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May 17 20132013-05-17A standing figure in orange saffron robes and an orange head wrap stands with palms pressed together in prayer beside a shaded outdoor shrine among green trees. The figure wears a rudraksha mala and bare feet on a pale stone path. Before them, a black stone Shivalingam wrapped in orange cloth and garlanded with red flowers sits on a gold-banded base, with a carved cobra hood rising above it. A black-and-white patterned serpent body coils across the ground toward the lingam. To the right, a black deity murti with a cobra hood, wrapped in orange cloth with red flowers, sits on a rough stone platform beneath a gold ornamental arch. a person is shown in an orange robe with rudraksha beads and a saffron head wrap, and the robe and beads are the distinguishing cues.2004-07-21June 30 20102010-06-30July 21 20042004-07-21Outdoor temple courtyard under tall trees with a red-brick paved floor. On the left, a dark stone deity murti sits in an arched shrine draped with a thick garland of yellow, white and red flowers. In the centre-right, a man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, with a long dark sash and a rust-coloured turban, stands with folded hands before the shrine. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with gold borders holds a white ceremonial parasol over the scene. Several other people in white dhotis and shawls stand and move in the background near the trees and a small stone platform with flower offerings.2016-12-03Outdoors among trees, a man stands barefoot on a black stone platform with palms pressed together in namaskar. He wears a rust-orange dhoti with yellow borders over a bare chest, and a beaded mala hangs around his neck. Beside him a shrine holds a black stone deity murti dressed in yellow cloth with a yellow head covering and red garlands, set in an arched white frame with a green curtain. In front of the shrine is a mound of red offerings, with a small stone seat and a small rug on the ground. The man is a devotee at the shrine, and the page indicates a person's presence but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2013-05-13A photograph under a large banyan tree at an outdoor shrine. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe with a red border, stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, head bowed in prayer before a silver-clad deity murti on a red stone pedestal. Garlands in red, yellow, green and white hang from the murti and a shivalingam-like stone form. A younger man in a white dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at left. Sunlight filters through the tree canopy onto the sandy ground.2006-10-21Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. In the left foreground a person in an orange sannyasi-style wrap with a bare upper body and a beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together in prayer, head bowed. Beside them, partly visible, a figure in white clothing. On the right stands a dark stone deity murti, shaped like a Shivalinga-style form, draped in a white and gold-bordered cloth and adorned with a white flower garland and a pink cloth at the top. The murti sits on a dark stone base with carved panels, set on a red-painted platform. A bronze oil lamp sits on the ground in front, and a white-painted pillar stands at the right edge. The setting is a dirt ground with scattered red powder.2006-12-23July 21 20042004-07-21September 24 20112011-09-24Outdoors under a leafy tree, a figure in saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap bends forward and touches a stone-built mound topped by a dark statue of a seated deity with a hooded serpent-like crest and orange drapery. Several people stand nearby: a woman in white sari with hands pressed together at the right, a man in a white t-shirt and light trousers at the far right, another man in a light shirt, and an older woman in white on the left. A small square stone slab with offerings lies at the lower right. The a person cue is ambiguous: the orange-robed figure has a head wrap but the page does not confirm his presence, so identity is not asserted.2003-01-01Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shawl stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaskar, a mala around his neck, facing a black stone deity murti under the tree. The murti wears white cloth and a garland of yellow, red and maroon flowers, sits on a red-painted base with an oil lamp and brass items, and is framed by an ornate silver arch. A second person in white clothes stands further back near a pillar. Chalk kolam designs decorate the ground.2010-12-21