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Photograph of a black stone Shiva lingam standing in a yoni pedestal filled with yellow liquid, decorated with yellow marigold flowers on the top and at the base. Behind it is an ornate gold arch framing a maroon and orange draped cloth. A brass pot sits in the lower left foreground. On the white wall at right hangs a framed printed portrait labelled with no readable name, showing a smiling person with long dark hair, a red-pink garment and a white flower garland, which is a depiction. No people are physically present in the scene.

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A dark black stone Shiva lingam stands on a black yoni pitha base in a small room with white walls and a concrete floor. The lingam is wet and has a smear of sandalwood or turmeric paste and a red mark near its middle. Behind it hangs a maroon cloth with orange borders inside an ornate gold arched frame. At the upper right, a framed photograph shows a smiling man with long dark hair, a red garland of white flowers and a red garment, identified only by his role as a devotee portrait; no printed name is visible. No people are physically present.A black stone Shivalinga rises from a dark yoni-pitha base in a small shrine room, with a yellow flower and green leaves placed at its base. Behind it hangs a red cloth beneath an ornate gold arch with floral carving. A tall brass trident stands at the left edge. On the right wall a framed printed portrait shows a smiling figure with long dark hair, wearing red robes and a white flower garland; the portrait is printed, not a physical person. No people are present in the room.2025-09-02A black stone Shiva lingam stands on a black yoni-pitha base inside a room with white walls and a concrete floor. The lingam is smeared with white and marked with a red-and-gold tilaka-like circle, with water pooled around its base. Behind it a gilded arched frame surrounds a maroon cloth with orange trim. To the upper right, a hanging printed portrait shows a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a red garment and a beaded garland, his face turned upward; the portrait is a printed picture on the wall, not a physical person. No people are physically present.Photograph of a shivalinga on a black stone yoni pedestal in a plain whitewashed room. The lingam is dark with a rudraksha mala draped around its base, yellow flower garlands on top, and a red spot of kumkum. Behind it stands a gold-toned ornate arch and a red cloth backdrop. On the wall to the right hangs a framed printed portrait of a smiling woman with long dark hair, wearing a red top and a long white-and-pink beaded necklace; it is a print, not a physical person, and carries no readable caption. No physical people are present in the scene.Interior shrine photo showing a black stone Shivalinga on a black yoni-peetha base, set within an ornate gold-coloured arched frame. The lingam wears a yellow flower garland and a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace, with a red cloth backdrop behind it. On the white wall at right hangs a small printed portrait of a smiling figure with long dark hair, wearing a pink-red garment and a white flower garland; the figure is a printed picture, not a physical person, and no name is legible on it. Small brass or bronze deity murtis with yellow flowers and a tray with a flower offering sit on the floor at lower right. No people are visible.A black stone Shiva lingam rises from a large black yoni-pitha base in a bare room with pale walls and a concrete floor. A small yellow flower sits on top of the lingam. Behind it, a gold ornate arch frames a deep red cloth backdrop. A brass trident stands on the left against the wall. On the right wall hangs a framed printed portrait of a smiling figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red garment and a white flower garland, with a red tilak on the forehead. No people are physically present in the scene.2025-09-02A photograph of a black stone Shivalinga on a black yoni-pitha base, set on a stone plinth in a bare room with a grey wall and concrete floor. A gilded arched prabhavali frame with a crown-like top surrounds a maroon cloth backdrop with orange borders behind the linga. A brass trident stands on the left. On the right wall hangs a framed printed portrait labelled with a name in a scroll-style mount, showing a smiling man with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style necklace and reddish-orange clothing; he is a printed image, not a physical person in the scene. No people are present in the room.2025-02-02Photograph of a shrine room with a large black stone Shivalinga on a black yoni-peetha base, set before a gold arched frame and a maroon cloth backdrop. A brass trident stands at the left. Offerings sit on a red cloth in front: a brass bell, a lit oil lamp, a tray of flowers and fruit, and a small plate with red kumkum. On the right wall hangs a framed printed portrait of a smiling person in a saffron-orange robe and a long flower garland, labelled as a printed portrait; the portrait is not a physical person. No people are present in the room.2025-09-02A photograph of a black stone Shiva lingam set on a black yoni pedestal inside a bare room with white walls and a concrete floor. Behind it stands an ornate gold arched frame with a red and orange draped cloth backdrop. Wet streaks of water mark the lingam and the basin. On the right wall hangs a framed printed portrait labelled with no readable caption, showing a smiling man with long dark hair, a red garment and beaded necklaces, identified only as a printed picture on the wall and not as a physical person. No people are physically present in the scene.A photograph of a black stone Shiva lingam with a yoni-pitha base, set on a stone platform in a plain room with bare white walls and a worn concrete floor. A gilded arch frame with a red garland stands behind it, draped with a red cloth with yellow borders. A few small white flowers rest at the base of the lingam. On the right wall hangs a framed printed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a red garment and a white beaded necklace; the portrait is a depiction on paper, not a person physically present. No people are physically visible in the scene.2025-11-08Photograph of a black stone Shiva lingam with a yoni-pitha base standing on a wooden platform in front of a gold-framed arch and maroon drapery. Milky white abhishekam liquid streaks down the shiva lingam and pools in the yoni. A small red flower or offering sits in the pool. A brass kalasha vessel stands on the bare concrete floor in the lower left. On the right wall hangs a framed printed portrait of a smiling figure with long dark hair wearing a red-orange garment and a rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold necklace, consistent with a Swamiji depiction. No people are physically present.A black stone Shiva lingam with its yoni-pitha base stands before a gilded arched niche draped with yellow and orange cloth, with a small yellow flower placed at its base and a wet, reflective floor. On the white wall to the right hangs a framed printed portrait of a figure in a red-orange garment wearing a beaded necklace, with long dark hair and head tilted upward, which appears to be a printed picture rather than a physical person. No physical people are visible in the scene.