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A photo inside a gold-framed shrine niche with red velvet backing. A black Shiva lingam topped with pink flowers sits behind a lit oil lamp, with a brass trident mounted on the wall at left. A person in white clothing holds a brass handbell or lamp at left, reaching toward the lamp. In the foreground, a bronze deity murti in a red and gold sari with marigold garlands stands beside a second garlanded bronze figure. The scene reads as a temple puja with aarti.

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KAILASA KASHI INDIA On 20/1/20252025-01-20 +1 copiesPhoto inside a small gold-trimmed shrine of a black stone Shivalinga topped with red flowers and a red-orange kumkum mark on its face, set against a red cloth backdrop framed by an ornate gilded arch. A brass trident stands at left. A blurred hand with a brass lamp sends a bright flame toward the linga. Small golden deity figures draped in red and marigold garlands sit at the base of the platform in the foreground, with marigold garlands decorating the figure in front.2025-01-20Photograph inside a temple sanctum with gold-painted walls. A shivling, a dark polished lingam with a yellow flower on top, sits on a black yoni-peetha base with a water channel. Behind it is a black stone deity murti, partly visible at right. In the foreground, a hand in white clothing holds a lit oil lamp toward the shivling, and a second partial hand appears at the left edge. The floor is red. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2025-02-02Jan 17 2022 sripuram2022-01-17A woman in a maroon and gold sari stands at the left edge, holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame over a black polished Shivalinga with a red flower on top and a red tilak mark on its front. Behind it is a gold-ornate arched frame with a pale stone wall. In the foreground a copper-coloured stepped sri yantra on a brass base is also topped with a red flower. A brass plate with offerings sits to the left. Setting appears to be a small shrine interior with a dark floor.2022-01-31KAILASA KASHI INDIA On 20/1/20252025-01-20 +1 copiesA woman in a white top and white skirt bends over a shrine lighting a small lamp beside a black Shiva lingam with a gold top. Behind it are three painted deity murtis in a gold arch: the central figure wears a pink headcloth and pink garment with a white floral garland, flanked by two figures in dark and pink clothing, with a kalasha and a small gold figurine and offering in front. Garlands and red-and-gold drapes decorate the altar.A photograph of a shrine interior showing a black stone Shiva lingam on a dark stone yoni-peetha base, partly covered with white ash or vibhuti and scattered pink flowers. A bright flame or oil lamp glows at its base, held near the lingam by the arm of a bare-armed priest whose white dhoti and dark rudraksha beads are visible at the left edge. Behind the lingam stands a gilded arched frame with a teal cloth backdrop. A smaller copper-toned pyramidal stepped object with white ash sits on the floor in front, surrounded by petals. A carved wooden door is on the right.2022-01-24Jun 20 2022 sripuram2022-06-20March 14 2022 sripuram2022-03-14 +1 copiesA photograph inside a gold-carved temple shrine doorway. In the foreground, a bare-backed priest in an orange cloth holds a multi-flame brass lamp aloft with his right arm, with white horizontal markings on his arm. Inside the shrine, a deity murti sits on a throne, draped in red and gold cloth and wearing a golden crown, with a white-and-gold headdress and white garlands. A brass trident stands to the left, with brass lamps on stands on either side of the altar and flowers and garlands before it. The painted floor border shows yellow, red flowers and green foliage. The scene depicts an aarti being performed.2024-06-07Jan 31 2022 sripuram2022-01-31