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Close-up photograph of a bronze-toned Shiva lingam on a yoni-style pedestal, sheltered beneath a multi-hooded cobra (naga) canopy with a small figure on top. A white flower garland and a dried leaf lie at the left, beside a dark bronze deity figure. No people are visible; the background is blurred cream and brown drapery.

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August 08 20202020-08-08 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 09 20162016-12-09A polished copper shivling (lingam) sits on an ornately embossed copper yoni-pitha base with a spout (somasutra) extending to the right. The lingam has three horizontal tripundra-style lines and a central mark on its face. The base is decorated with repeating petal and scroll relief patterns. The object rests on white cloth against a grey concrete block wall. No people are visible. The image is a photograph of a ritual object.2005-04-07November 09 20062006-11-09 +1 copiesMarch 24 20142014-03-24Close photo of a black stone Shivling on a multi-tiered black yoni-peetha base during abhishekam. A person in white clothing, only arms and lap visible, pours or applies liquid with a small brass ladle. A small brass cobra hood stands beside the lingam on a brass stand. Gleaming brass vessels sit on either side of the peetha, and a small framed portrait of a bearded figure in a saffron-toned turban appears at lower left. A small statue of a seated figure in orange-brown robes sits at right, and a brass kalasha is visible in the background.2016-12-11 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a dark stone Shiva lingam with a horizontal white ash line (tripundra-style marking) on its upper section, resting on a polished silver tray engraved with a leaf and floral pattern. The lingam sits on a round yoni-style base. Behind it, a brown patterned cloth and a small brass or silver object are visible at the edges. No people are visible in the frame.2013-12-19August 08 20092009-08-08Close-up photograph of a small crystal Shivling standing on a brass yoni-peetha base with a brass naga hood behind it, set on a dark surface. The background is blurred, showing a white garment and a dim reddish area. No people are visible; the shallow focus isolates the sacred object as an icon used in ritual worship.2016-12-11 +1 copiesJune 03 20162016-06-03Close-up photograph of a black stone Shiva lingam with a gold yoni-peetha base and a gold cobra hood rising behind a small clear crystal lingam decorated with pink flower petals, while water from a gold vessel trickles down over the stone. The background is blurred with red cloth, lamps and offerings. No people are visible.2016-12-23