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December 28 20112011-12-28Two priests perform abhishekam on a black stone deity murti at a shrine under an ornate silver arch. The left priest wears an orange saffron wrap and dhoti and pours water from a vessel; the right priest wears white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges and holds a silver plate over the murti's head. Water streams down the black statue, which has multiple arms and is seated on a pedestal. Green leaves and an orange fruit lie at the base, and a black plaque in front reads Dakshinamurthi shrine. Trees and foliage surround the scene.2011-12-28A 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 copiesA photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a black stone deity murti of Dakshinamurthy-style form, seated on a pedestal beneath a carved silver-toned arch and a large spreading tree. A man in an orange cloth with an orange head wrap and a white and multicoloured flower garland stands at left, his bare upper back toward the camera, pouring liquid from a metal vessel over a black lingam on a red-painted stone base, with water flowing down its face and red flowers placed on it. Another person in white clothing stands in the background, and a few onlookers sit at the edge of the path.2005-12-31September 24 20112011-09-24 +1 copiesDecember 28 20112011-12-28April 03 20142014-04-03March 24 20122012-03-24A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a shrine under a large leafy tree. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap, with a white and red floral garland, raises a silver vessel high, pouring water over a dark stone murti of a deity seated on a bull, with one hand raised holding a red flower. Beside it a black Shiva lingam in a yoni-peetha on a red pebble-covered base receives water and red flowers, and an oil lamp with a green leaf sits nearby. A silver arch frames the murti. Several women in white sit on a green mat at left, watching the ritual.2005-12-31September 24 20112011-09-24 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a black stone Dakshinamurthi statue draped in an orange shawl and a garland of yellow, purple and orange flowers, standing beneath a white stone arch in a shaded grove. A priest in white dhoti with a red border, bare-chested and barefoot, bows with hands together before the murti. A bright orange-red painted mound surrounds the shrine base, with a small oil lamp set in front. A black plaque reads Dakshinamurthi shrine in Kannada and English.2010-12-16Photo 11726164