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An outdoor photograph of a large seated deity murti, golden-yellow with white dhoti and ornate jewellery, decorated with yellow, orange, red and green garlands and flanked by flower-covered arches. In front, a smaller kneeling figure with a white turban and gold armbands, a dark necklace and rudraksha-style garland is shown bare-headed in stone-based setting, with a white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth nearby. Four small framed printed photographs sit on a pink-petal bed at its base. Stones and trees surround the shrine under daylight.

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Outdoor photograph of a golden deity murti, a four-armed figure with a white turban and gold garments, seated on a raised platform framed by an arch of yellow marigold and red and white flower garlands. In the foreground, a white-turbaned bust-form figure with a gold armlet and a pink garland sits on a rock-and-stone base, decorated with white flower garlands and a gold crown-like headpiece. Four small framed photographs are placed at the base amid pink flower petals. No physical people are visible. Trees and dry ground surround the shrine.2005-01-24January 24 20052005-01-24A photograph of an outdoor shrine set among trees and rocks. A golden four-armed deity murti seated on a golden throne is framed by an arch of marigold and red flower garlands with colourful beaded panels. In front, a large rough-stone base holds a white-draped linga-form image with a white turban-like cloth, a pink flower garland, layered gold bangles and a jewelled green-and-gold necklace, with marigold garlands and rose petals around its base. Dry earth and foliage surround the shrine. The deity murti is a statue, not a physical person, and no people are visible.A photograph of a large deity murti of a four-armed figure seated in a gold-painted pose, draped in white cloth and a gold lower garment, decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and a white turban-like headdress with pink flowers. It stands in an outdoor setting under tree branches. In the foreground, a shaved-headed figure in white dhoti with a white and pink flower garland, golden bangles and a jewelled necklace sits in front of a rock-lined base, possibly a priest or devotee, with a tilak on the forehead. The scene appears to be a festival or puja setting.2005-01-24January 24 20052005-01-24March 08 20052005-03-08 +1 copiesA painted deity murti seated on a rocky mound beneath a large banyan tree, heavily decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red and white flower garlands forming an arch behind it. The figure wears a white turban and white cloth, gold necklaces and armlets, and holds ritual objects in its raised hands. Orange and marigold offerings are placed at its base, and the setting is an outdoor grove under dense leaves.2006-01-01A decorated murti of Lord Dakshinamurthi, the seated teacher form of Shiva, under a golden arched shrine framed by a multicolored canopy and dense tree foliage. The figure has a yellow face, wears a white turban and white dhoti-like cloth, holds a rudraksha-style mala and ritual objects, and is draped with long garlands of yellow marigolds, red flowers and green leaves. Below, a stone plinth with a central Shiva lingam covered in yellow garlands, pink flowers and a white cloth stands among rocks, with a smaller lingam visible at left. No physical people are present.2005-03-08A festival deity murti is shown seated in a procession setting, adorned with dense garlands of yellow marigolds, red flowers and green leaves arranged in an arched backdrop. The figure has golden-orange skin, a white turban with a pink flower, multiple arms holding golden implements, a gold and white dhoti, and layered beaded necklaces. Tree branches with green leaves frame the scene behind it. It is a statue, not a living person.Outdoor photo beneath a large tree at an open-air shrine. A figure with long dark hair wearing a white dhoti and white shawl with gold border stands at left, reaching toward a raised statue of a seated deity adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a white and gold turban, gold necklaces and bangles, sitting on a red rock-like peetha. Small brass oil lamps, a bell hanging from the branches, a silver tray and flower offerings sit on the platform, with a framed photograph set in front of the statue on the rocks. Smoke rises at left. A tripod-mounted microphone and black speaker are visible at right.2005-01-24 +2 copiesMarch 08 20052005-03-08 +1 copiesMarch 08 20052005-03-08