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A photograph of a shrine niche with a grey polished stone wall and a hanging metal lamp. Centred is a deity murti seated before a large ornate gilded arch decorated with floral and foliate relief and a lion-face motif at the top. The murti wears an orange and white garland, a tiger-skin pattern cloth, gold necklaces and a silver-coloured headdress with a red stone ornament at the centre. No physical people are visible.

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A photograph of a shrine niche with a dark grey stone wall and a hanging silver lamp suspended from the ceiling. In front is a gold-framed arch with ornate floral and foliate carving and a gold crest at the top. Beneath it sits a dark shiva lingam with a white three-horizontal-line tripundra marking and a red bindi-like dot, wrapped in a tiger-striped cloth, with a metal yoni-like base and a garland of orange and white flowers draped over the arch. Gold necklaces hang below. No people are visible.2010-09-26A shrine interior with dark grey polished stone walls. A brass hanging lamp with an oil reservoir hangs from chains at the top of the frame. Below, a shiva lingam stands on a silver-toned yoni base, decorated with a white and red tripundra-like mark and garlanded with an orange marigold garland. A large ornate gold arch with floral and foliate carving frames the lingam. No people are visible.2010-09-26A photograph of a Shiva lingam in a glass-fronted shrine. The lingam sits on a silver yoni-peetha base and is adorned with a tiger-striped cloth, a red and white jeweled belt and necklaces, and a mukha-like silver cobra hood above it. A large gold arch-shaped prabhavali frame with floral and scroll carving stands behind, draped with orange marigold garlands and green leaves. Dark grey marble walls surround the display. No people are visible.2010-09-26January 01 20102010-01-01January 01 20102010-01-01A photograph of a shrine image of Lord Shiva as a linga in a niche, dressed with a tiger-skin patterned cloth, a white and red beaded necklace, and a golden arch behind it, with an orange marigold garland draped over the arch. A silver cobra hood sits above the linga, and a brass tiered stand with a kalasha-like base is in the foreground against a dark grey stone wall.2010-09-26A photograph of a Shivalinga installed in a shrine niche with a gold ornate arch behind it. The linga is dark with white and red tripundra markings and a silver-toned yoni base. It is draped in a tiger-striped cloth edged with white and gold trim, wears layered gold necklaces, and is garlanded with red-orange and white flower garlands. A silver naga hood canopy stands above it. No people are visible.2010-01-01A Shiva linga in a temple shrine, dressed for worship. A silver yoni-pitha base surrounds the dark stone linga, which has a silver cobra hood above it and a white tripundra mark with a red dot on its front. A tiger-striped cloth drapes the linga, with gold and red-green beaded necklaces and a large silver and red-stone garland across it. Orange marigold garlands with green and white accents arch over the linga, in front of an ornate gold-toned arch. A copper shri yantra-style stepped pedestal sits in the foreground. No people are visible.2010-02-09A Shiva linga is displayed as the central deity murti in a shrine. The linga is dark stone with a white and red tripundra-style marking on its face and a silver cobra hood canopy above. It is wrapped in a tiger-striped cloth and draped with a red and white jewelled garland and gold necklace. An orange marigold garland arcs over it, set against an ornate gold arch frame. A copper shrivalaya-style base sits beneath, with a white silk dhoti-like cloth at its foot. No people are visible.2010-02-09Photograph of a shrine niche with a Shiva lingam set on a dark stone base, draped in a tiger-striped cloth and white dhoti-like fabric with gold border. A pink and red floral garland and multiple strands of beads and gold necklaces adorn the lingam. Behind it a cobra hood with a decorative emblem frames the lingam, set within an ornate gold arched prabhavali. Grey marble walls and wooden doors surround the shrine, with a gold-and-yellow painted doorframe. No people are visible.2010-01-01A Shiva linga is the central object, set on a dark stone pedestal with a small copper-toned yantra base in front. The linga is draped in a tiger-striped cloth with a white dhoti-style border and adorned with a red and silver jewelled garland and a gold necklace. Its serpent hood, a metal naga canopy, rises behind it, and a curved gold prabhavali arch frames the whole shrine. Orange marigold garlands with green and white decorations hang over the arch. No people are visible.2010-02-09October 01 20062006-10-01