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A photograph of a white rice-covered Shiva lingam decorated as a face, with red kumkum forehead mark, black dotted eyes, nose and red lips, and green beans arranged as hair around its top and base. Vegetables such as carrots, green chillies and okra are scattered on a white cloth at its base with a purple-and-gold bordered sari edge. Behind it stands an orange drape within an ornate gold arched frame. At left, a deity murti sits in colourful garments. The timestamp overlay reads 4 Nov 2025 and Alagapuram Periyaputhur, Salem, Tamil Nadu.

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October 18 20132013-10-18A photograph of a large white rice-and-coconut-style offering shaped as a tall linga, set on a platform ringed with fried snack rounds, sliced yellow bananas and red tomatoes, with rose petals and a small red flower on top. Behind it are draped orange and red silk cloth and purple satin, with a brass vessel at the base of the drapery. No people are visible in the frame, and no one in the scene can be identified as a person.2011-11-10A photograph of a decorated Shiva lingam in a temple setting, its white rice-covered form marked with a tilak and a red-lipped face, wrapped in white and magenta flower garlands and surrounded by green leaves, red brinjals, apples and yellow fruit. Gold ritual vessels sit in the foreground and a gold-toned background frames the shrine. A partial hand wearing a bangle and an orange-clad arm appear at the upper left, indicating a ritual in progress. The printed caption reads Moolavar Nithyanandeshwara Deeparadhana, Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 18.2022-01-05A photograph of an annabishekam offering: a tall shivalinga form covered in a mound of white cooked rice, topped with a red flower and a small red-brown vermilion mark. It is surrounded by a ring of fried vadas, yellow bananas, and a garland of red cherry tomatoes, with rose blossoms at its base. Behind it hang yellow and red silk drapes with gold border work, purple satin, and a teal cloth, with a brass lamp visible at right. No people are visible.2011-11-10October 18 20132013-10-18November 10 20112011-11-10ADIKAILASA on 1/5/20222022-01-05October 18 20132013-10-18February 13 20182018-02-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a black stone lingam dressed as a deity form, set on a white cloth atop a platform in a shrine. It wears a multicoloured turban with white, maroon and blue folds topped by a silver and jewelled crown ornament, a red-jewelled horizontal tripundra marking, a broad jewelled and green-backed necklace, and a long silver-toned garland hanging down the front. Behind it is an ornate gold arched frame with an orange cloth backdrop. To the left stand smaller decorated murtis, one in green garments. A timestamp reads 24 Nov 2025 15:28:49 with the location Alagapuram Periyaputhur, Salem, Tamil Nadu, Kailasa selam. No people are visible.2025-11-24ADIKAILASA on 1/5/20222022-01-05 +1 copiesOctober 18 20132013-10-18