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October 27 20112011-10-27A dark stone murti of Dakshinamurthi, the seated form of Shiva as teacher, sits in a shrine niche framed by an ornate silver arch. The figure wears a bright blue cloth draped over the shoulders and lap and a blue turban with a red tilak. Multiple rudraksha-style bead malas and a pendant hang across the chest. Garlands of red roses and yellow marigolds drape the figure, and a red curtain backs the niche. The figure holds a snake-topped implement in one raised hand and a damaru-like object in another, and rests on a carved base. A small plaque in Kannada script reads Dakshinamurthi Shrine. No people are visible.2011-10-27A black stone statue of a multi-armed deity, shown seated on a rock base, wearing a blue draped cloth and a blue turban-like headwrap. It wears layered red and orange rudraksha-style beaded malas and holds several hands in mudras and ritual objects. It stands in a silver-toned arched frame before a green cloth backdrop with gold dots, set outdoors among trees. A black plaque at the base reads Dakshinamurthi shrine in Kannada and English, and red-painted stone pedestals surround the base. No physical people are present.2011-11-09October 27 20112011-10-27November 24 20112011-11-24July 12 20132013-07-12July 14 20132013-07-14A photograph of a black stone statue of Dakshinamurthy seated in a silver-framed arched niche against a red curtain, under trees. The four-armed deity wears a yellow-green cloth wrap with a teal edge, multiple rudraksha malas and a white bead ornament, and holds a drum, a trident-like implement and a hand in abhaya-type gesture. A seated figure is carved beneath him on a rock base. A plaque in front reads Dakshinamurthi shrine, and a small oil lamp sits at the lower right. No physical people are visible.2011-10-23March 19 20132013-03-19January 22 20122012-01-22A dark stone murti of Dakshinamurthi, a four-armed Shiva form, stands in a silver arched shrine frame against a magenta cloth backdrop among green trees. The deity wears a blue cloth on the head and body, a green-and-gold shawl, red and yellow flower garlands, and layered rudraksha malas. A small brass plaque on the plinth reads Dakshinamurthi shrine. No people are visible.2013-07-11Outdoor shrine photograph showing a black stone statue of a seated deity in yoga posture, wrapped in yellow cloth with an orange head cloth and peacock feather, wearing layered beaded rudraksha-style malas, with four arms holding a drum and other ritual objects. The statue sits in a silver arched frame before a magenta drape, surrounded by trees, on a base heaped with red and orange kumkum. A small plaque reads Dakshinamurthi shrine. No people are visible.2013-07-09