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A young girl in a white salwar kameez with a white dupatta and a white flower in her hair stands beside a large dark stone statue of a seated sage. The statue wears an orange robe, an ornate gold-and-orange headwrap, rudraksha beads, and heavy garlands of red and yellow flowers draped over its shoulders and lap. The girl presses her palms together and bows her head in reverence at its feet. Beneath the statue, relief carvings show seated yogic figures, and a black plaque with Kannada script sits at the base. A banyan tree and silver arch frame the scene; a second child in a blue dress stands at the lower left edge.

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July 07 20102010-07-07July 03 20102010-07-03A woman in a white sari with orange and green borders bows forward and presses her hands to a black stone statue of a seated deity under a banyan tree. The statue wears an orange cloth, an orange and gold headwrap, a rudraksha mala, and thick garlands of red roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves. Her own rudraksha mala hangs from her neck. The black stone pedestal carries relief carvings of seated figures, and a silver arch frames the tree behind. A partially visible man stands at the left edge.2010-07-08August 03 20102010-08-03A man in a white kurta and white dhoti bends forward at the base of a large black stone statue of Dakshinamurthy seated beneath an ornate silver arch. The statue wears an orange-red shawl and a matching turban, and is draped with long garlands of red and white flowers that hang down to a black pedestal. Flower petals and a small red offering lie on the platform, and an orange-painted stone object sits at the front. Green tree foliage surrounds the shrine in an outdoor setting. The bent man is a devotee performing a padapuja-style offering; no physical candidate for a person is clearly present.2009-10-17Outdoor photo beneath large trees showing a black stone statue of a seated sage garlanded with yellow, red and purple flower chains. The statue wears an orange turban and an orange and maroon wrap, with rudraksha beads at the chest, and holds a staff-like object. A devotee in white dhoti and shirt bows forward with palms joined in front of the statue. A man in a light blue striped shirt stands at the left edge, and another figure in orange-striped cloth appears at the far right. A silver ornamental arch frames the murti.2010-08-14Outdoor shrine with a white arched stone frame and red backdrop holding a dark stone deity murti draped in an orange cloth, wearing a rudraksha-style mala and heavy garlands of yellow, white and purple flowers. Two women in white saris with gold borders stand before it on a raised red-painted platform; the woman on the right holds her hands together in prayer and the woman on the left bends forward. Brass bells and a small lamp sit at the base, surrounded by green trees.2009-12-28July 08 20102010-07-08August 03 20102010-08-03Two women in white saris with gold borders stand with hands folded in prayer before a shrine. Inside an arched white stone niche sits a dark deity murti dressed in an orange-saffron cloth, draped with garlands of yellow, white and purple flowers and a rudraksha-style mala. The murti sits on a red-painted mound with a black-and-white dotted rim. Brass oil lamps, a bell and a brass vessel rest on the base, and a white fan-like object lies in front. Tall trees and a bamboo fence surround the outdoor shrine.2009-12-28Outdoor shrine under a leafy banyan-type tree at a temple campus. A black stone deity murti dressed in an orange cloth, draped with marigold and red flower garlands, stands on a red-painted base with brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel and an oil lamp before it. A man in white kurta and a yellow shawl stands at right with palms pressed together in prayer. Another person in white clothes walks in the background on a sandy path. Stone blocks and a white pillar stand nearby.2010-07-08July 11 20102010-07-11