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A photograph outdoors under a large spreading tree shows a man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange turban, wearing a garland of white flowers with red, blue and green accents, pouring liquid from a small metal vessel onto a black stone Shivalinga on a red-painted pedestal of rubble stone. Behind him stands a black stone dancing deity murti of Shiva in an ornate silver-toned arch, with red flowers placed at its feet and on the lingam. Two people in white clothing stand in the background. The scene suggests abhishekam at a Shiva shrine.

December 22 2018

October 08 2016

December 22 2018

2018-12-22 +2 copies

Outdoor shrine under a leafy tree showing a black stone deity murti. The murti sits on a black pedestal with a white arched stone frame behind it. Its base is covered in red-orange painted stones and a small brass lamp and offerings sit before it. Two men stand before it: one in a white shirt and grey trousers holding a cloth or item, and another in white dhoti and shirt with hands together in prayer, standing barefoot on a concrete platform. A black and white dotted border surrounds the base. Dry earth surrounds the platform.

A photograph of a devotee standing with hands folded in front of a black stone deity murti, shown with multiple arms and a red head cloth and red-and-gold garments, seated in an arched silver-framed niche backed by green drapery. The devotee wears a rust-orange turban, long dark matted hair, an orange dhoti-style cloth, and a long garland of white flowers with red blooms over the shoulder. A rust-red mound of stones and a black shivalingam-style base with a small pink flower sit before the deity. Overhead hangs a fringed canopy of red, white, blue and yellow tassels among trees, with a white kolam design on the ground at lower right and a cameraman filming at the edge.

Outdoor photograph of a black stone deity murti with multiple arms, decorated with white and red flower garlands and seated within a silver arched torana beneath large shady trees. The murti sits on a raised mound painted bright red, with a white-and-black tiled border around it. In the foreground a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding a small object in his hands, while a brass kalasha, a small silver-and-blue figure, incense sticks, a brass lamp and a plate of kumkum and offerings are arranged on mats. White cloth-wrapped bundles lie to the right. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam at an outdoor shrine.

2006-10-22 +1 copies

A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large tree. A dark stone murti of a seated sage in orange cloth stands within an ornate silver arch, adorned with a silver chest pendant and garlands of red, yellow, white and green flowers. In front, a smaller orange-draped figure or linga-form is garlanded with white and red flowers and a silver necklace. A raised circular platform of red-painted stones with a black-and-white border surrounds the shrine. Brass vessels and a small metal lamp sit at the edges, and blue cloth lies on the ground. No living people are visible.

September 09 2011

February 15 2012

A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large leafy tree. A figure in an orange-saffron cloth, barefoot with a dark hair bun and a rudraksha mala at the neck, stands with palms pressed together in prayer, viewed from behind. Before them stands a black stone deity murti of Dakshinamurthi with multiple arms, wearing a red cloth, a red head wrap, a rudraksha mala and yellow and purple marigold garlands, set within a silver arched niche with a pink backdrop. The murti sits on a black pedestal in front of a mound of red-painted rocks ringed by a black and white dotted border. A small plaque reads Dakshinamurthi shrine, and a few flower offerings rest at the base.

A dark stone statue of a saint stands under a silver arched frame beneath a large tree, set on a red-painted raised platform. The figure wears an orange saffron wrap and a long ornate necklace, with a red tilak on the forehead and a red cloth on the head. Multicoloured flower garlands in red, white, yellow and green drape its shoulders and sides. Below, an orange-clad lingam-like form is decorated with garlands, a gold-toned shrine piece and marigold petals. The scene is outdoors with dense green foliage overhead.