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A photograph of a large white rice-and-coconut-style offering shaped as a tall linga, set on a platform ringed with fried snack rounds, sliced yellow bananas and red tomatoes, with rose petals and a small red flower on top. Behind it are draped orange and red silk cloth and purple satin, with a brass vessel at the base of the drapery. No people are visible in the frame, and no one in the scene can be identified as a person.

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November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10October 18 20132013-10-18October 18 20132013-10-18October 18 20132013-10-18A photograph of a decorated Shiva lingam in a temple setting, its white rice-covered form marked with a tilak and a red-lipped face, wrapped in white and magenta flower garlands and surrounded by green leaves, red brinjals, apples and yellow fruit. Gold ritual vessels sit in the foreground and a gold-toned background frames the shrine. A partial hand wearing a bangle and an orange-clad arm appear at the upper left, indicating a ritual in progress. The printed caption reads Moolavar Nithyanandeshwara Deeparadhana, Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 18.2022-01-05ADIKAILASA on 1/5/20222022-01-05A photograph of a white rice-covered Shiva lingam decorated as a face, with red kumkum forehead mark, black dotted eyes, nose and red lips, and green beans arranged as hair around its top and base. Vegetables such as carrots, green chillies and okra are scattered on a white cloth at its base with a purple-and-gold bordered sari edge. Behind it stands an orange drape within an ornate gold arched frame. At left, a deity murti sits in colourful garments. The timestamp overlay reads 4 Nov 2025 and Alagapuram Periyaputhur, Salem, Tamil Nadu.2025-03-11February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesOctober 18 20132013-10-18November 10 20112011-11-10Close view of an annabhishekam ritual on a large mound of cooked white rice shaped into a deity form, decorated with a face marked in dark seeds and red kumkum for the mouth. A hand holding a metal ladle or spoon pours or adorns from above. Garlands of white jasmine-like flowers, pink and magenta blooms and yellow marigolds frame the rice. Purple brinjals, green leaves, apples, oranges and small golden biscuit-like items surround the base. Golden ornamental carved panels appear at the right edge. A printed caption reads Moolavar Nithyanandeshwara Deeparadhana, Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 18.2022-01-05 +1 copies