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October 27 20152015-10-27A close photograph of a dark brown Shiva lingam set in a silver-rimmed yoni-pitha base, decorated with a white jewelled three-horizontal-band tripundra and a red gemstone at the centre. Above it hangs a silver five-hooded cobra canopy (naga), framed by a thick garland of orange marigold flowers with green leaves and white blossoms. Behind is an ornate gold repoussé arch. The image shows a deity murti being adorned, with no people visible.2010-09-26Close-up photo of a dark black Shiva lingam set in a polished silver yoni-pitha base with hammered rings. The lingam is decorated with a white jewelled tripundra and a red stone at its centre. Behind it rises a fan-shaped silver backdrop with a round jewelled medallion of green and red stones. Orange and white flower garlands drape on both sides, and gold repoussé metalwork frames the scene, with a tiger-striped cloth beneath. No people are visible.2010-01-01A 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.2014-03-14A close view of a Shivling abhishekam in a large round brass or copper basin. A silver-toned yoni-pitha base holds a dark black stone linga surrounded by orange marigold petals, green leaves and scattered red rose petals. The liquid pooled in the basin is amber-coloured. A dark metal vessel with a handle sits at the left edge, and red fabric is visible at the top right. No people are visible in the frame.2014-01-23January 01 20102010-01-01October 27 20152015-10-27Close view of a black stone Shiva lingam decorated with yellow-and-black tripundra stripes across its body. Its top and base are encircled with orange marigold garlands and rudraksha beads, with red rose petals and white flowers scattered on top. Red and gold textile draped behind it, with more marigolds and offerings nearby, suggests a Shiva lingam abhishekam and puja setting in a temple. No people are visible.2015-10-27A 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.2014-03-16December 20 20172017-12-20A person in a maroon-red turban and maroon garment with gold border stripes stands bent over at a red shrine, pouring liquid from a small vessel over a black Shivling decorated with marigold garlands. Behind it sits a silver cobra hood and a small lit oil lamp on a red-draped altar with marble walls, brass and silver deity murti and offerings. A rudraksha-style beaded necklace hangs at the chest, and the scene reads as abhishekam at a Shiva shrine.2015-10-27October 27 20152015-10-27