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Overhead photo of a flower-decorated ritual arrangement on a teal cloth with gold zari patterns. A dark stone or clay object is ringed with garlands and loose blooms in yellow, white, pink, magenta and blue, with purple globe amaranth buds. Terracotta-coloured pieces and a small brass lamp are visible at the edge. No people are visible.

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Overhead photo of a decorated shivalinga-style object resting on a green satin cloth on a tiled floor. The base is a dark stone-like form with clay ritual pots placed on either side. Flowers arranged around it in white, yellow, pink and blue chrysanthemums, with a garland of yellow marigolds and purple amaranth-like blossoms encircling the base. A blue and gold patterned fabric edge is visible at the right. No people are visible.Close overhead photo of a decorated shivalingam on a dark stone base, set within a bronze or copper tray. The lingam is ringed by a garland of yellow marigolds with purple accents, and an arrangement of yellow, orange, pink, white, green and blue chrysanthemums sits on and around the peetham. A brown-and-gold brocade cloth in navy frames the sides and white cloth lines the tray. No people are visible. The setting is a temple puja arrangement with floral decoration.2025-07-18A photograph of a ritual arrangement on a green satin cloth set on a tiled floor. A dark stone object. Two small terracotta oil lamps sit on either side of the central stone. Two brown mushroom-shaped items rest on the stone, and a golden-edged blue cloth border appears at the left. No people are visible.2025-04-07A top-down photograph of a flower-decorated object resting on a magenta silk cloth with gold paisley woven borders. The central object appears to be a dark, ribbed wooden or carved form with a tan band running down its middle, surrounded by a dense ring of chrysanthemums and marigolds in yellow, white, pink and orange. A few almonds are visible among the blooms. Grey tiles and a patterned rug edge the frame, and a brass plate sits at the right edge. No people are visible; the scene looks like a ritual flower arrangement prepared for worship.Overhead photo of a ritual flower arrangement on a brass tray draped with teal fabric bordered in gold brocade. Yellow marigold heads and white and magenta chrysanthemums form a circular wreath around clay oil lamps, with a single orange flower at the bottom. No people are visible; the tray sits on a wooden table over a tiled floor.Overhead photo of a floral-decorated altar on a tiled floor. A dark grey stone yoni-linga is arranged on a green satin cloth edged with red and blue gold-patterned borders, surrounded by pink, yellow and orange chrysanthemums and a garland of yellow marigolds with purple globe flowers. A small brass oil lamp with a burning wick sits at the upper left corner. A leopard-print cloth is partly visible at the left edge. No people are visible.2025-05-07A close overhead photograph of a pair of dark stone sandals or padukas placed on a green satin cloth with a red and gold border. The sandals are decorated with fresh flowers: yellow and orange marigolds, white and blue chrysanthemums, pink blossoms and purple buds arranged in garlands around the base. No people are visible in the frame. The tiled floor and a silver-toned metal surface appear at the edges.Overhead photo of a dark grey stone lingam decorated with yellow and white chrysanthemums, yellow marigold garlands, purple globe amaranth blossoms and a blue flower on top. The lingam sits on a green satin cloth edged with gold-patterned blue and magenta borders, with terracotta or wooden oval offerings and a wooden yoke-like piece placed around its base. A leopard-print cloth is partly visible at the left edge on grey floor tiles. No people are visible.Overhead photo of a Shivalinga on a black stone yoni base, decorated with an arrangement of chrysanthemums in yellow, orange, white, pink and maroon, with a ring of yellow marigold garlands around the base. A purple silk cloth with gold zari border is draped beneath, and a brass tray edge is visible at the bottom. A brown coconut or fruit and wooden items lie among the flowers. No people are visible.2025-12-12Overhead photo of a deity murti's face or mask decorated with a dense floral arrangement: yellow chrysanthemums, white jasmine-like flowers, white chrysanthemums, orange-red ixora sprigs and green leaves. The flowers frame the face on a green satin cloth edged with a blue and gold border and a red cloth with gold embroidery. Tile floor and a brass tray at the lower edge. No people are visible.Overhead photo of a floral arrangement set on a teal and gold brocade cloth over a grey tiled floor. Yellow, white, pink and red chrysanthemums and marigold-style blooms, with purple globe flowers, form a large circle around a dark black base. Green leaves and two terracotta oil lamps sit among the flowers, with a few more terracotta cups near the lower edge. No people are visible; this is a flower and lamp decoration, possibly for a puja.2025-09-01Close overhead photo of a dark black stone Shivalinga, decorated with a profusion of flowers including white chrysanthemums, magenta and pink blooms, a single bright blue flower on top, coral-orange flowers and yellow marigold garlands arranged around the base. The linga sits on a magenta cloth in a wooden tray, with a leopard-print fabric visible at the edge of the frame and a grey tiled floor below. No people are visible; the scene depicts a flower-adorned Shivalinga as used in a puja offering.