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Outdoor photo of a dark stone deity murti standing within a white arched frame amid leafy banyan-type trees. The murti wears an orange cloth, a marigold garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, and has multiple arms. Four devotees stand around a raised black base heaped with orange-red offering bags. A woman in a red-and-orange sari with her palms joined stands closest, a woman in a white sari with a blue blouse stands with her back to the camera, a man in a pink shirt and dark trousers stands to the left, and another woman in a red-orange sari is at the far left edge. Tiled ground and a white concrete edge surround the shrine.

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Outdoor photo of a dark stone Dakshinamurthy-style murti seated beneath a white carved arch in a shaded grove of banyan trees. The statue wears an orange cloth, a head wrap and garlands of yellow and red marigolds, and sits on a base heaped with red-orange offerings. A man in a white shirt and blue jeans bends forward to tend the murti, while a woman in a sari stands at left and another man in a white shirt watches from the right. Several onlookers' heads are visible at the bottom edge.2010-07-08Outdoor photograph of a shaded grove under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At the centre stands a black stone shiva lingam shrine with a white arched frame carved with floral motifs, decorated with a garland of yellow and orange marigolds and an orange cloth draped over the deity. The base is heaped with red-orange offerings. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border leans toward the shrine, placing an offering. Around it, several devotees in white and cream traditional clothes and yellow shawls stand and watch; one man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with his palms joined in namaste. A small green plastic container sits by the tree base. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-09-14Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, showing a white arched shrine framing a deity murti draped in orange with garlands of yellow and orange flowers. Several devotees stand around on sandy ground: a man in a white dhoti and shirt on the left, a woman in an orange saree and orange skirt, a woman in a green and yellow saree with a white shawl, a man in a blue shirt and grey trousers near the shrine, and a woman in a maroon outfit at right. Orange and red offerings are heaped at the base of the shrine. No a person candidate is visible.2010-08-14November 07 20102010-11-07July 08 20102010-07-08July 11 20102010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor photograph of a shaded temple shrine beneath a large spreading tree with hanging aerial roots. A black stone deity murti with multiple arms, wearing an orange cloth and layered garlands of marigold and red flowers, stands inside a carved silver-toned arch. The murti sits on a black pedestal, and a mound of red-orange painted stones or powder surrounds its base within a black-and-white rimmed platform. Two devotees stand in front: a woman in a white blouse and grey-striped sari on the left, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti on the right, both facing the shrine. A small plaque is set at the base. Cylindrical grey posts flank the scene and the ground is bare earth.2010-07-10October 09 20102010-10-09June 04 20092009-06-04A photograph taken outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At the centre stands a dark stone statue of a robed figure wearing an orange-saffron cloth and a garland of yellow and red flowers, set within an ornate white arched frame. The statue rests on a mound of bright orange-red powder with a black-and-white dotted border. Five men stand on the paved ground in front of it: on the left a man in white with hands joined in namaskar, then men in pink, red, white and grey shirts and trousers. The statue is a murti, not a living person, so a person is set to depiction only if a probable candidate were visible, which it is not here; the figure is a statue rendered in saffron cloth with garlands, not an identifiable living person.2010-11-03Outdoor temple scene under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A black stone deity murti stands in a silver-framed niche draped with green cloth, garlanded with yellow and red flowers and a red shawl. Before it, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and white shawl stands with hands folded in prayer at a red-smeared offering stone with brass lamps. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with palms pressed together in worship, and another man in an orange-saffron cloth walks at the right edge. Several people are visible, with a bare-chested priest wearing a rudraksha mala and a white shawl. a person candidate not clearly identifiable from appearance.2011-10-01