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Overhead view of a rudraksha-covered Shiva lingam arrangement on a magenta silk cloth with gold-embossed border. The shape of a Shiva lingam and yoni-pitha is formed entirely from dark brown rudraksha beads, with a white tripundra marked at the top of the lingam. Garlands of yellow marigolds, red flowers, pink blossoms and green leaves frame the arrangement. Round gold-rimmed decorative discs line the edges of the cloth, and gold metal sculptures appear at the left and right edges. No people are visible.

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November 24 20202020-11-24July 05 20202020-07-05 +1 copiesFebruary 21 20202020-02-21 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20142014-09-28A photograph of an outdoor Shiva lingam, a dark cylindrical stone with a red mark, set on a maroon cloth draped over a stone ledge. Strings of dark rudraksha beads with gold-coloured spacer beads are laid across the cloth, along with scattered yellow marigold petals and green leaves. A smaller grey stone object wrapped in a maroon and gold-bordered cloth sits at the left. The background is a blurred reddish earthen ground. No people are visible.2014-07-26Overhead photo of a temple floor decorated for ritual. Centre: a large pink cloth with a dark green border holds a shape built from dense brown rudraksha-like beads outlined in yellow marigold garlands, with a small white and red tilak mark. Below it and at left, white flower clusters sit on red cloths, and teal cloths with gold-coloured discs and red-and-white floral garlands frame the sides. Gold trishula tridents stand at the top, and a gilded deity murti with garlands occupies the upper right. No people are visible.2020-07-05Close-up photograph of a person's upper back and shoulder wearing a dense rudraksha mala draped across the shoulder, its brown seeds woven in a mesh-like pattern, alongside a heavy ornate gold necklace of large hollow gold beads inset with rudraksha. The garment beneath is deep maroon fabric edged with rudraksha beads and gold piping. A thin gold chain runs diagonally across. The background shows blurred silver and purple tones. Only the shoulder and adornments are visible, no face, so the wearer cannot be identified from the image.2020-03-05 +2 copiesApril 07 20202020-04-07 +1 copiesPhoto 11743823 +1 copiesOctober 03 20132013-10-03August 04 20202020-08-04Close-up photo of a figure's torso adorned with a heavy ceremonial necklace of large textured rudraksha beads set with gold-toned floral caps and a central gold pendant depicting a deity shrine with a small arched niche. A wide band of smaller rudraksha beads with gold accents wraps the waist, with a red stone and white-stone pendant hanging at the centre. A gold ring with a carved face is on a hand at lower right, and a maroon cloth lies at left. Only the torso and hands are visible, so no face is shown and no person can be identified.2020-05-08