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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree showing a young man in white ritual clothes with a yellow waist cloth and a red tilak on his forehead. He is draping an orange cloth over a dark black stone seated deity murti, which wears an orange turban and has a crown-like headdress and ornate necklaces. Silver-toned decorative arch frames the scene at right, with dense green leaves and branches overhead.

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A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow waist cord drapes an orange cloth with a maroon border over a black stone statue of a seated deity. The statue wears an orange and maroon headwrap and holds a tall ritual staff-like object. Green leafy tree branches fill the background. The man's hands grip the orange cloth at the statue's chest while he adjusts it.2010-07-15Outdoor ritual photo under a golden canopy with red and black tassels. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl, with a gold-bead necklace and a tilak on his forehead, leans in and touches a large orange-painted Ganesha figure wearing an orange-and-gold cloth. A black stone deity murti stands beside it. Other men in orange and white clothing stand nearby, and green trees fill the background. a person is the central figure, identified by the orange robes, gold-bead mala and ceremonial canopy setting, while his face is not used for identification.2012-09-19A photograph of a dark stone statue seated outdoors beneath leafy tree branches, dressed in an orange saffron shawl and an orange-and-maroon turban, with a red bindi on the forehead. Yellow, white and magenta flower garlands hang over its shoulders and chest, and a rudraksha mala is visible among them. The statue holds a tall staff topped with a carved finial in its raised hand. In front, a man with a shaved head wears a white kurta and a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders, and he is adjusting or placing the garland on the statue. A second person in white with a yellow shawl stands partly visible at the right edge.2009-12-17A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a banyan tree setting. A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow cloth draped over one shoulder and waist stands at left, raising his right arm to place a yellow flower on the head of a large black stone deity murti. In his left hand he holds a copper-coloured tray with a copper vessel and a yellow flower offering. The black murti has a crown, earrings, a necklace, and a red tilak on its forehead, with multiple arms. Behind it is an ornate silver-coloured panel and green leaves of a tree. The image appears to be from a Dakshinamurthi abhishekam event.2010-07-15December 16 20092009-12-16A photograph of a dark stone statue of a sannyasi-style figure wearing an orange robe and an orange and red turban with a red tilak on the forehead. Yellow and multicolored marigold and orchid garlands are draped around its neck and shoulders, and the statue holds a raised staff-like object in one hand. In front of it, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands with his hands at the statue's neck and shoulder, adjusting the garlands, while a second person in white with a yellow shawl stands at the right edge. Green leaves and a white carved arch frame the scene outdoors.2009-12-17Outdoors under a large banyan tree, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a yellow sash drapes a red cloth over a dark stone Dakshinamurthi murti seated in a meditative posture. The ornate silver-toned arch frames the scene, and a second person's hand and head are partly visible at the bottom edge. The statue is being prepared for abhishekam with a red covering.2010-07-15December 28 20112011-12-28A man in a white kurta and white dhoti bends forward at the base of a large black stone statue of Dakshinamurthy seated beneath an ornate silver arch. The statue wears an orange-red shawl and a matching turban, and is draped with long garlands of red and white flowers that hang down to a black pedestal. Flower petals and a small red offering lie on the platform, and an orange-painted stone object sits at the front. Green tree foliage surrounds the shrine in an outdoor setting. The bent man is a devotee performing a padapuja-style offering; no physical candidate for a person is clearly present.2009-10-17December 28 20112011-12-28A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a yellow border stands on the left, reaching up to drape a red cloth over a large black stone deity murti seated beneath a banyan tree. The murti is seated and framed by an ornate silver arch carved with floral and scroll motifs. Green leaves and thick branches fill the background.2010-07-15Outdoor abhishekam at a dark stone Ganesha murti under a green tree canopy. A long-haired figure in orange saffron wrap with gold-yellow border stands with back to camera, holding a silver bowl over the statue, which is smeared with yellow turmeric paste. A young man in white with orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a red-fringed umbrella pole, and another attendant in orange stands behind. Sunlight filters through leaves.2012-09-19