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December 22 20092009-12-22December 22 20092009-12-22Night photograph of a dark stone shivalinga-style object on a granite slab, draped with a white cloth and heaped with garlands of yellow marigolds, green leaves and red flowers, with an orange and green cloth on top. A brass oil lamp with swastika motifs stands at the left on wet stone, with a loose orange flower nearby. No people are visible; the scene shows a deity murti being decorated with flowers after abhishekam.2009-12-22A small outdoor shrine on a raised stone platform, decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and green leaf garlands around a carved deity figure whose face is covered by a white cloth and orange ornament. A dark stone lingam sits in front, surrounded by scattered flower petals and a brass bowl. A silver bell hangs at the left edge. A black stone plaque in Kannada and English reads Munishwara shrine. No people are visible.2009-12-22Close-up photograph of a small stone lingam decorated for worship, set on a grey stone base. It is draped with a purple cloth and a white flower crown with purple blossoms. Red roses, yellow marigold garlands, green leaves and a red flower lie around it on an orange cloth, with rudraksha beads and a gold-toned ornament visible. No people are visible; the background is a blurred outdoor setting.2013-07-12A close view of a dark stone lingam, Shiva's aniconic form, wrapped with a white cloth and decorated with an abundance of flower garlands. Red roses, yellow and orange marigolds, white jasmine and purple blossoms surround the base, with green leaves scattered among them. Rudraksha and wooden beads drape over the lingam, and a green cloth and orange cloth are arranged at its base. Small dried herbs and flower petals lie on the stone platform. No people are visible.2013-07-04A photograph of a Shiva lingam dressed for worship, set on a dark stone base. The lingam is covered with a purple cloth wrapped around its top like a turban, and draped with a red cloth and strands of dark rudraksha-style beads. Heaped red rose petals and red flower garlands surround it, with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves along the base and sides. A silver ornamental necklace hangs at the front. No people are visible; the image shows a deity murti with floral decoration, consistent with a puja or abhishekam setting.2013-09-13A stone Shiva lingam is dressed as a deity murti, wrapped in a bright pink and red cloth with a crown-like headpiece of purple and red flowers. It sits on a dark stone base surrounded by a dense border of yellow marigold and red rose garlands with scattered petals. Orange and saffron cloth, rudraksha beads and a green leaf decorate the front. Blurred green trees form the background. This is a photograph of a decorated murti, with no physical people visible.2013-07-07April 29 20182018-04-29A dark stone Shiva linga on a grey stone platform, draped with a white cloth bordered in gold and red and a green-and-gold sash. A large garland of red flowers encircles the linga, and a single yellow flower rests at its base. Dappled sunlight falls across the platform in an outdoor setting. No people are visible.2011-01-28A photograph of an outdoor shrine featuring a dark stone Shiva lingam draped with a magenta cloth and a purple turban-like covering decorated with a string of white pearls and a red flower on top. Rudraksha malas and a silver-and-gold ornamental necklace adorn the lingam, with a red tilak mark on its face, and a yellow-and-orange flower sits at its base. The lingam rests on a flat stone platform surrounded by pink rose petals and yellow marigold garlands on the ground. No people are visible; the scene shows a deity murti being honoured with floral offerings and ornaments.2013-09-18A dark stone deity murti stands in a temple setting, draped with garlands of yellow marigolds, white flowers and magenta-red roses, with green leaves at the top. The murti has a tall cylindrical crown-like headdress and a carved face with stylised features. Other carved stone figures are partly visible at the sides. A dark background, a red pillar and a microphone stand frame the scene.2017-10-01