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Photograph of a shrine niche with no people present. A copper kalasha pot hangs from a hook in front of a gilded arched frame with floral and scroll carving. Below it sits a black shivalinga-style stone wrapped in a pink, orange and green patterned cloth. A small black-and-orange deity murti in orange dress stands at left beside a trident. A framed paper diagram of a temple tower is behind the pot, edged with pink tinsel, and a brass lamp stands at right. A date and place stamp overlays the lower right.

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Interior photograph of a small temple shrine. A copper kalasha pot hangs from a hook in front of a framed Tamil-titled diagram of a temple tower, with pink tinsel draped around its edges. Below, a black Shivalinga stone is draped with a pink and green-bordered cloth, set within an ornate brass arch frame. To the left, a dark stone deity with an orange and gold skirt and a trident stands beside the shrine. On the right, a brass oil lamp hangs on the wall and a framed picture is visible in the upper corner. No people are visible. A timestamp reads May 4, 2025 12:06:14 PM.2025-04-05Close photo of a Shiva lingam on a black stone yoni pedestal dusted with white powder. A copper kalasha pot hangs above, dripping water onto the lingam, and a pink flower-decorated trident stands at the left edge. Pink tinsel garlands hang at the top, with a wall behind. An orange cloth edge and pink flowers appear at the lower left. A timestamp overlay reads May 10, 2025 and Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, indicating this is a temple or shrine photo from a different date and place than the page. No people are visible.2025-12-05Photo of a shrine corner with a black Shivalinga set in a golden yoni-pitha on a black stone base, draped with a pale pink cloth and fitted with a gold bead necklace with a pendant. A brass lamp stand and a large brass lamp stand stand on either side, a white conch shell sits in front, and a gold arched frame with a carved hooded snake canopy rises behind the lingam. A painted or printed image of a figure in red and gold clothing with bangles appears on the yellow wall behind, cropped at the torso. A green door is visible at right. No people are present in the scene.2022-06-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a Shiva lingam on a tiered yellow-ochre peetham base, garlanded with pink and yellow flowers and marked with red kumkum, set before an ornate copper arch and a hanging copper vessel above. Flanking lingams with flower garlands sit at the left and right edges. A small trident leans against the left side of the base. No people are visible. The timestamp overlay reads May 10, 2025, Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, which does not match the page's 12/5/2025 KAILASA Laghu Pooja event.2025-12-05A photograph of a Shivalinga on a yoni-pitha base inside a temple shrine, coated with a thick brown-orange paste. A brass oil lamp with a tall stem stands at the right edge. Ornate copper-coloured arched frame behind the lingam with floral scrollwork. Two smaller black stone lingams at left and right are decorated with pink and yellow flowers, one wrapped in an orange cloth and the other in a white cloth with a green border. No people are visible. A timestamp overlay reads May 10, 2025 5:49:18 PM, Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.2025-12-05A photograph of a temple shrine interior with a whitewashed wall and a weathered stone ledge. Several dark stone lingams wrapped in white cloth with orange and gold borders stand in a row, one decorated with yellow flowers and a red hibiscus, the others with pink flower garlands. A brass hanging oil lamp hangs on a chain at right, and a large ornate brass arch frames the upper shrine. In front, three metal deity murtis stand draped in pink and magenta flower garlands, one in a red skirt and beaded necklace, another in a magenta sari. Pink petals are scattered at their feet. No physical people are visible. A white timestamp and location caption, May 9, 2025 Karanthai Thanjavur Tamil Nadu, appears at lower right.2025-09-05A photograph of a temple shrine with no living people visible. At the centre stands a Shiva lingam draped in an orange and white cloth with a large pink flower garland, set within an ornate brass arch. Several black lingams flank it, each wrapped in cloth and decorated with pink and yellow flowers, with small copper plates holding lit oil lamps in front. Hanging from the upper right is a brass lamp. In the foreground, two metal deity murtis, one in red and the other in pink and green silk, are adorned with pink flower garlands and beaded necklaces. A timestamp and location caption reading Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu appear at lower right.2025-12-05A photograph of a Shiva lingam on a yoni pedestal, coated in yellow turmeric paste, set in a niche framed by an ornate copper-coloured arch with floral scrollwork. A copper kalasha pot hangs above, and a trident with pink flowers stands at the left. Another lingam with yellow and pink flowers sits at the right edge. No people are visible.2025-12-05Indoor 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 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.2024-11-08KASHI SARVAJNAPEETAM on 7/9/20222022-07-09 +1 copiesPhotograph 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.2024-06-17