HINDU TEMPLES: shrines, sanctums, lingas...
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Ganesha, Nataraja and Sivagami dressed and worshipped inside the shrine, Ekambareshvara temple, Kanchipuram, TN. LAQ10. More "murti statues"


Linga in his shrine of the Kannikkil Amarandaval temple, Kanchipuram, TN . LM32.



Worshipped linga in a small cave temple, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. LBF49



Shrine of the Nandi temple, Basavangudi, Bangalore, KA. 12AA05.


Linga of Mukteshvara temple, Orissa. LAJ43



Linga and Nandi in an outdoor shrine of the Omkareshvar temple, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. LBG01




Small sanctury on the hill of the Vedagirishvara (upper temple), Tirukkalukkundram, TN. LM30


Virupakasha shrine, Warrangal, AP. LAD44.


Linga in a side shrine, Kacchabesvara temple, Kanchipuram, TN. LM31.


The main linga, Bhojeshvar temple in Bhojpur, Madhya Pradesh. LBF45


Linga in coiled cobra, Lepakshi, AP. LAE27.



Worshipped linga in a modern temple, Rajim, Chhatisgarh. LBG05



Worshipped linga in a modern temple, Rajim, Chhatisgarh. LBG06


Shrine of the Nandi temple, Basavangudi, Bangalore, KA. 12AA04.


Shrine of the Nandi temple, Basavangudi, Bangalore, KA. 12AA03.



Sanctum of the Achyutaraya temple, Vijayanagar (Hampi), Karnataka. LAH12


Ganesha sanctuary at the entrance, Jalagandishvara temple, Vellore, TN. LX12


Unfinished linga in a small monolithic temple, Mahabalipuram, TN. LBE31


Bhairava in a small "border" temple, Kanchipuram, TN. LJ33.


Sivagami dressed and worshipped inside the shrine, Ekambareshvara temple, Kanchipuram, TN. LM47.



Family praying at the Ganesha shrine, Bhojeshvar temple in Bhojpur, Madhya Pradesh. LBF46


Shrine to the Goddess Mariyamman, Kanchipuram, TN. LAB31.



Linga in front of a Goddess shrine. Kanchipuram, TN. LZ33.



Puja to Mariyamman
More Goddess worship.
Photo ref: LAB33.


Goddess shrine with children. Kanchipuram, TN. LZ34.

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