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February 24 2013

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April 13 20132013-04-13 +1 copiesMarch 01 20132013-03-01A photograph of a black stone naga-form Shiva lingam with a hooded serpent canopy, its five-hooded cobra top decorated with small orange dots, set in a niche among tree roots. A single oil lamp flame burns on the lingam's top. A white chalk kolam pattern lies on the ground in front. Stone ledges frame the shrine on both sides. No people are visible.2013-05-19A dark stone naga-shaped shrine sits in a recessed niche between large tree roots, with a small oil lamp flame burning on its coiled base. Five-hooded serpent hood carved in black stone with red dots, coiled body on a square plinth, white kolam-style floor drawing beneath. No people are visible.2013-03-24Close-up photograph of a black stone naga (cobra) sculpture with a hooded head, its raised hood marked with red dots of kumkum. Coiled serpent body forms a base holding a small lit oil lamp, whose flame glows at the centre of the frame against a brown earthen background. No people visible.2013-09-20June 17 20132013-06-17September 28 20132013-09-28May 17 20132013-05-17A dark stone Shiva lingam with a carved multi-hooded serpent hood rises in a shadowy niche between two rough brown rock walls. A single flame of an oil lamp burns on top of the lingam, with a few scattered red flower petals and green leaves at its base, and a white stone slab in the right foreground. No people are visible in the scene.2012-05-10A dark stone naga (serpent) sculpture with a multi-hooded cobra canopy stands on a coiled base, decorated with small red-and-white dots along its hoods. A small oil lamp with a lit flame sits in a shallow dish at the centre of the coils, set between weathered tree trunks on bare earth. No people are visible; the scene is a shrine-style snake deity with a lamp offering, a naga murti rather than any person.2013-06-17A dark stone shivalinga in a hooded five-headed cobra canopy stands in a dim, rough-walled shrine. Small red kumkum dots mark the cobra's hood ridges, and a single oil lamp flame burns in the yoni-shaped base. No people are visible; the scene is a quiet nagapratishtha-style shrine with a lit lamp at the foot of the lingam.2013-09-30Close-up photograph of a black stone naga serpent sculpture with a multi-hooded cobra hood rising above coiled base. Red and yellow kumkum or vermilion dots mark the hood ridges, and a small oil lamp flame burns in front of the coiled base. Red flowers sit on top at the upper edge. No people are visible; the sculpture is a sacred snake murti in a temple setting.2013-09-20