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A figure in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair stands at left holding a brass oil lamp with a visible flame, offering aarti before a shrine. The shrine is a small stone structure with a blue-and-white capped top under a large tree, holding a black stone deity murti or linga-like form decorated with white and red flower garlands and a white cloth. Seated devotees, including a child with shaved head in the foreground, watch at right and lower edge, with a brass oil lamp and pink flowers visible. Night setting with dark foliage behind.

Night photo at an outdoor shrine beneath a large tree. A man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark, a yellow bead garland and saffron-orange robes stands at left with his hand extended toward a small stone shrine. Inside the shrine sit dark stone deity murti adorned with green leaves, white flowers and red blossoms. At lower right, a shaven-headed man in orange robes kneels at the shrine, holding a small offering vessel, with a brass bell on the ground nearby. Behind a low railing, several people in white and orange clothing watch, and a photographer is visible. A blue-and-white pot-shaped finial sits atop the shrine structure.

August 02 2008

A photograph of a temple ritual at a black stone deity murti. A priest in a red-orange turban and a red-brown dhoti with a white garland stands at the right, holding a brass lamp that flames while he lights it. Behind him a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis presses close, some with folded hands, and a man with a camera stands among them. Blue wall and rafters with white garlands frame the shrine.

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Night photograph at a banyan tree shrine. A small raised stone shrine with a blue-and-white tiled dome topped by a golden finial stands in front of a large gnarled tree trunk. Beside it sits a black stone lingam-like sculpture decorated with a garland of white flowers and red blossoms. A man in orange ochre clothing sits at the shrine's edge with his head bowed, and a partially visible head of another person appears at the bottom edge. Railings and a few other figures are faintly visible in the dark background.

March 02 2011

Night-time temple scene at a shrine with a dark linga-like deity murti draped in a red cloth and garlanded with white and yellow flowers. In the foreground a figure in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a floral garland and long dark hair, faces the shrine holding a lit lamp aloft. Two men in white dhotis stand to the left, one holding a tray of flowers. A small blue-robed statue and an oil lamp sit on a red-and-white striped platform, and gold-patterned pillars frame the shrine. Offerings and a puja in progress.

July 31 2015

Night photograph of a temple scene. A figure in orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders, bare-backed, stands at left holding a lit oil lamp in one outstretched hand toward a dark stone deity murti. The murti is adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers and sits on a rock-like raised base with a black shivalinga-style form and a small offering in front. Other people in white and orange clothing stand partly visible at the far left edge. A small oil lamp burns on the floor near the base, and a hanging light fixture hangs from above in the dark background.

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November 19 2009

Outdoor photo beneath large banyan trees at an ashram shrine. A golden deity murti seated on a red-draped platform is garlanded with multicolour flower garlands and set within a white arched frame. A man in saffron/orange robes with long dark hair, a white floral garland and beaded necklaces holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward the murti. Beside him, another saffron-robed person with a beaded necklace holds offerings. A camera operator is visible at the right edge, and a white-clad figure stands at the far right. The ground has white kolam-style patterns and a dark stone slab in front of the shrine.