A photograph of a shiva lingam decorated for worship, set in a gilded arched frame behind a red and gold brocade cloth draped over a stone base. The lingam is garlanded with white jasmine, orange and yellow marigolds and red roses, with yellow marigold petals scattered before it. A brass trident stands to the left. No people are physically present. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a shiva lingam decorated for worship, set in a gilded arched frame behind a red and gold brocade cloth draped over a stone base. The lingam is garlanded with white jasmine, orange and yellow marigolds and red roses, with yellow marigold petals scattered before it. A brass trident stands to the left. No people are physically present.

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