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October 09 2010

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A black stone statue of a four-armed deity murti stands inside a silver-coloured ornate arch beneath a leafy banyan-type tree. The figure wears an orange and maroon striped dhoti-style cloth and an orange headwrap, with a red bindi on the forehead and a long rudraksha-style bead mala hanging to the waist. Its hands hold ritual objects including a drum-like item and a flower. The statue rests on a dark pedestal above a red-painted base, and a black plaque with a small decorative design is set at the front. No people are visible.2010-08-06July 21 20092009-07-21A black stone statue of a four-armed deity seated beneath a large banyan tree, framed by an ornate silver arch. The statue wears an orange and maroon striped dhoti-style cloth, an orange and yellow head wrap, a long rudraksha mala, and a red tilak on the forehead. Its hands hold a drum, a flame-like object and a mudra gesture. A black plaque below reads Dakshinamurthi shrine, with an Om symbol engraved beneath, set on a red-painted base with a flower offering. No living people are visible.2010-08-06October 04 20102010-10-04September 12 20122012-09-12A black stone statue of Dakshinamurthy, the seated form of Shiva as teacher, sits under a silver arch carved with floral motifs in an outdoor garden beneath a large banyan tree. The murti wears an orange-and-maroon cloth, an orange headband, and rudraksha beads, and is draped in garlands of yellow and orange marigolds with red and purple flowers. Its raised hands hold a drum and a flame, and a carved relief of seated figures appears at its base. A black pedestal with a Kannada inscription and a small white cloth offering rest at the front, with red-painted base stones below. No living people are visible.2010-08-08A black stone statue of Dakshinamurthi, a form of Shiva as the seated teacher, stands in an outdoor shrine under a tree canopy. The murti has multiple arms holding ritual objects, wears an orange cloth and an orange headwrap, and is draped with garlands of yellow and purple-red flowers. The statue stands on a dark pedestal within a silver-coloured arch carved with floral and figural motifs, and the base is painted bright orange-red with a small kalasha-like form on top. A black plaque reads Dakshinamurthi shrine, and at the foot a stone slab bears a white-outlined Om symbol strewn with petals. No people are visible.2010-08-01May 22 20132013-05-22July 11 20102010-07-11A black stone statue of Dakshinamurthi, a four-armed deity murti seated on a dark pedestal, draped in an orange cloth with a red-maroon border and a saffron head cloth. It wears a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak on the forehead. Its hands hold a drum, a flame or fire, and other ritual objects. A large ornate silver arch frames the statue, set against green banyan tree foliage outdoors. A small black plaque at the base carries Kannada text labelling the shrine. No people are visible in the scene.2010-07-14Photo 11726164A dark stone murti of a multi-armed deity stands on a black pedestal inside a white stucco arch, beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots and green foliage. The figure wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the body, an orange turban-like headdress, a rudraksha-style bead mala and a long garland of marigolds in orange, yellow and purple hanging to the base. Two hands hold ritual implements. Red-painted rock forms the base around a small brass lamp stand with bells and a plaque, with scattered marigold offerings on the ground. No people are visible; the scene is an outdoor shrine.2010-08-04