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A photograph of a shrine inside a temple, showing a Shiva lingam on a silver-and-gold pedestal draped in pink and magenta silk and wrapped in garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigold and red roses. Behind it stand three deity figures: a central figure in green and gold silk with a green crown and raised hands, flanked by two figures in pink and purple saris with black crowns. In front, two smaller figures in pink and brown stand on either side of the lingam, one holding a folded hand gesture. Offerings are placed at the base: halved coconuts, a bunch of ripe bananas, a steel cup and a plastic bag. Incense smoke rises at the left. No physical people are visible.

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Devotional altar display in a temple shrine showing a central deity murti with four arms and a snake hood, seated on a coiled serpent, flanked by two standing figures in green and orange garments, with a large pink flower-decorated Shivalingam and a yellow silk cloth backdrop. Two more figures stand at the lower sides, all draped in white jasmine garlands. In the foreground a brass plate holds mangoes, bananas, betel leaves, coconut halves and offerings near a small metal vessel with flower petals. No physical people are visible; the figures are statues and the setting is an altar display.2024-07-14A flower-decorated shrine with a central Shiva lingam set on a silver-and-black yoni base, wrapped in garlands of yellow marigolds, white jasmine and pink blossoms, with a red flower on top. 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No people are visible.Photograph of a shrine arrangement with a central Shiva lingam set on a golden naga-hooded base, draped in a pink cloth and garlanded with yellow and white flowers. Behind it stand three sculpted figures: a central figure with four arms and a pink headcloth, flanked by two standing deity figures in blue and maroon garments, all adorned with garlands. In front, two small seated devotee figures in white and grey hold flower garlands, and a third small figure sits centrally with a yellow flower garland. A brass plate of bananas and oranges and a pile of loose yellow flowers rest on the floor in the foreground. No live people are visible; all figures are statues or murtis.2025-01-25Kailasa puduvai 17th july 2021Indoor shrine photograph showing a group of carved wooden or painted murti figures before a golden backdrop with green and red drapes. Three standing figures stand at the back, the central one in pink dhoti with a tall patterned crown and layered beaded necklaces, flanked by figures in red and pink garments. In front sits a silver-trimmed Shiva lingam under a golden hooded canopy, decorated with white and yellow flowers, on a yellow cloth. Smaller figures stand at the lower left and right, one in red with a garland, the other in a yellow sari with a long braid and flowers. Offerings lie before them: coconut halves, bananas, a steel bowl of rice, and a brass bell with a lit oil lamp at the bottom edge. No living people are visible. +1 copiesShrine photograph of a decorated deity altar with three standing murti figures against a gold arched backdrop and red-and-gold drapes. The central figure wears a tall striped crown and yellow garland; flanking figures wear yellow and pink marigold garlands. Below, a shivalinga-style stone form sits on a blue cloth draped over a yellow base, circled by yellow marigolds, with smaller deity figures in garlands in front. A brass plate holds bananas and grapes as offering. No people are visible; the statues are murtis.Photograph of a Navaratri puja arrangement in a temple-style shrine. Three large deity murti stand in a gilded arch, each garlanded with yellow, orange, purple and red flowers. The central figure wears a pink and magenta sari-like garment, a jewelled breastplate and a tall pink crown. The figure on the left wears red and gold, and the figure on the right wears blue with a striped crown. Below, a small brass or wooden utsava figure with a red turban stands before a decorated shivalinga or kalasha-like object with flower garlands, scattered pink petals and a red cloth. No physical people are visible.A decorated shrine inside a hall shows three large deity murti figures on a raised dais draped in green, gold and yellow cloth. The central figure wears a pink dhoti and pink headwrap with a rudraksha-style mala and ornate gold necklaces, flanked by a figure in black headwear and pink dhoti on the left and a figure in pink sari and crown on the right. Garlands of white flowers hang across them. In front stands a golden lingam-style linga pitha with a gold hooded canopy and a white garland, plus two smaller figures in red and green robes with garlands, and a leopard-print cloth holding a pink flower offering. This is a puja setting; no living people are visible.A photograph of a temple shrine arrangement with three standing deity murtis behind a shivalinga. The central figure has a pink-red crown of hair and a green and gold dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl, adorned with garlands and a large ornate necklace. Flanking figures wear pink and purple and green and pink garments with garlands and red-gold shawls. A golden hooded naga canopy rises above a dark shivalinga draped in a magenta cloth and white flower garland. Smaller standing murtis with flower garlands sit at the front, and a golden arch frames the shrine against a dark background. No physical people are visible.