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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.

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A 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 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.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.2024-09-16Photograph of a shrine with three metal murtis on a raised platform against a yellow wall. The central dark deity murti has multiple arms, holds a trident, and wears a red silk garment and a garland of white and pink flowers. Flanking it are two gilded statues: one standing figure with bare chest and a red tilak, and another in an orange-saffron shawl holding a kalasha-like vessel. A golden sri yantra-style meru stands in front, topped with a yellow marigold. Before it lie an oil lamp with a lit flame, a small bronze bowl with yellow flowers, and a round white stone tray holding a lamp, bowls and marigold petals. No people are visible.2025-11-14A photograph of a dark black stone Shivalinga on a large black yoni-peetha base inside a temple-like room, with an orange cloth backdrop and ornate gold-framed niche. In front on a wooden tray stand small brass and gold-toned figurines, including a standing figure, a pyramid-shaped sacred object with a yellow flower on top, a small figure in red garment, and a standing multi-armed deity with a trident. A small oil lamp burns on a brass plate. Several decorated deity murti with pink and silver garments stand in the upper left. No people are visible.2025-03-08A 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.2025-03-08Photograph of a shrine arrangement with no living people visible. Three dark stone deity murtis stand in the back, each garlanded with white and pink flowers; the central figure holds a trident and wears a red-and-gold silk garment. In front stand two gilded metal figures: the left is a bare-chested standing figure with a red tilak and raised hand, the right a figure in an orange-gold shawl holding a staff. Between them sits a gold-toned sri yantra meru on a yellow-painted wooden platform, topped with a white flower. Jasmine-like flowers rest at the feet of the metal figures, and a small oil lamp burns in the foreground. A timestamp reads Nov. 15, 2025 7:48:11 a.m. Pallipalayam, Tamil Nadu.2025-11-15A photo of a small shrine arrangement with no people present. Three golden metal statues stand on a cream stone platform: a bare-chested, loincloth-clad standing figure on the left with raised hand, a golden Sri Chakra-style yantra in the centre topped with a yellow flower, and a standing figure in an orange-yellow robe holding a staff on the right. Behind them, three dark deity murtis wear garlands of white and pink flowers and blue, green and red garments. Two oil lamps burn in the foreground with incense sticks and a small bowl of offerings. A timestamp overlay reads Nov. 28, 2025 9:18:33 a.m. Pallipalayam, Tamil Nadu.2025-11-28Photograph of a small home shrine in a temple-style alcove with gold walls. A dark deity murti in the centre wears a blue and purple garment, white and pink flower garlands, and gold ornaments, with four arms raised. Flanking figures wear green and red garments with garlands. In front on a white platform are golden figures, including a small standing figure bare-chested with a red mark and a figure in an orange shawl holding an object. A golden Sri Yantra-style pyramid with a yellow flower on top sits between them. Oil lamps burn on the floor in front, and a brass plate with flowers and offerings is visible at the bottom edge. A timestamp reads Dec. 23, 2025 7:24:26 a.m. Pallipalayam Tamil Nadu.2025-12-23Photograph of a shrine interior with a large black stone deity murti seated in the background, draped in white cloth with blue-striped borders and wearing a marigold garland, with a red-and-maroon headdress. In the foreground on a gold tray stand gilded figures: a small standing male figure with raised hand and a female figure in a maroon veil holding a yellow flower, beside a gold pyramidal meru-style base, a small gold figurine and a dark bowl with a lit oil lamp. Yellow marigold flowers, a brass offering plate and incense smoke are visible, and a small red-clothed figure sits on a red cloth at the base of the murti. No people are present. A timestamp reads Oct. 24, 2024 7:25:24 a.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2024-10-24Photograph of a black stone Shiva lingam rising from a large dark yoni-pitha basin inside a temple hall, with white flower petals scattered around its base. In front on a wooden table stand a gold-coloured standing male figure with a red tilak and a gold-coloured female figure in a green sari with red border holding a small vessel, flanking a golden shri yantra meru pyramid. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits in front, and a brass tray stands to the right. Orange and gold drapes and a gold arch frame the background. Timestamp reads 26-Jan-2026 11:03:46 am, Salem, KAILASA SALEM. No living people are visible; the figures are statues.2026-01-26