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A close photograph of a black Shiva lingam on a brass yoni-pitha base, decorated with a gold jewelled crescent moon and a star-shaped jewelled ornament at its top, white cloth draped around it, a gold chain and dark rudraksha malas encircling the base, with white horizontal tripundra lines and a red central mark painted on the lingam. To the left stands a brass trident (trishul) with rudraksha beads, and a dark deity murti wrapped in a white and pink cloth is partly visible at the left edge. Behind is a backdrop of red and white flower garlands and a painted image of a seated figure in saffron robes. A timestamp reads 25 Jan 2025 at 6:53:32 AM, with the location Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu 631501.