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Close-up photograph of a ritual worship setup in soft focus. In the foreground stands a dark black Shiva lingam with a small gold-coloured hand-shaped ornament and a gold oil lamp on a stand, a burning flame in the background. To the right is a gold teardrop-shaped frame holding a small black Shiva lingam with gold-toned bands, beside green leaves. Behind them a red-orange cloth backdrop and a blurred figure in red and orange clothing. No clearly visible face or full person is in focus. Sacred puja arrangement with lamps and lingams.

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Close-up photograph of a small dark stone Shivling placed on a polished brass tray in warm, reddish light. A lit oil lamp with a bright flame stands on a copper dish behind it, and a blurred white cloth or flower offering sits in the foreground. Other ritual items, a brass vessel and a plate of offerings, are out of focus in the background. No people are visible.2012-10-17March 06 20182018-03-06September 27 20132013-09-27February 22 20132013-02-22 +1 copiesA close photograph of a puja setup on a polished floor. A small black shivalinga sits on a brass tray on a red cloth, with a lit oil lamp flame on its top. Nearby are a brass incense holder with a lit incense stick, a brass bell, a brass vessel with a spout, a brass plate with flowers and offerings, and a small silver dish. A clear plastic box stands on a woven mat behind, and a person in white clothing is partly visible at the right edge.2013-02-04 +1 copiesClose overhead view of a ritual arrangement on a green cloth: a dark stone shivalinga on a yoni-shaped base stands at centre, beside a brass dish holding a small brass lamp with a white egg-shaped object, a copper vessel of dark liquid with a spoon, a copper pot with a spout, a brass bell, yellow marigold flowers and an incense stick. No people are visible; this is a shiva puja setup.2012-10-24July 14 20132013-07-14Close-up photograph of a puja table draped in orange cloth. A lit brass oil lamp with a flame stands at centre, beside a brass vessel holding a stick of incense, a brass plate and a small brass cup decorated with red and orange marigold-like flowers and a green leaf. Blurred orange-robed figures appear in the background, but no people are clearly in focus. Ritual items are arranged for worship.2014-05-12Inside a temple shrine, a small orange-robed seated figurine sits in a niche of red stone wall, lit by a small oil lamp flame with a smoking incense stick beside it. In the foreground, a black stone shivalinga is decorated with a ring of yellow and pink flower petals. Brass bowls, a brass oil lamp and other offering items sit on the ledge, and dark stone pillars rise in the background. No physical people are visible.2016-12-12August 16 20162016-08-16Close-up photo of a copper puja tray in warm lamplight. An oil lamp with a lit wick sits at left beside a small copper cup. In the centre stands a copper shivalinga on its yoni base, with a dark carved stone figure of a seated animal. At right stands a small gilded deity murti in green and gold dress with red beads, holding a staff. Yellow flowers and a dark brown fruit are scattered on the tray, and a copper vessel is blurred in the background. No people are visible.2012-10-09Close-up of a black stone Shiva lingam on a brass yoni-pitha base with water and a green leaf, set on a brass tray over an orange cloth. Behind it, a small printed card and a photograph show a figure in orange and red robes; the printed portrait is a depiction and cannot be confirmed as a person from appearance. Watermarked archive photo of a ritual abhishekam setup.2013-01-24 +1 copies