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A photograph taken from above of a silver-plated shivalinga platform inside a temple, with a serpent wrapped around the linga in relief and an ornate repousse floral border. The dark linga is covered with red, orange and yellow flower petals, green leaves and vermilion. Bare feet of devotees stand at the edges of the frame, and a hand with a gold bangle reaches toward the platform. A coconut lies on the silver base beside the linga.

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A photograph from above of a Shiva lingam inside a temple sanctum, set within an ornate silver yoni-pedestal with floral repoussé borders and a silver serpent coiled around it. The lingam is covered in red kumkum, with marigold and pink flower petals and green leaves scattered across it. A coconut sits at the left edge of the silver platform. Several bare feet of people standing barefoot on the wooden floor frame the lower edges of the image, and a few fingers of a hand rest on the silver railing at the bottom. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja at a Shiva temple.2006-01-05January 05 20062006-01-05January 05 20062006-01-05A close view of a Shivling abhishekam in a large round brass or copper basin. A silver-toned yoni-pitha base holds a dark black stone linga surrounded by orange marigold petals, green leaves and scattered red rose petals. The liquid pooled in the basin is amber-coloured. A dark metal vessel with a handle sits at the left edge, and red fabric is visible at the top right. No people are visible in the frame.2014-01-23A photograph from above of an ornate silver deity pedestal or yoni-peetha set on a brass tray, decorated with red and pink rose petals and green leaves scattered across its top and sides. The silver base has embossed floral and scalloped patterns, and red petals lie on the grey floor beside the tray. No people are visible. The setting suggests a temple shrine offering of flowers.2012-07-31Overhead view of a polished silver paduka-style sacred foot-shaped object placed on a brass tray, encircled by a garland of deep red rose petals and fresh rose blooms with green leaves. Small orange and yellow flowers and a pink hibiscus-like bloom rest on the silver surface, with scattered petals on the grey floor. A white-clad leg is visible at the left edge. No people are fully visible.2011-08-08 +1 copiesAugust 08 20112011-08-08August 08 20112011-08-08Overhead photo of a Shiva lingam inside a temple sanctum at Omkareshwar. The black lingam sits in a brass yoni base with a copper vessel dripping over it, and it is decorated with marigolds, pink roses and green leaves. Brass railings and a black-and-white checkered marble floor surround the platform. On the right, a brass pot holds offerings including banknotes and a small framed picture. Bare hands in red clothing, with a red wrist thread, are held out at the bottom edge, and feet in the upper corners belong to other devotees. Red and yellow kumkum powder and flower petals lie scattered around the base.2016-06-03Overhead photograph inside a small temple sanctum of a Shiva lingam set in a square stone yoni base surrounded by marigold and rose petals and green leaves. A coiled metal serpent sits above it near a blue-draped deity murti decorated with garlands. Two people in saffron-orange robes with white undergarments kneel at the edges of the frame, one on each side.2016-06-03Photograph inside a temple sanctum at a Shiva lingam. A long-haired, bare-backed sannyasi in orange cloth kneels at the silver-rimmed yoni-pitha, bending over the lingam, which is decorated with flowers and bilva leaves. A man in white kurta with a yellow tilak on his forehead reaches in to offer kumkum or an offering, and a second person in orange robes sits at the right edge. Behind the sanctum, a deity murti is draped in turquoise silk and garlanded with yellow, white and red flowers, with coconuts and marigold petals on the floor. A brass oil lamp burns on a tray with ritual vessels at the left, indicating abhishekam and puja.2006-01-05June 03 20162016-06-03