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A shrine niche with a Shiva lingam draped in white cloth and wrapped in a garland of white and red flowers, with a rudraksha mala hanging on it. A bare-backed young priest in an orange dhoti and orange cloth over one shoulder, with a red and gold sash and a red bead necklace, holds a flame over the lingam. Yellow and green painted pillars frame the shrine, which has a checkered black-and-white floor and a timestamp reading Apr 11, 2022 8:46:26 AM, 8 Kalika Gali, Lahori Tola, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

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Photo 82904192022-04-11Photo 99202172022-04-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a small shrine niche with green wooden doors and yellow arched trim, housing a weathered stone Shiva lingam on a yoni-shaped base. The lingam is draped with a red sheer cloth edged in gold and garlanded with white flowers and orange marigolds. A round orange-red object hangs from a red cord above it. The floor is black and white checkered tile. A timestamp reads Mar 25, 2022 11:08:23 AM with the address 8 Kalika Gali, Lahori Tola, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. No people are visible.2022-03-25A photograph taken inside a small yellow-walled shrine room with a green door. A man in white ritual clothing sits cross-legged on the floor beside a black shivling resting in a white marble basin on a checkered floor. A terracotta pot hangs from chains above the lingam, dripping toward it, and a small oil lamp burns on the floor in front. A brass vessel sits by the doorway. The timestamp overlay reads Mar 1, 2022 7:52:29 PM, with the location 8 Kalika Gali, Lahori Tola, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The man is a devotee or priest performing puja at the Shivling, and no visible cues mark him as a person.2022-03-02KASHI SARVAJNAPEETAM on 3/2/20222022-03-02KASHI SARVAJNAPEETAM on 3/1/20222022-03-01A person in a red-orange wrap cloth stands in a doorway of an ochre-walled shrine, pouring liquid from one hand over a black stone Shiva lingam on a dark square yoni-peetha base. A hanging terracotta pot hangs from a cord at upper left, and a steel vessel sits on the floor at right. Carved pink stone finials are visible on the right wall beside the doorway.2022-01-07KASHI SARVAJNAPEETAM on 3/26/20222022-03-26Photo 82889702022-06-25 +1 copiesKASHI SARVAJNAPEETAM on 3/27/20222022-03-27A photograph of a small shrine niche with yellow painted walls and a green door frame. Inside, a grey stone lingam stands on a stone yoni base, draped with a white cloth bordered in green and gold, decorated with white flower garlands, a red-beaded mala and a small green pendant, and marked with a red tilak stripe. A terracotta kalasha hangs from the top of the niche. The floor is black-and-white diamond tiles. A timestamp overlay reads Apr 21, 2022 10:04:58 AM, 8 Kalika Gali, Lahori Tola, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. No people are visible.2022-04-21KASHI SARVAJNAPEETAM on 4/23/20222022-04-23