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A dark stone naga-protected shivalinga stands in a niche between tree trunks, its base encircled by coiled serpent carving and a single lit oil lamp flame set in a small well on top. Red rose petals and green leaves are heaped around the base. No people are visible; the photo shows a deity murti being honoured with a lamp and flowers.

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A black stone Nagaraja serpent sculpture with a hooded multi-headed cobra canopy and small red-orange dots on its hood, seated on a stepped black base inside a hollow of a large tree trunk. A small oil lamp flame burns on a central depression at its coils. White rangoli kolam lines and a small red kumkum mark decorate the stone floor before it, with dry twigs visible behind. No people are visible.2013-04-19 +1 copiesA black stone naga-shaped deity murti under a hooded serpent canopy sits in a small niche within a rough tree trunk and stone wall. A single small oil lamp flame burns in front of the coiled base, with red dots decorating the hood. No people are visible, and the scene is lit by warm sunlight from the left.2013-07-30A dark stone naga (serpent) sculpture with a multi-hooded cobra canopy stands on a coiled base, decorated with small red-and-white dots along its hoods. A small oil lamp with a lit flame sits in a shallow dish at the centre of the coils, set between weathered tree trunks on bare earth. No people are visible; the scene is a shrine-style snake deity with a lamp offering, a naga murti rather than any person.2013-06-17May 07 20132013-05-07Close-up photograph of a black stone naga (cobra) sculpture with a hooded head, its raised hood marked with red dots of kumkum. Coiled serpent body forms a base holding a small lit oil lamp, whose flame glows at the centre of the frame against a brown earthen background. No people visible.2013-09-20A photograph of a black stone naga (cobra) sculpture with a multi-hooded hood and small red-orange dots on the hoods, coiled in tiers on a stone base. A small oil lamp with a flame sits in a cup-shaped depression on top of the coils. Rough tree bark frames the left and right sides, and the ground is bare earth. No people are visible.2013-06-17Close-up photograph of a black stone naga serpent sculpture with a multi-hooded cobra hood rising above coiled base. Red and yellow kumkum or vermilion dots mark the hood ridges, and a small oil lamp flame burns in front of the coiled base. Red flowers sit on top at the upper edge. No people are visible; the sculpture is a sacred snake murti in a temple setting.2013-09-20February 24 20132013-02-24A dark stone Shiva lingam with a carved multi-hooded serpent hood rises in a shadowy niche between two rough brown rock walls. A single flame of an oil lamp burns on top of the lingam, with a few scattered red flower petals and green leaves at its base, and a white stone slab in the right foreground. No people are visible in the scene.2012-05-10June 17 20132013-06-17A black stone Shiva lingam with a ribbed yoni-shaped base stands in a stone niche, lit by a small oil lamp burning in a shallow cup on its top. Red flower garlands and green leaves are heaped around the base on the dark floor. No people are visible; the image shows a deity murti being worshipped with a lamp and flowers.2012-07-27April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copies