A photograph of a Shiva lingam on a bronze-toned yoni pedestal inside a temple shrine. The lingam is draped with a golden-and-maroon striped cloth and a gold necklace, and pink rose petals are scattered around its base. Behind it, an ornate gold repoussé backdrop shows a carved deity panel, and a jeweled umbrella-shaped ornament with a pink fabric hanging stands at left. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a Shiva lingam on a bronze-toned yoni pedestal inside a temple shrine. The lingam is draped with a golden-and-maroon striped cloth and a gold necklace, and pink rose petals are scattered around its base. Behind it, an ornate gold repoussé backdrop shows a carved deity panel, and a jeweled umbrella-shaped ornament with a pink fabric hanging stands at left. No people are visible.

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