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A young girl in a blue shimmering blouse stands from behind, raising a brass incense burner (dhupa) with smoke rising toward a dark stone shivalinga draped in white cloth with a red and green border. The linga has three horizontal white ash lines painted on it, a white cloth wrap and a garland of white and red flowers at its base. The outdoor setting has dry golden grass, a wooden fence, eucalyptus-style trees and a clear blue sky, with a concrete platform beneath the altar.

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Photo 82838322021-02-22 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a woman in a purple and green silk saree with a bright blue blouse performing puja at a black Shiva linga on a raised platform draped with orange cloth and gold border. Flowers of pink and red lie on the platform and an orange-and-gold cloth is tied around the linga. She holds a brass lamp or puja vessel with smoke rising from it. Dry grass, a wooden fence and trees under a blue sky with clouds form the backdrop.2021-03-11 +1 copiesPhoto 82853292021-02-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a shrine interior. In the foreground, a young person in orange robes and an orange head wrap, with white ash markings on the arms and a dark bead necklace, holds a lit lamp or flame to a black stone lingam on a black yoni-shaped base. A small green leaf lies on the base. Behind the lingam stands a gold-coloured seated statue of a figure with a turban and raised hand in blessing, set within an ornate gold arch. A small gold pyramid-shaped yantra sits in the lower foreground. The walls are pale grey stone.2024-12-23A young girl in a maroon dress with gold trim pours water through a tapering gold-coloured conical vessel over a dark black Shiva lingam set on a base. She wears a white vibhuti band with a red bindi, a pink flower in her hair, rudraksha and bead necklaces, hoop earrings and a bracelet, and her hand catches the falling water. A steel vessel sits beside the lingam and a red stone wall forms the backdrop.2013-06-24A person in orange saffron robes and an orange turban stands with their back to the camera, holding a lit flame or lamp over a black Shiva lingam set in a black yoni-peetham base. Behind the lingam, a golden statue of a seated man in a turban and robe sits within an ornate golden arched niche, and a small golden Sri Yantra sits on the floor in the foreground. White ash markings are visible on the person's arms and shoulders, and a rudraksha mala hangs around the neck. A green leaf and a white flower rest near the lingam, and the stone walls are grey.2024-12-23KAILASA MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA on 1/13/20222022-01-13A photograph of a Shiva lingam being bathed during abhishekam at an outdoor temple setting. The dark, polished lingam sits on a copper plate-shaped basin with water flowing over it, and a small brass Nandi-type figure stands beside it with pink flower petals scattered around. A ripe banana rests on a green banana leaf on the left, with incense sticks laid across the leaf. Behind, a person in a white dhoti with gold border holds a brass vessel pouring water, and a woman in a blue floral sari stands at the left edge. Folded white cloth sits on the right near a brass pot.2026-02-15A woman in an orange sari and orange blouse, barefoot, bends over a black Shivalinga set in a gold-framed arched niche with a red backdrop, pouring or touching a small flame or lamp at its top. In front stands a golden yantra-shaped object (sri chakra) with a red tip, a yellow fruit sits on a low tray, and a floral rangoli in red, white and yellow covers the floor. Two plastic containers with white lids are visible at the bottom right, and a brass plate sits at the edge. The setting suggests a Shiva abhishekam or puja at a temple shrine.2022-06-20Jun 20 2022 sripuram2022-06-20Outdoor photo of an abhishekam at a small open-air shrine beside a large tree. A young person with hair tied up in a bun, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala, wraps orange cloth around the lower body and pours liquid from a brass vessel over a black stone Lingodbhava murti in a gold-tinted tall column form. A metal pot, a brass bowl, a stone bull figure at the lower left and a tray of fruit and offerings sit nearby. Orange and purple cloth draping and a rusted rebar fence enclose the area, with a shipping-container-style structure behind. Timestamp 15/09/2024 17:47 at lower right.2024-09-15KAILASA CHENNAI, INDIA on 3/23/20212021-03-23