A black stone Shiva lingam with a yoni-pitha base stands indoors on a concrete floor in front of a gilded arch frame draped with a red cloth. A brass trident stands to the left. On the white wall at right hangs a framed printed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a red garment and a white-and-red flower garland. No people are physically present in the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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A black stone Shiva lingam with a yoni-pitha base stands indoors on a concrete floor in front of a gilded arch frame draped with a red cloth. A brass trident stands to the left. On the white wall at right hangs a framed printed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a red garment and a white-and-red flower garland. No people are physically present in the scene.

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A photograph of a black stone Shivalinga on a black yoni-pitha base inside a plain whitewashed room. Yellow and white flower garlands rest on the lingam. Behind it stands a gold-coloured arched frame with a maroon cloth draped across the back. To the left is a tall brass trishula trident and a brass vessel on the floor. On the right wall hangs a framed printed portrait of a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange garment and a beaded necklace, smiling upward. No people are physically present in the scene.

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A photograph of a black stone Shiva lingam with a yoni-pitha base, set on a stone platform in a plain room with bare white walls and a worn concrete floor. A gilded arch frame with a red garland stands behind it, draped with a red cloth with yellow borders. A few small white flowers rest at the base of the lingam. On the right wall hangs a framed printed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a red garment and a white beaded necklace; the portrait is a depiction on paper, not a person physically present. No people are physically visible in the scene.

A photograph of a Shivalingam set on a black yoni-peetham base in front of a gilded arched frame draped with a maroon cloth, on a concrete floor in a plain whitewashed room. A brass trident stands at the left and a brass pot sits beside the base. A framed printed portrait hangs on the right wall, showing a smiling man with long dark hair wearing a red garment and a beaded necklace; the portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person, and its caption is not legible. No people are visible.

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