Close overhead photo of a shivalinga-style base on a green satin cloth, decorated with flowers. Blue, teal, orange, red and yellow chrysanthemums sit on the dark stone, with yellow and purple garland strands around the base. Two brown clay vessel-like items and a small brown clay piece lie among the flowers. A white flower cluster sits at the front. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close overhead photo of a shivalinga-style base on a green satin cloth, decorated with flowers. Blue, teal, orange, red and yellow chrysanthemums sit on the dark stone, with yellow and purple garland strands around the base. Two brown clay vessel-like items and a small brown clay piece lie among the flowers. A white flower cluster sits at the front. 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.

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A flower-decorated Shivalinga sits on a green cloth with a gold-bordered edge. A ring of yellow marigold garlands with purple beads encircles the top, with yellow and maroon chrysanthemums arranged around the base. Blue and white flowers and green leaves are placed on the top of the lingam, and two terracotta vessels rest on either side. No people are visible; the image shows a floral puja decoration on a tiled floor.

A 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.

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Overhead photo of a ritual arrangement on a green satin cloth. Yellow chrysanthemums and mauve daisies form a ring around a dark, shaped object, a Shiva lingam-like form on a brown stone or clay base, with green leaves and orange flowers at the lower edge. Tile floor visible at the top. No people visible.

Top-down photo of a floral arrangement on a green satin cloth. Yellow chrysanthemums, marigold-like blooms with purple accents, and a few cream and rust-tinged flowers form a ring around a pair of brown wooden sandals, with green leaves placed between them. Two small wooden stands or pegs sit in the lower part of the ring. The sandals rest on a dark textured surface. No people are visible.

A photo of a flower arrangement laid on a green satin cloth with a blue and gold patterned border at the bottom right. Several large chrysanthemums in yellow, magenta, white, pink, blue and teal surround two terracotta lamps with flower-filled cups, and marigold garlands in yellow and purple frame the edge. A leopard-print cloth is visible at the lower right. No people, deity murti or a person depiction is visible; the arrangement appears to be a floral offering set for ritual use.

Top-down photo of a paduka puja arrangement on a brass tray lined with green cloth. A pair of wooden sandal-shaped padukas is decorated with white and teal-green chrysanthemums, with more white and green flowers scattered across the black tiled surface. A border of yellow marigold garlands interspersed with purple flowers frames the tray. Small terracotta lamps sit between the padukas. No people are visible, only a tiger-striped fabric edge at the lower right.

A photograph from above of a Shiva lingam set on a purple silk cloth with a dark blue border woven in gold. The black stone lingam is surrounded by a ring of marigold-style flowers in yellow and purple, and its top and sides are decorated with chrysanthemums in yellow, orange, white, pink and bright blue. Two brown wooden-tone pieces lie across the base, with a tall brass-coloured ritual vessel partly visible at the top edge. No people are visible in the frame, and the arrangement appears to be a deity murti prepared for worship.