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A dark black stone lingam sits on a round yoni-style base inside a narrow opening framed by large banyan tree roots. A single small oil lamp flame burns on top of the lingam, and it is decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands and green leaf garlands around its base. Two pale stone slabs flank the entrance in the foreground, and the ground is bare reddish earth with a few scattered petals. No people are visible in the scene.

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A photograph of a dark stone shivalinga-style object set into a shaded niche beneath large twisting tree roots. A single small oil lamp flame burns in front of it, and yellow marigold garlands and white flower strands lie at its base. Two grey metal posts stand in the foreground, and the scene is dim and sacred in feel with no people visible.2013-05-25A dim, rock-walled shrine chamber holds a black stone Shiva lingam with a raised carved hood, garlanded with white and yellow flowers and red blossoms. A single oil lamp flame burns on the lingam's top, and a small loose garland of white and yellow flowers lies on the floor below. Weathered tree roots arch over the stone walls.2013-02-01May 10 20132013-05-10May 30 20132013-05-30A photograph of a dark, sheltered shrine passage framed by thick, twisting banyan aerial roots that form an arch overhead. At the end of the narrow path stands a black stone Shivalinga on a square base, its surface marked by small round indentations along the top, with a single small oil lamp flame burning in front of it. Pale stone edging lines both sides of the path in the foreground, and the earthen floor is bare and dusty. No people are visible in the scene.2013-05-04April 13 20132013-04-13 +1 copiesA dark black stone naga (cobra) sculpture with a hooded multi-headed serpent canopy stands on a square base inside a narrow niche framed by thick tree roots. A small oil lamp flame burns at its base, with a dry twig bundle and earthen ground beside it. The setting appears to be a sacred sthala shrine formed by a banyan-type tree.2013-03-06May 18 20132013-05-18May 17 20132013-05-17A photograph of a black stone naga-form Shiva lingam with a hooded serpent canopy, its five-hooded cobra top decorated with small orange dots, set in a niche among tree roots. A single oil lamp flame burns on the lingam's top. A white chalk kolam pattern lies on the ground in front. Stone ledges frame the shrine on both sides. No people are visible.2013-05-19A dark stone shivalinga-style deity murti sits inside a shaded niche beneath a large banyan tree whose thick aerial roots wrap around the cavity. A single small oil lamp flame burns on the stone, and reddish-brown dried twigs or offerings lean against the back of the niche. Weathered wooden boards frame the foreground, and the ground is bare earth. No people are visible.2013-05-02May 24 20132013-05-24