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A small shrine room with a black Shiva lingam set before a gilded arch on a bright green cloth-draped platform. The lingam is garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers, with a silver chain and a round pendant at its base, and a red-and-maroon backdrop hangs behind it. A tall brass trident stands at left. In front, a brass plate holds a lit oil lamp with flowers, a second plate holds offerings and a small bowl, a steel tumbler sits nearby, and a red cloth lies on the floor. On the wall at right, a framed portrait shows a smiling figure with long hair wearing a rudraksha-style garland, with a second bare picture-frame fixture beside it. No people are present.

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A photograph of a dark stone Shiva lingam dressed for worship, placed inside an ornate gilded arch on a green cloth-draped platform. The lingam is adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a white and red beaded necklace, a round jewelled pendant and rudraksha beads at its base. Marked with white horizontal lines and a painted swastika. Behind it hangs a red-and-gold drape. On the wall to the right is a printed portrait of a smiling figure with long dark hair, wearing a pink-red garment and a white beaded necklace, shown as a depiction. No people are visible in the scene. Bottom edge shows part of a wooden bowl with offerings.2025-09-02Photograph of a shrine room with a dark black stone Shiva lingam set before a gilded arched backdrop topped with a carved face motif. The lingam is draped with white jasmine garlands and red garlands, with a flower and a jewelled pendant at its base, and it has white horizontal tripundra lines and a red mark painted on it. It stands on a yellow and gold brocade-draped platform. A small brass trident stands at the left, and a framed printed photo of a smiling man in a red garment with white flower garlands hangs on the wall at right. A lit oil lamp sits on the floor in the foreground. No people are visible.2025-02-02Indoor photo of a shrine with a black Shiva lingam with an Om marking and horizontal white stripes, draped in garlands of white, yellow and red flowers and a red flower on top. The lingam sits in a gold arched frame on a yellow cloth-covered platform. Before it stands a red and yellow cloth-covered table with a brass plate holding white flowers, green fruit, a kalasha-style vessel and a small brass dish. A brass trident stands at left, and a small framed portrait labelled with a printed name is on the right wall. A small oil lamp burns on a tray in the foreground. No people are visible.2025-06-04Photograph of an indoor shrine in a bare white-walled room with a concrete floor. A black Shivalinga with three horizontal white stripes and a swastika mark sits on a draped orange cloth within a gilded arched backdrop, adorned with a red and white flower garland and yellow flowers. A brass tray with small offerings and a lit oil lamp rests on a red cloth in front, with another oil lamp burning on the floor. A tall trident stands at left, and a framed portrait of a smiling woman in a pink dress with a pearl necklace hangs at right. Overhead lights are visible at the top.A photograph of a shrine room with white walls and a concrete floor. At the centre stands a black Shivalinga marked with a gold Om symbol, draped with white and yellow flower garlands, a red and orange cloth, and a white jasmine garland. It sits on a white cloth-covered altar with a green and red border, in front of an ornate gold arched frame. A gold trident stands at the left. On the right wall hangs a framed printed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair wearing an orange garment and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, labelled with no visible text. A metal plate of offerings sits on the floor at lower right. No people are visible.2025-03-08Photograph of a Shiva lingam set on a stone base inside an ornate gold arched frame, draped with an orange cloth with gold stripes and dressed with white and yellow flower garlands, a striped cloth wrap, and a red-and-white bead necklace. Beside it sit a brass plate with coconut pieces, sweets, and small bowls of grain, and an oil lamp is lit on the floor. A gold trident stands at left and a framed printed portrait hangs on the wall at right, showing a smiling man with long hair and a white flower garland in an orange garment, labelled as a portrait rather than a person present. No physical people are visible.2025-10-15A photograph of a shrine inside a plain white-walled hall. Centre: a black stone yoni-peetha base holding a tall gold-coated shivalingam with yellow flowers on its top and base. Behind it an ornate gold arch frames a magenta cloth. A brass trishul stands at left with a yellow flower tied to it. A small brass pot sits on the floor at left. Two oil lamps burn on a red cloth in front, with a brass plate of offerings at right. On the right wall hangs a framed printed portrait labelled with no readable caption, showing a smiling man with long dark hair, a red garment and beaded necklaces. No people are visible in the scene.2025-10-15Photograph of a shrine inside a hall: a dark black Shiva lingam is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a white horizontal stripe and a red swastika marking, and a jewelled ornamental necklace. It sits on a black circular base draped with a yellow cloth bordered in red, before a gilded arched frame and a maroon curtain. A framed printed portrait on the right wall shows a smiling man with white flower garlands and orange-red robes, labelled as a portrait. In front, a lit oil lamp, a copper plate and small bowls of offerings rest on the floor. A timestamp reads 06/01/2025 13:37.2025-06-01A photograph of a shrine room with a black Shiva linga set in a gilded arched frame, draped in a red-orange cloth and wrapped with a red and white flower garland and a white bead necklace, with yellow marigolds on top. An orange shawl covers the altar table below, scattered with white and yellow flowers. In front, an oil lamp burns on a tray and a brass plate holds offerings. On the wall to the right hangs a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a figure in red garments with a white bead necklace; the portrait is a printed image, not a person in the room. No people are visible.A photograph of a Shiva lingam on a black stone yoni pedestal inside a room with white walls and a concrete floor. The black lingam is decorated with gold markings and a yellow flower on top, and it stands within an ornate gold arch behind which hangs a magenta cloth with orange trim. A trident leans on the left, a brass pot sits near the base, and a red cloth with a small brass plate of flowers and offerings lies in the foreground. A framed portrait on the right wall shows a person with long dark hair wearing a red garment and a pearl-like necklace, presented as a printed picture rather than a physical person. No people are present in the scene.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.2025-10-15A photograph of a black stone Shivalinga on a black yoni-pitha base, set on a stone plinth in a bare room with a grey wall and concrete floor. A gilded arched prabhavali frame with a crown-like top surrounds a maroon cloth backdrop with orange borders behind the linga. A brass trident stands on the left. On the right wall hangs a framed printed portrait labelled with a name in a scroll-style mount, showing a smiling man with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style necklace and reddish-orange clothing; he is a printed image, not a physical person in the scene. No people are present in the room.2025-02-02