brick lies in the lower foreground beside the stone. No people are visible in the scene.2007-04-17A grey stone shivalinga lies on reddish-brown earth, photographed from above. The yoni-shaped base is a flat teardrop-shaped slab with a raised rim, and a cylindrical lingam stands on it. Three short wavy lines are scratched into the base surface. Dry leaves and small pebbles are scattered on the soil around the stone. No people are visible.2008-04-06December 15 20142014-12-15A photograph of a grey stone yoni-shaped abhishekam basin lying on a reddish-brown dirt floor with scattered small stones. The carved stone has a circular basin with a raised rim and a spout extending to the right, with weathered, speckled surface texture. No people are present in the scene.2007-04-17A photograph of weathered sandstone ruins at an ancient site, with a large rounded carved stone block lying on the ground among scattered mossy stone fragments and loose rubble. Pale sandstone paving slabs run diagonally across reddish dirt on the right, and a moss-stained stone pillar or wall edge stands at the left. Dry leaves and small debris lie on the ground. No people are visible.2007-07-06A close-up photograph of a weathered stone column on the forest floor, its surface mossy and worn. Several square recesses or sockets are carved into the drum sections, some holding dry leaves. Fallen dry leaves and brown earth surround the base, with dappled sunlight falling across the stone. No people or deity murti are visible.2014-12-15September 22 20092009-09-22December 15 20142014-12-15