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Photograph of a black Shiva lingam in a temple sanctum, dressed with a green silk cloth, white jasmine garlands and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. A silver-framed horizontal ornament sits on the lingam's face. Behind it, a golden arched backdrop is ringed with lit oil lamps, and a golden nandi (bull) statue sits in the foreground. At the right edge a partly visible priest in white dhoti and orange shawl stands near brass oil lamps. No physical person is fully visible apart from the priest and a partially visible figure at the left edge.

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Close view of a black Shiva lingam in a Tamil temple sanctum, dressed with a green silk cloth, white garlands of jasmine and a striped maroon-and-gold shawl, with a crystal-studded tripundra marking on its face. Oil lamps burn on the upper niche and beside the lingam, and a gilded Nandi bull sits in the foreground. A person in a red garment with a pink flower garland stands at the left edge, and another arm appears at the right; no one is clearly identifiable as a person.2012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple sanctum of a black Shiva lingam dressed with a green silk cloth, white flower garlands and a golden Nandi-like base, backed by a gold arched halo of lit oil lamps. Two priests in orange and white dhotis stand at the sides, one showing a bare back and wearing a beaded arm band, and oil lamps burn at the right. A small gold bull figure sits in the lower foreground. Abhishekam-style worship of the lingam is depicted. No person is clearly a person.2012-05-16 +1 copiesPhotograph of a Shiva lingam in a temple sanctum, dark stone draped with green silk and red-and-gold cloth, garlanded with white flowers and rudraksha beads, with a silver-framed ornament above. A priest's hand holds a brass lamp with flames in front of a gilded Nandi bull statue in the foreground. Oil lamps burn on a brass stand at right. No people are visible apart from the hand and a partly visible white-clad figure at the right edge.2012-05-16 +1 copiesA dim temple sanctum shows a dark black Shiva lingam dressed in a green silk cloth draped over the top, with white and striped fabric and bead garlands around its base, framed by a golden crown-like kirtimukha arch. A row of oil lamps with lit flames sits at the right, and white flower garlands surround the base. Two devotees stand at the edges, one with hands folded in prayer at upper right and another in orange clothing at lower right, with a pink garland visible at the left edge. The lingam bears a silver-framed tripundra-style mark. The scene reflects a temple puja for Agniswarar, a form of Shiva.2012-05-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a Shiva lingam in a temple shrine, draped in white cloth with a red and gold brocade base, decorated with garlands of pink, yellow and white flowers and a dark rudraksha-style bead mala. A horizontal tripundra-like marking and a small silver pendant hang on the lingam. Two oil lamps burn on the right, and two people stand in the foreground with backs turned: one in an orange garment on the left, and one bare-chested in a white dhoti with red border and orange-and-green upper cloth on the right. No a person candidate is visible.2012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16Close view of a dark Shiva lingam in a temple sanctum, dressed with a green silk cloth, white and maroon textile bands, jasmine and white flower garlands, and a silver three-line tripundra marking on its face. A large gilt nandi bull sits in front on a red cloth. Behind the lingam, a tiered arch of lit oil lamps glows. At the left edge, a person in a red garment with a pink flower garland stands, and at the right a person in white holds a brass oil lamp with two flames.2012-05-16Inside a dimly lit temple sanctum, a shivalinga with a horizontal three-striped tripundra mark stands before a golden nandi bull at the front. Oil lamps and a ring of flame-lit lamps glow above the lingam. Two figures in saffron-orange and rust-red robes with gold borders stand at left, one with a pink flower garland draped across the shoulder, both facing the deity in devotion. Another figure in white and orange cloth stands at right beside a golden pillar. The scene shows temple worship with lamp-lit darshan.2012-05-16 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple deity shrine at night, showing a lit camphor or oil-lamp aarti being offered to a lingam-form deity covered with green silk and jasmine garlands. A priest's hand holds a brass plate of flames toward the shrine, and a bare-chested figure in a white dhoti stands at the right edge. A golden Nandi bull sits in the foreground on a red cloth, and a multi-tiered lamp stand with flickering flames surrounds the deity. The setting suggests a temple puja or aarti ritual.2012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16Interior temple shrine photographed at night with many oil lamps lit around a black stone Shiva lingam draped in a green cloth and garlanded with white flowers, a silver tripundra mark on its face. A brass lamp with multiple flames is raised above the lingam by an arm at the upper left. A golden Nandi bull sits in front of the lingam, with a brass plate of offerings, including bananas, below. A person in a red garment with a pink flower garland stands at the left edge, and another person in white stands at the right edge, partly cropped. The scene shows an abhishekam or aarti at the sanctum.2012-05-16