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Close view of a black stone naga-hood sculpture, its five cobra hoods rising above a stacked black round base with a shallow bowl-shaped top. A small flame burns in the bowl, with red dots marking the hood ridges and scattered petals and red pigment around the base. No people are visible; this resembles a small ritual lamp or deity seat in a temple setting.2014-02-02A black stone Shiva lingam with a carved cobra hood sits in a dim shrine niche between two gnarled tree roots. Yellow flower garland drapes its top, small red kumkum dots mark the hood, and a single oil lamp flame burns at its base. No people are visible.2013-10-12November 18 20152015-11-18A photograph of a black stone naga deity murti, a cobra with a hooded canopy of raised serpent heads coiled over a tiered base, set inside a niche of a large tree trunk. A small flame of an oil lamp flickers at the coiled base. Yellow marigold garlands and white and red flower petals are arranged on the ground in front. No people are visible.2012-04-23Close-up photograph of a black stone Shiva lingam with a carved five-hooded cobra hood, its surface marked with red kumkum or tilak dots. A small flame of an oil lamp burns in the central basin of the lingam, lit at its base in a circular yoni-like pit. No people are visible; the background is dark rock. The image is a watermarked archive photo.2013-10-12September 27 20132013-09-27 +1 copiesFebruary 05 20142014-02-05 +1 copiesDecember 09 20172017-12-09A black stone naga (cobra) sculpture with a hooded five-headed canopy rises above a stepped plinth in a temple setting. Yellow and red flower petals rest in a shallow basin at its base, and a gilded relief panel with scrollwork stands behind it. No people are visible.2015-11-22November 04 20142014-11-04A photograph of an outdoor shivalinga resting in a circular concrete yoni-peetha base at night. The oval grey stone linga bears three horizontal white stripes and a small orange-red tilak mark. A rudraksha mala is wrapped around its base, and a metal cobra hood with a white-painted design rises above it, with rudraksha beads heaped in the hood. Behind it stands a tree trunk and dry grass, with a grey wall at left. At the upper right edge, the lower legs of a standing person in dark trousers and an orange top are partly visible.2007-04-20February 08 20122012-02-08