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November 22 20182018-11-22Close-up photograph of a dark stone Shiva lingam dressed for worship. The lingam is wrapped in a white cloth with a red and white striped border and is decorated with a jewelled gold trident-shaped face plate featuring a red centre stone, along with a rudraksha-style beaded garland. Its upper section is adorned with white jasmine garlands, purple-centred white flowers, red roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves arranged in a large flower decoration. A gold-coloured embossed panel is visible at the left edge. No people are visible.2021-05-17Close photo of a decorated Shiva lingam set on a silver plate placed on an ornate metal stand. The lingam is wrapped in white jasmine-style garlands with gold ornamental pieces, and red rose petals are scattered on the plate. Yellow marigold flowers sit in a silver bowl to the left, and incense sticks smoke at the right edge. The background is blurred with draped cloth. No people are visible.2015-10-18Two ornately dressed deity murti sit side by side on a red-draped altar before a gilded arch with carved figures, decorated with white jasmine garlands, yellow marigold and orange flowers, and tall cone-shaped kalasha-style tops. The figures wear blue and gold brocade silk. In front stand brass oil lamps, silver bowls, a coconut, pomegranates, oranges and bananas as offerings, with marigold petals scattered. Behind the altar, a crowd of devotees sits in orange, pink and maroon clothes, some wearing kumkum forehead marks. This is an abhishekam-style puja setting.2016-12-02A close photograph of a golden ornate arch-shaped frame behind a shivalinga-like dark stone form decorated with white and orange-red flower garlands. In the foreground, blurred yellow marigold garlands and a flower-wrapped object fill the frame. Above, colourful striped and tasselled hangings with yellow tassels hang beneath a white tented canopy under bright lights. No people are visible; the scene suggests a ritual abhishekam setting with deity murti decorations.2016-12-02December 12 20162016-12-12October 18 20152015-10-18August 22 20172017-08-22A ritual puja table laid out before a golden deity murti draped with yellow and red flower garlands. In the foreground, a coconut wrapped with a yellow marigold garland and green-and-white ribbon sits on a tray beside a silver kalasha-style bowl of yellow flowers, silver lamps, betel leaves and small brass vessels. Oil lamps burn at the sides and a gold-embroidered red cloth hangs in the background. No people are visible in the frame.2016-03-27April 03 20172017-04-03June 23 20172017-06-23 +1 copiesAugust 08 20182018-08-08