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A decorated Shiva lingam, the black stone deity murti, is dressed for worship. It wears an ornate gold crown inset with pearls and gold lotus-shaped earrings, with a tall rudraksha mala draped down both sides. Heaps of red roses and white flowers top it, pink roses and blue hydrangea sit at its base, and a dark maroon velvet cloth with silver-stone and rudraksha necklaces covers the pedestal over an orange cloth. Garlands of red, pink, yellow and green flowers frame it, and gold ornate ritual vessels and a gold elephant-trunk motif appear in the background.