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A black stone Shivalinga sits on a dark grey marble platform within an orange-framed doorway, decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and a white flower on top. A person in white trousers and a white shirt, barefoot, stands behind the linga with a hand extended toward it, holding a small vessel, while an orange-robed foot is visible at the left. Another arm in the lower right is partly visible. The scene reads as a Shiva temple worship moment with a linga abhishekam-style offering. A framed picture hangs above the marble.

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A close view of a black stone Shivalinga on a dark stone yoni-peetha base, decorated with orange and yellow marigolds, red and pink flowers, white blossoms and green leaves. Behind it, the lower body of a person in flowing saffron-orange robes is visible, and a hand wearing a rudraksha-style bead bracelet and rings rests at the left edge. A carved wooden doorway frame is on the right. No face is shown. The abhishekam-style floral adornment suggests a puja setting.2014-03-14January 28 20102010-01-28December 17 20162016-12-17Close photo of a devotee in white clothing kneeling beside a black stone Shivalinga on a red brick base. The Shivalinga is smeared with white and red markings and has two white flower petals resting on top. The devotee's hand is raised in a gesture over the linga. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a long spout and a green enamel bucket stand at left, and a small oil lamp with a flame sits in front. The scene reads as abhishekam or puja offering. The devotee's face is not visible and no identity is established.2016-12-03Inside a marble shrine room, a woman in an orange sari-style wrap places a flower garland on a black stone Shiva lingam set on a dark base. Behind her, a bald man in orange robes and a second man in orange stand with hands together, and a man in a grey shirt on the left holds his palms folded in namaskar. A small brass kalasha, coconut, a brass lamp, and a bowl of flowers and leaves sit on a wooden stool and the floor. A silver hanging lamp hangs above, with a framed deity image in a flower-decorated niche on the right and Sanskrit inscriptions on the walls.2010-01-28A photograph inside a marble temple shrine showing a black stone Shiva lingam draped with pink and white flower garlands and a yellow marigold garland, set on a black yoni-pitha base with flower petals scattered around it. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes bows low with hands joined beside the lingam, and several men in orange and white stand behind, one with hands folded in prayer. On the left a man in a grey shirt and trousers presses his palms together. A silver kalasha hangs from the ceiling, a small deity murti sits in a wall niche, and brass vessels and offerings rest on a low wooden stand. Printed Sanskrit text covers the marble walls.2010-01-28Close photo of a black stone Shivalinga on a square black base, decorated with yellow flowers and scattered orange and purple petals. A small brass naga-hood lamp stands beside it, with brass vessels and a red-lit shrine behind. A bare foot in grey trousers is visible at right, and a small lit oil lamp glows in the background. Only legs and feet of one person are visible, so no face or identity is shown.2016-12-23July 01 20082008-07-01Inside a white marble shrine room, a long-haired man in an orange robe stands before a black stone Shiva lingam and offers a garland of pink and yellow flowers over it, as a Shiva-linga abhishekam-style puja is performed. Two other saffron-robed men stand beside him holding flower offerings, and a man in a grey shirt on the left presses his palms together in prayer. A silver hanging lamp with an Om symbol hangs above the lingam, and a small deity murti sits in a niche on the right. Marble wall panels carry inscriptions, and brass pots, flowers and a bowl of petals rest on the floor. Carved wooden doors frame the scene.2010-01-28 +1 copiesJanuary 28 20102010-01-28A photograph of a Shiva lingam with a metal cobra hood set on a black stone base, decorated with orange marigold garlands and white flowers inside a white marble enclosure. Two men stand behind it in red-orange robes. The man on the left has long dark hair, a full dark beard and presses his palms together in prayer. The man on the right stands with his hands joined in namaste, wearing a red-orange shawl over a long orange garment, a gold-banded waist cloth and layered red and gold beaded necklaces. A brass kalasha is held above the lingam. A framed picture of a deity hangs on the wall behind them, and a metal stand with orange flower garlands sits to the right. Abhishekam or puja at a shrine.2014-03-16Close view of a row of black stone Shivalingams on a polished stone floor, each topped with yellow flower petals and dark ash or sacred paste. Several hands, some wearing red thread bracelets, reach in to offer petals, and bare feet and white-clad legs of devotees kneel at the edge. Brass kalashas and pots with a brass vessel stand beside the lingams. Brass pooja vessels and offerings suggest an abhishekam or puja at the lingams. No identifiable a person is visible, and the pictured people are partly cropped.2016-12-03