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Close-up photograph of a small dark stone Shivling placed on a polished brass tray in warm, reddish light. A lit oil lamp with a bright flame stands on a copper dish behind it, and a blurred white cloth or flower offering sits in the foreground. Other ritual items, a brass vessel and a plate of offerings, are out of focus in the background. No people are visible.

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A close photograph of a puja setup on a polished floor. A small black shivalinga sits on a brass tray on a red cloth, with a lit oil lamp flame on its top. Nearby are a brass incense holder with a lit incense stick, a brass bell, a brass vessel with a spout, a brass plate with flowers and offerings, and a small silver dish. A clear plastic box stands on a woven mat behind, and a person in white clothing is partly visible at the right edge.2013-02-04 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a ritual table draped in red cloth. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits beside a clear crystal Shivalinga on a brass tray, with red flowers and a green leaf nearby. Behind are a brass bell, a brass incense holder with a stick of incense, a small framed picture, and a brass cup. No people are visible; the background is blurred.2016-08-04Close-up photograph of a ritual worship setup in soft focus. In the foreground stands a dark black Shiva lingam with a small gold-coloured hand-shaped ornament and a gold oil lamp on a stand, a burning flame in the background. To the right is a gold teardrop-shaped frame holding a small black Shiva lingam with gold-toned bands, beside green leaves. Behind them a red-orange cloth backdrop and a blurred figure in red and orange clothing. No clearly visible face or full person is in focus. Sacred puja arrangement with lamps and lingams.2013-07-06Close-up photo of a copper puja tray in warm lamplight. An oil lamp with a lit wick sits at left beside a small copper cup. In the centre stands a copper shivalinga on its yoni base, with a dark carved stone figure of a seated animal. At right stands a small gilded deity murti in green and gold dress with red beads, holding a staff. Yellow flowers and a dark brown fruit are scattered on the tray, and a copper vessel is blurred in the background. No people are visible.2012-10-09Close photograph of a puja setup on a cloth-draped table in low light. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on a brass stand in front of a large brass plate holding red and orange flower petals and a folded red cloth. A lit incense stick rises from a small brass holder at left, with a brass cup and yellow flowers at the edge. No people are visible.2011-09-09July 29 20132013-07-29Close-up photograph of a lit brass oil lamp (deepa) with a small flame, set on a magenta cloth in a puja setting. Behind it, a large polished brass plate holds white and pink flower petals and a white flower, and a white conch shell with rice sits at the lower left. A small red-lidded container and a folded white cloth appear in the background. No people are visible.2012-09-09September 04 20112011-09-04 +1 copiesJuly 18 20122012-07-18 +1 copiesMarch 06 20182018-03-06Inside a temple shrine, a small orange-robed seated figurine sits in a niche of red stone wall, lit by a small oil lamp flame with a smoking incense stick beside it. In the foreground, a black stone shivalinga is decorated with a ring of yellow and pink flower petals. Brass bowls, a brass oil lamp and other offering items sit on the ledge, and dark stone pillars rise in the background. No physical people are visible.2016-12-12October 17 20122012-10-17