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A small whitewashed niche shelters a weathered dark stone deity murti, a carved snake-hooded form with red kumkum marks and a yellow marigold garland on its crown. Heaped red and white flower garlands lie at its base, and a yellow marigold garland hangs along the left wall. A brass oil lamp stands at the lower right. No people are visible.

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December 16 20102010-12-16December 31 20102010-12-31A photograph of a black stone naga (cobra) sculpture with a hooded serpent canopy of five-plus raised heads, coiled base, and a small oil lamp flame burning on the coiled top. White flower garlands frame the sculpture, with orange-red flower petals and green leaves at the base. Wooden tree trunks surround the shrine. No people are visible.2013-04-10December 16 20092009-12-16November 27 20122012-11-27May 24 20132013-05-24A black stone Nagaraja-style snake-hooded lingam shrine, the hood carved with raised hoods and small red dots, sits within a rustic wooden niche. A single oil lamp burns on a coconut-shaped base at its center. The shrine is garlanded with yellow marigold and red rose garlands, with a green leaf-wrapped bundle placed at the base on a dirt floor with scattered petals. No people are visible. The photo is a close view of this roadside or village shrine.2013-07-06 +1 copiesFebruary 01 20132013-02-01May 17 20132013-05-17February 23 20082008-02-23A dark black stone lingam sits on a round yoni-style base inside a narrow opening framed by large banyan tree roots. A single small oil lamp flame burns on top of the lingam, and it is decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands and green leaf garlands around its base. Two pale stone slabs flank the entrance in the foreground, and the ground is bare reddish earth with a few scattered petals. No people are visible in the scene.2013-05-30A black stone deity murti. A single oil lamp flame burns at its base. Dark tree bark or roots surround the shrine. No people are visible, and the scene is a quiet shrine moment.2013-05-24