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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a Shiva lingam with a reddish-orange cylindrical base and a black stone top marked with white tripundra lines and a red dot, adorned with green and orange-yellow marigold garlands and a red flower. The lingam stands within a gilded arched niche with an orange backdrop, on a white cloth draped over a platform. A maroon cloth with gold border at the front shows a painted seated deity flanked by bulls. Smaller brass figures and a brass oil lamp with flower offerings sit at the front, and a pair of small deity figures stand on a wooden stand to the right. No people are visible. Timestamp overlay reads Nov. 25, 2024 1:35:10 p.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.

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Photograph of a shrine at KAILASA Salem with a black Shiva lingam wrapped in a red silk cloth and decorated with green and orange-yellow marigold garlands, a white horizontal tripundra mark and a red bindu on its face, set before a gold arched niche with an orange backdrop. The lingam rests on a white cloth draped over a maroon altar panel bearing gold Nandi bulls and a seated deity figure. Around it are brass and gold plates with flowers and offerings, small brass figurines including a standing deity with a red-garlanded figure beside it, and a figure in blue at left. No people are visible. A timestamp overlay reads Nov. 25, 2024 1:35:35 p.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-11-25Indoor photo of a shrine niche with a golden arched frame and orange backdrop housing a black Shivalinga wrapped in a red turban-like cloth, with a rudraksha bead mala draped around it and a shell and flower garland at its base. A white cloth with pink border covers the platform, with a maroon cloth bearing gold-edged images of a seated deity flanked by two bulls. Brass oil lamps, a small plate of flowers, and standing metal figurines sit in front. Louvred windows and a maroon curtain frame the room. No people are visible. A timestamp reads Jun. 17, 2024 2:25:13 p.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2024-06-17A photograph of a shrine room with a black Shivalinga wrapped in a red silk cloth and draped with garlands of marigold and green leaves, set on a white cloth with a maroon embroidered runner showing a temple and two bulls. Brass plates hold flowers, oil lamps and ritual items on an orange cloth in the foreground. Small metal deity figures stand on a green-draped stand at left and a gold stand at right, with a gold-framed arch behind. A timestamp overlay reads Nov. 25, 2024 and Salem, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.2024-11-25A photograph of a Shiva lingam decorated for worship in a temple shrine. The black stone lingam is draped in a red and gold brocade cloth with a white border and topped with a yellow and red hibiscus flower. Green, yellow and red marigold garlands encircle it, and a gold-and-white ornate arch frames the shrine, with an orange backdrop behind. A white cloth covers the base platform, with a decorative gold and silver plate at the foot. No people are visible. A timestamp overlay reads Nov. 25, 2024 1:35:42 p.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu, with altitude, speed and index number details.2024-11-25A photograph of a Shiva lingam inside a small temple room in Salem, Tamil Nadu. The black lingam is wrapped with a pink turban-like cloth and garlanded with white and orange flowers, marigolds and a thick fringed garland, with a white tripundra mark on its front. It rests on a raised platform draped in orange and maroon silk with gold borders, showing a printed image of a deity and a Nandi bull, with a blue patterned cloth draped across the side. Small offerings and a purple-robed figure stand in front. A gold-framed arch with carved lions and an orange backdrop stands behind, and a sign reads KAILASA SALEM with a trishul emblem. No people are visible.2024-11-08A photograph of a decorated Shiva lingam set on an orange draped altar inside a room with a gold-framed arched niche behind it. The black lingam wears a red-pink cloth wrapped on top, a white tripundra marking, garlands of marigold and white flowers, and a thick grey-brown fibre garland around its base. Plumeria flowers and a red decorative flower adorn it. The altar front carries a maroon panel with gold trim showing a deity figure seated between two bulls. Brass vessels and a teal embroidered cloth lie to the right, along with small metal deity figures with trident-like staffs. No people are visible. A timestamp reads Aug. 12, 2024 12:58:22 p.m. Salem Tamil Nadu in the lower right corner.2024-11-08Photograph of a shrine interior showing a black Swayambhu Lingam dressed with a red turban-like cloth, a dark brown beaded and rudraksha-style garland, and a green and gold embroidered collar with white and red flowers. The lingam stands in a gold-framed arched niche with an orange backdrop, set on a white cloth draped with a maroon panel showing a seated deity flanked by two recumbent Nandi bulls. Before it sit brass oil lamps, a small bell, incense sticks and a flower-filled plate; a gilded trident stands on the left beside a sign reading KAILASA SALEM. No people are visible.2024-06-17Indoor photograph of a Shiva lingam set on a white-draped platform before an arched golden frame with an orange cloth backdrop. The black lingam bears white horizontal tripundra markings and a red dot, is wrapped with a white cloth and crowned with a yellow hibiscus flower, with rudraksha mala beads hanging from it. Below, a red cloth bears a deity image, and a group of small brass and painted murtis, including figures in orange garments with hibiscus flowers, sit with brass oil lamps, flower-filled plates and a kalasha-like vessel. Oil lamps burn at the lower left and right. No people are visible in the scene. A timestamp reads Sep 22, 2025 2:53:03 p.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2025-09-24Photograph of a shrine inside a temple-like hall showing a black Shiva lingam wrapped in a white and gold-bordered cloth and draped with colourful garlands of teal, red, orange and pink flowers. The lingam sits on a white-draped platform with a maroon panel bearing a painted deity image. In front are brass and gold oil lamps with flames, a gold mukha-linga or Nandi-style figure garlanded in pink and orange, and two small standing deity murtis in gold and blue robes, one holding a trident. Gold and green cloth covers the floor and a decorated frame surrounds the arched niche behind. No people are visible in the frame. The photo carries a timestamp of Dec.2024-12-28A photograph of a shrine inside a plain yellow-walled hall showing a black Shiva lingam set within a gilded arched frame with an orange backdrop. The lingam wears a red turban, a brown rudraksha-bead garland, a white and gold garland and a red flower, and has a white horizontal marking on its face. In front is a white cloth-draped altar with a maroon cloth bearing an image of a seated deity between two recumbent bulls. Beside it are two small brass deity figures decorated with yellow flowers, a brass bowl of flowers, brass oil lamps, a bell and a lit lamp on a wooden board. A gold trident and a lamp stand are partly visible at the left. No people are visible. Timestamp reads Jun. 17, 2024 2:25:51 p.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2024-06-17A photograph of a shrine inside a plain room with a golden arched frame carved with makara-like motifs behind it and an orange cloth backdrop. At the centre stands a dark black stone linga wrapped with a pink turban-like cloth, decorated with a white tripundra mark, flower garlands in red and white, a grey fibrous garland and a rudraksha-style bead mala. The linga sits on a raised platform draped in orange and a maroon cloth with gold border showing a temple image flanked by two recumbent bulls, with a turquoise cloth and small brass figures and a lamp at the right. A framed picture with a partly visible portrait is at upper left. The stone floor is wet and a timestamp reads Aug. 15, 2024 7:08:27 p.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-08-15Indoor photo of a Shiva lingam shrine in a yellow-walled room. A black lingam with a white-and-red tripundra marking is wrapped in a pink and white cloth and draped with green leaves, pink flowers and marigold garlands. The lingam sits on a white-covered pedestal with a maroon and gold-bordered skirt printed with a deity image. Behind it, a gold arch frames an orange cloth backdrop. To the left, a small placard reads KAILASA SALEM and BHARATH, and figurines of deities in colourful garments stand near a brass lamp. No people are visible. A timestamp reads Feb. 3, 2025 8:12:08 p.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.2025-03-02