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A photograph of a black stone shivalinga with a carved five-hooded cobra hood canopy over it, marked with small red kumkum dots on the hood ridges. A small oil lamp flame burns in the cup of the linga base in front. Rough brown earth and a textured rock wall form the backdrop. No people are visible.

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A dark stone shivalinga in a hooded five-headed cobra canopy stands in a dim, rough-walled shrine. Small red kumkum dots mark the cobra's hood ridges, and a single oil lamp flame burns in the yoni-shaped base. No people are visible; the scene is a quiet nagapratishtha-style shrine with a lit lamp at the foot of the lingam.2013-09-30September 29 20132013-09-29A dark stone naga (serpent) sculpture with a multi-hooded cobra canopy stands on a coiled base, decorated with small red-and-white dots along its hoods. A small oil lamp with a lit flame sits in a shallow dish at the centre of the coils, set between weathered tree trunks on bare earth. No people are visible; the scene is a shrine-style snake deity with a lamp offering, a naga murti rather than any person.2013-06-17Close-up photograph of a black stone naga (cobra) sculpture with a hooded head, its raised hood marked with red dots of kumkum. Coiled serpent body forms a base holding a small lit oil lamp, whose flame glows at the centre of the frame against a brown earthen background. No people visible.2013-09-20A photograph of a black stone naga (cobra) sculpture with a multi-hooded hood and small red-orange dots on the hoods, coiled in tiers on a stone base. A small oil lamp with a flame sits in a cup-shaped depression on top of the coils. Rough tree bark frames the left and right sides, and the ground is bare earth. No people are visible.2013-06-17June 17 20132013-06-17September 30 20132013-09-30September 26 20132013-09-26 +1 copiesMay 02 20132013-05-02September 26 20132013-09-26 +1 copiesJune 16 20132013-06-16A dark stone naga-shaped shrine sits in a recessed niche between large tree roots, with a small oil lamp flame burning on its coiled base. Five-hooded serpent hood carved in black stone with red dots, coiled body on a square plinth, white kolam-style floor drawing beneath. No people are visible.2013-03-24