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Photograph of a Shiva lingam inside a small shrine in Varanasi. The black stone lingam is draped in a blue cloth, wears an orange cloth wrap across its top, and has a white and red flower garland and a long gold bead necklace hanging down. It sits on a black stone base in front of an ornate gold-framed arch with a red and gold patterned backdrop, flanked by brass oil lamps. A small silver vessel and a flower-decorated stone sit at the base. No people are visible. Timestamp reads 7 Jul 2022 10:56:15 am, 8 Kalika Gali, Lahori Tola, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.