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February 23 20082008-02-23A dark grey stone Shiva lingam on a square stone yoni base sits outdoors on a flat stone slab. Yellow turmeric or kumkum powder is dabbed on top of the lingam and on the base, and a white bead garland is wrapped around its middle. A small magenta flower sits at the bottom edge and a yellow thread lies at the left. The background is blurred with dry brown earth and green foliage. No people are visible.2014-08-24Close outdoor photograph of a dark grey stone yoni-pitha or shrine base draped with a bright orange cloth with gold zari border, a white cloth strip standing up behind it. No people visible. Blurred purple bucket at left and dark stone edging with yellow dots in the background.2013-04-29February 23 20082008-02-23December 13 20162016-12-13A dark stone Shiva lingam on a black stone yoni pedestal is wrapped in an orange cloth with a gold zari border, draped over the top and sides. A green leaf rests on the top of the lingam. Small scattered offerings lie on the concrete floor around the base. No people are visible. The lingam is a deity murti, not a person.2013-04-29February 23 20082008-02-23February 05 20072007-02-05An outdoor stone shivalinga on a square granite platform under a tree in a sandy, open area. The upright linga is draped with an orange-saffron cloth and garlanded with white jasmine strands and marigold flowers. Bare branches and a low whitewashed wall sit behind, with a stone slab beside the platform. No people are visible.2008-02-23December 16 20102010-12-16A dark stone Shiva lingam stands on a folded maroon cloth with a red tilak mark on its face. Strands of dark rudraksha beads with gold-coloured spacers are draped across the cloth, and yellow marigold petals and loose flowers are scattered over and around it. A second stone object wrapped in maroon and gold-edged fabric sits to the left. The background is a blurred reddish earthen ground and the stone ledge is in the foreground. No people are present.2014-07-26A dark stone shivalingam sits on a flat grey stone platform outdoors, draped with a deep maroon cloth and a garland of yellow flowers with dark beads or rudraksha. A small orange-red marking adorns the front of the lingam. Scattered yellow petals lie on the platform and dry leaves cover the earth behind it. No people are visible. The scene suggests a puja offering at a sacred site.2014-07-26