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A photograph of a shrine with a black Shiva Linga on a black yoni-pitha base, its top smeared with yellow turmeric paste and red kumkum, set against a red silk backdrop with gilded pillars. In front on a yellow-stained platform stand two gilded metal figures: a small nude figure on the left and a taller figure on the right wearing an orange cloth and a conical crown, holding a staff. A gilded Sri Yantra-style metal plate sits between them with a small white flower. Yellow and orange turmeric stains cover the floor, and the photo carries a timestamp reading Nov. 10, 2025 9:44:16 a.m. Pallipalayam, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.

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Photograph of a shrine interior with a large black Shiva Linga on a yellow-stained base in the upper centre, set against a red draped cloth and gold-carved frame. Below it on a gold platform stand two small bronze statues, a figure on the left with bare torso and one on the right in an orange saffron wrap, flanking a bronze yantra-like shrine piece with small offering vessels and incense sticks. A lit oil lamp sits on a white round table in the foreground with a black cup and a stick. A timestamp reads Nov. 10, 2025 9:48:46 a.m. Pallipalayam Tamil Nadu. No living people are visible.2025-10-11A photograph of a temple shrine with a large black Shiva Linga standing on a black yoni pedestal against a red silk drape and gold-framed pillars. In front sit a bronze Nandi-like figure, a bronze sri yantra (shri chakra) on a base with a lit wick, a bronze bell and a small brass vessel with a lamp, all on a yellow-stained tiled platform. Two bronze statues stand: a bare-chested figure with a red tilak, and a figure in an orange shawl wearing a tall crown and holding a staff. Wet stains and vermilion marks dot the floor. A timestamp reads Nov. 10, 2025 9:37:50 a.m. with the location Pallipalayam, Tamil Nadu. No living people are visible.2025-10-11A photograph of a shrine room showing a large black stone Shiva lingam with a tall green-painted lingam shaft rising from a broad black yoni-peetha base, with yellow turmeric paste smeared across the platform and a red flower at the base of the shaft. In front stands a gold-coloured arrangement of small figurines, including a standing figure, a stepped pyramid-shaped shrine piece, a sculpted deity figure and a pair of standing figures, set on a gilded tray with a lit oil lamp and a small bowl of white offerings. An orange cloth hangs behind the lingam beside an ornate gold-framed doorway, and a maroon curtain hangs to the right. No people are visible.2025-03-08A black stone Shivalinga rises from a large dark yoni-peetha base in an ornate golden-arched shrine, with an orange cloth backdrop. In front, small gold-coloured metal deity figures stand on yellow-gold platforms, including a sri yantra-like metal plate, a bell, and a figure in red cloth, with flowers, lit oil lamps and a small offering plate with stones and vibhuti-like items. Behind on the left, blue-garbed deity murtis stand among garlands. No people are visible.2024-09-16KAILASA PUDUVAI 26 AUGUST 2021A large black stone Shiva lingam rises from a dark circular yoni pedestal in a temple hall, its base wet and glossy from abhishekam, with a red kumkum mark on the shaft. Behind it hang an orange cloth and a maroon curtain beside gold-framed doorways with lattice windows. In the foreground on a wooden tray stand four small metal deity murtis, several adorned with yellow flowers, plus a crystal-like sri yantra or meru-shaped object, small oil lamps, and round white plates holding offerings. No people are visible in the frame.2025-03-08A photograph of a shrine inside a temple-like room showing a black Shivalinga with a yellow band on a yoni-shaped peetha, with a tall cylindrical lingam rising from it, shown with water on its surface. Flanking the base are a small golden statue of a standing devotee with hands folded and a golden shri yantra or meru-style object in the centre, plus a figure of a woman in a red and green sari. Behind are larger painted statues in orange and teal garments. The floor is tiled and stained yellow. A phone overlay shows the date Friday, April 4, 2025, the location Main Road Melsathamangalam Villianur Puducherry, coordinates, and a Google map inset. No people are physically present.2025-03-04Kailasa puduvai 09 sep 2021A dark black Shiva lingam stands on a black yoni pedestal in a temple shrine, its surface smeared with yellow turmeric paste and marked with gold horizontal bands near the top. Saffron-coloured fabric hangs behind it, flanked by gold-framed niches holding small deity murtis, one in blue with a crown and another draped in green and red garlands. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on a small red stool at right. Scattered petals lie on the pedestal, and a timestamp in the corner reads Sep. 16, 2024 9:15:29 a.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.2024-09-16A photograph of a large black Shiva linga on a wide black yoni-pitha base, its surface glistening wet and streaked with yellow turmeric or abhishekam residue, with a red stone set in the linga's face. Two small gilded metal figurines of a standing deity and a companion sit on a yellow-cloth-covered tray in the foreground, with pink flower petals scattered about. Behind the linga hang orange and gold fabric, a magenta curtain, and a wall with a rectangular display; a brass plate of petals sits to the right. A timestamp reads Jul. 29, 2024 6:27:49 p.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.2024-07-29Photo of a shrine arrangement with three golden-bronze metal figures on a silver-toned platform. At center sits a yellow-painted sri yantra (layered stepped triangles) topped with a single yellow flower. To the right stands a figure in an orange saffron shawl with gold border, a gold crown, a red tilak, holding a ceremonial staff-like object. To the left stands a bare-chested small figure with red bindi-like mark, wearing a gold waist cloth and gesturing with raised hand. Behind are gold-embossed pillars, a red draped cloth, a black stone figure with an upraised arm, and white flower garlands. A timestamp overlay reads Jan. 14, 2026 8:03:18 a.m. and Pallipalayam, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.2026-01-14A photograph of a black stone Shiva lingam set in a yellow-painted yoni base on a tiled floor, with a clear glass-like lingam top decorated with small pink marks. Beside it on a golden plinth stand a small gold-coloured figure of a seated deity holding a staff and a red-draped figure in a standing pose, next to a gold sri yantra or meru-like ornament. Behind the shrine, a teal cloth with gold border is draped over a raised platform. No people are visible in the frame.