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A photograph inside a plain hall showing a black linga dressed with a green cloth wrapped around its top, a brown-beaded rim, and white flower and bead garlands around its base. It sits on a teal draped platform with a maroon border embroidered with temple imagery, in front of a gold arched frame with an orange backdrop. Pink cloth covers a table at left holding brass plates with flowers and ritual items; brass trays with puja offerings, lamps and flowers lie in the foreground, and a small deity figure on a wooden stand stands to the right. No people are visible. A timestamp reads Jul. 8, 2024 12:07:32 p.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.

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A photograph of a decorated Shiva lingam in an ashram hall. The black lingam wears a green turban-like wrap, a dark rudraksha-style bead garland, silver ornaments and a white tripundra marking with a red dot. It stands on a teal cloth-draped platform with a maroon panel bearing gold-bordered temple and bull imagery. A gilt arched frame with an orange backdrop stands behind it. To the lower right, small brass or metal deity figures stand on a wooden stand, and to the lower left a red-clad figurine with flowers sits beside a small oil lamp. No people are visible. A timestamp overlay reads Jul. 8, 2024 11:24:52 a.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2024-08-07Photograph of a shivalinga installed indoors in a temple-style shrine with a golden arched frame carved with makara-like motifs and an orange cloth backdrop. The linga is black stone with white three-line tripundra and a red bindu, wrapped in a green turban-like cloth and encircled by a dark brown rudraksha-style bead garland. Silver ornaments and a silver necklace adorn the base, and the linga sits on a teal cloth draped over a platform, with a maroon cloth bordered in gold showing a seated deity figure flanked by two bulls. Beside it stand small painted deity figurines and brass lamps, with a decorated figure at the right edge. A timestamp reads Jul. 8, 2024 11:25:12 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.2024-08-07A photograph of a decorated black Shiva lingam in an indoor temple hall. The lingam wears a green turban-like cloth with a pink flower on top, a brown rudraksha-style bead garland wrapped around it, and white three-striped tripundra markings with a red dot. It sits on a teal silk-draped platform with a maroon panel showing bulls and a seated deity image, and is adorned with silver and shell-like necklaces and a red hibiscus. Nearby on the right are small decorated figures, brass vessels, drums and a stool. No people are visible.2024-08-07Indoor shrine scene with a black Shiva lingam wrapped in a green turban-style cloth and draped with brown rudraksha-style beaded malas and a silver necklace, set on a teal cloth-covered platform with a maroon panel printed with a seated deity figure flanked by two recumbent bulls. To the right stand two small decorated murtis of a standing male deity and a female figure with gold crowns, one holding a trident. A gilded arched frame and orange backdrop surround the lingam. No people are visible. A timestamp reads Jul. 8, 2024 11:26:40 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-08-07A photograph of a temple shrine containing a black stone deity murti with a bare face-like form, marked with a white-and-red tripundra, wearing a white and gold headcloth, a brown beaded mala and a golden necklace. The murti is draped in white cloth with a maroon and gold border bearing a temple motif. In front stand small metal figurines, brass plates of offerings, a golden tray with sweets, and a lit oil lamp on a small wooden stand. A gold arched frame surrounds the shrine, and a pink cloth covers a table in the foreground. Timestamp text in the lower right reads Jul. 2, 2024 and Salem, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.2024-01-07A photograph of a black Shiva Linga draped with a green and magenta silk cloth, with a band of silver-white tripundra marks and a red bindi-like dot on its front, set in a gilded arched niche with an orange backdrop. A dark beaded rudraksha-style mala and a heavy silver necklace hang on the linga. The linga sits on a green silk-draped platform with a maroon cloth panel showing a printed deity figure seated with two bulls. Small brass figurines stand at the right base, and a pink silk runner lies to the side. No people are visible. Timestamp reads Apr. 22, 2025 7:45:32 a.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.2025-04-22KAILASA Salem On 16/9/20242024-09-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a Shiva Linga shrine inside a plain room with yellow walls. The black linga is dressed in a green and magenta silk cloth wrapped around its top, a rudraksha mala hangs down its front, and white horizontal tripundra marks with a red dot are painted on it. It stands on a raised platform draped in green and maroon silk, with a painted image of a seated figure flanked by two bulls. Silver ornaments lie at its base. A golden arched niche with an orange backdrop frames it. To the left, several dark deity figures in pink and silver garments stand on a shelf, and a small deity figure with a trident sits at the lower right. No people are visible.2025-04-22Photograph of a black Shiva lingam in an indoor shrine room. The lingam is draped with a pink cloth and a dark brown beaded mala, adorned with silver necklaces, a red stone and white tripundra markings on its face, and a garland of flowers on top. It stands on an orange draped platform with a maroon panel showing a seated deity flanked by two bulls. Behind it is an ornate gold arched niche with an orange backdrop. To the right stand small decorated deity figures and a wooden drum. No people are visible.2024-09-16A photograph of a dressed Shiva lingam in a temple shrine, with no people visible. The black lingam wears a green cloth wrap and a green turban-like covering, horizontal white tripundra markings, a red band near its base, and garlands of purple, red, orange and white flowers. Flowers are placed at its base and on its front. Decorated metal and clay figures stand on an orange cloth in front, including a figure in green with gold ornaments and a green-clad figure with a black cap and mala. A brass oil lamp burns on a plate in front, with offering plates nearby. Behind is an arched golden frame with a orange backdrop, a purple curtain and a pale wall with lattice openings. A timestamp in the corner reads Oct. 15, 2024 6:42:50 p.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-10-15A dark black Shivalinga is dressed for worship at the centre of the frame, wrapped in a green and pink striped cloth with a maroon and gold patterned cloth, adorned with red hibiscus flowers, orange and turquoise garlands, and silver beaded necklaces, with a three-striped white tripundra marking on its face. It stands on a green draped platform with a maroon panel showing a deity seated in a shrine flanked by two animals. Two brass oil lamps burn beside it. In the foreground are brass plates with flowers and offerings, and a small brass oil lamp. Behind are a gold-framed niche, a small figurine on a wooden stand, and a curtain. No people are visible.2024-09-23A photograph of a temple shrine dressed for Shiva worship. The central black Shivalinga is wrapped in a green cloth turban, decorated with a tripundra mark, a red-and-purple flower garland, white flowers and a ring of rudraksha-like beads. Below it, the base is covered in green fabric and a maroon cloth bearing a painted image of a bull, Nandi. In front stand small brass and painted figurines of deities dressed in green garments with garlands, flanked by brass plates holding flowers and offerings and a brass lamp. An orange cloth covers the altar step. No people are visible. A timestamp reads Oct. 15, 2024 6:42:53 p.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-10-15