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Night photograph of an outdoor shrine featuring a large black stone murti of a multi-armed deity seated on a pedestal, framed by an ornate silver arch decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaf garlands. A priest with a bare torso, white dhoti with a yellow-and-orange border, and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead stands at the left, waving a lit oil lamp and holding a brass bell. The base is coated in bright orange paint, with a small shivalinga-like form and scattered yellow flowers. Dense trees surround the scene. This is an abhishekam-style puja at a deity shrine; the lone person is a priest, so a person is none.

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A night photograph of a dark stone deity murti, a four-armed seated form with a rudraksha mala and a yellow flower at its crown, set within an ornate silver arch decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaf strands. A priest stands at left in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a vertical white tilak on his forehead, holding a brass oil lamp with a visible flame near the statue as part of a puja or aarti. Dark foliage and a wooden railing frame the outdoor setting.2010-01-01Night photograph of a temple shrine under dark trees. A black stone deity murti with multiple arms, wearing a rudraksha-style bead necklace, stands within a silver arched frame decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. A priest in a white shirt with a light tilak on his forehead holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame toward the murti. In the foreground, three devotees with dark hair face the shrine with their backs to the camera; one has hands pressed together in prayer. An orange cloth lies at the base of the shrine, and a small plaque is visible on the pedestal. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at the shrine.2010-01-01A bald priest with a bare upper body, wearing white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, stands at left holding an oil lamp up toward a large black stone Dakshinamurti murti seated under a silver arch on a red-painted base beneath a leafy tree. The murti has multiple arms holding a drum, a flame and other objects, with a crown and red flower garland, and is dusted with yellow powder. Offerings of flowers and turmeric-like powder lie on the pedestal, and a small stone bench and a black-stone plaque sit in front. The scene is an outdoor shrine ritual of aarti before the deity.2011-09-24 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a shrine under a leafy tree. A black stone deity murti of Dakshinamurthi, four-armed with a seated figure on a rock base, stands before an ornate white arched frame. Orange-red painted stone surrounds the base, with flower petals and a small sanctuary-like stone block in front. A man in white dhoti-style clothes with a yellow-edged cloth stands at right, holding a silver vessel in his hand and facing the deity, apparently performing abhishekam. Text on a small black sign at the base reads the shrine name in Kannada script.2010-07-15November 05 20072007-11-05A photograph of a temple scene under a tree. On the left, a standing male priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a red-and-white flower garland around his neck and bangles on his wrist, holds a small brass bell and a handbell-like puja vessel while he stands barefoot on a red-painted base. Beside him stands a large dark stone sculpture of a multi-armed deity, seated in a cross-legged pose on a carved pedestal, with a red tilak on the forehead and a crown-like headdress, holding objects in several hands. An ornate silver-coloured arched torana frame surrounds the image, and a lamp and an orange fruit sit on a stone offering slab at the base. Trees with green leaves fill the background.2011-12-28June 30 20102010-06-30A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border stands at the left, bare-chested with sandalwood markings on his arm, pressing a red kumkum mark onto the forehead of a black stone deity murti seated on a rock-like base. The four-armed murti is dusted with yellow turmeric and rice powder, and a small figure lies beneath its base. An ornate silver arch frames the murti, with green trees behind. A gold bowl is visible at the lower left. Pink flowers lie at the base, and offerings of yellow powder cover the platform. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja at an outdoor shrine.2011-09-24 +1 copiesNight-time photo of a man in white dhoti and yellow-bordered shawl pouring milk from a brass vessel over a large black Shiva lingam set within a silver-framed arch decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaf festoons. Two women in the foreground, one with grey hair in a white top and one in yellow, watch the abhishekam from behind. Orange-red decorative pieces frame the base, with brass kalasha vessels and scattered flower petals on the dark stone platform. Dense dark foliage and tree branches fill the background.2010-01-01July 08 20102010-07-08A night-time outdoor abhishekam at a black stone Shiva lingam or deity murti set in a silver arch decorated with yellow marigold garlands. A man in white dhoti with a yellow sash and white shirt, with a tilak on his forehead, pours liquid from a brass vessel over the black sculpture, which is being bathed in water. A woman in a white top with a yellow shawl kneels at the base with brass pots. Orange cloth lies on the ground. Several onlookers stand at left, including a woman in a grey-haired and beige-clothed pose and a light-haired woman. Dense trees and a wooden fence surround the shrine.2010-01-01December 16 20092009-12-16