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Outdoor shrine scene under shady trees: a deity murti (Dakshinamurthi-style figure in white with flower garlands in yellow, orange and red, and a decorated arch) stands on a rocky base with a Shivalinga-like stone in front. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward with hands raised before the shrine. To the right, several men in white kurta and dhoti stand holding small vessels or offering items. On the left, a seated person in white with a white head wrap rests on a white plastic chair. Floral garlands drape the shrine and a white cloth covers the altar.

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Outdoor photo at an ashram shrine under tall shady trees. A deity murti stands under a golden arched canopy, adorned with marigold and flower garlands, with a red-and-gold canopy hanging at the left edge. Devotees in white clothes stand and kneel around a stone-edged platform; one man in white kneels with hands near the base of the shrine. Along the right, a cameraman in white operates a video camera on a tripod, with more white-clad people behind him. A seated woman in a white headcloth sits at the left near orange flower offerings in the foreground. The scene suggests a puja or darshan at a shrine.2005-03-08 +1 copiesOutdoor temple scene under tall green trees at the ashram. A deity murti stands in an arched golden niche decorated with marigold and orange flower garlands, with a red and tasselled canopy overhead. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand on a raised stone platform before the shrine, one with bare upper body and a red sash, while another man bends low in prostration on the stone steps. A woman in white with a white head covering kneels at left beside flower offerings. A cameraman in white films on a tripod at right, and a few more people in white sit or stand in the background. Orange and red flowers lie in the foreground.2005-03-08March 08 20052005-03-08Outdoor ritual scene under shady trees at a golden arched shrine holding a Shiva lingam draped in marigold garlands, with a small deity murti behind it and an ornate canopy above. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt kneels on the stone platform in front of the shrine with his palms joined, wearing a red-and-gold shawl. Beside him a standing man in white raises his hands in worship, another in white with an orange-gold cloth stands at the left, and a woman in a white sari with a white head covering sits on a chair at the left. Several other men in white kurtas and dhotis stand around the platform, and a video camera on a tripod is at the right. Orange marigold offerings lie in the foreground on a striped mat.2005-03-08Outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree at the Dakshinamurti shrine. A golden-and-white deity murti of Dakshinamurti sits on a cobblestone base, adorned with garlands of yellow marigolds and red and white flowers. A long-haired man in a cream-white robe with yellow-gold draping stands at right holding a ritual lamp toward the murti, with garlands around his neck, apparently performing aarti. In the foreground a young man in a saffron-orange robe looks back over his shoulder, and a bald man in orange stands at lower right. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the background, and a photographer with a camera is visible at upper right.2006-01-01March 08 20052005-03-08January 01 20062006-01-01Outdoor temple scene under tall shady trees. A seated black deity murti is draped with marigold garlands in red, yellow and purple, set in a white arched shrine frame above a mound of red kumkum. In the foreground a long-haired man in white dhoti and shawl stands with palms pressed together in prayer, a wrapped sacred thread and a beaded mala at his neck. Beside him a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a golden tray with offerings. Behind them, people in white and orange stand in devotion, and a woman in a yellow shawl folds her hands on the right. A small figure in white stands in the background near the shrine. Dhoti-clad worshippers form a puja gathering.2010-12-21Outdoor photo under a large spreading tree at an ashram. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a long rust-red dupatta pours liquid from a vessel over a svayambhu-style lingam set on a dark stone platform, which is ringed by a black-and-white painted border and red-dusted stones. Behind the lingam stands a deity murti draped with garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and wearing a white cloth head covering. To the left, a seated woman in white with a yellow-gold shawl and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace smiles, her head covered with a white cloth. A man in a white shirt stands behind a tripod-mounted camera. Around them, devotees in white kurtas and saris stand or sit, with a few in saffron and orange, and a bronze kalasha sits near the altar.2005-03-08December 21 20102010-12-21December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photo of a seated man with long dark hair, wearing a white garment with a gold-bordered cloth and a dark rudraksha-style mala, eyes closed, sitting on a wooden chair before a microphone stand. Behind him a large deity murti sits on a rocky mound garlanded with yellow and red flowers, the figure in gold and white with a crown and turban-like headdress and raised hand. Below, a smaller seated figure in white and gold with garlands rests on the rocks, a white-and-black patterned serpent-like form curls along the base, and offerings of flowers, a brass lamp and a plate of fruit sit on a mat with brass vessels. Trees shade the open ground.