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A devotee in a dark grey long-sleeved top and black trousers bows forward with hands pressed together, touching his head to the feet of a large black stone deity murti of Dakshinamurthi. The statue wears an orange shawl and orange dhoti, a yellow and red marigold garland, and holds a drum and a flame. A man in white shirt and white trousers, with a rudraksha mala, stands beside it with a hand on the statue. Behind the statue is an ornate silver arch set among green banyan leaves. A bare-footed figure in orange is partially visible at left. A black plinth carries a Kannada and English label reading Dakshinamurthi shrine.

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A man in white dhoti and white shirt bends forward with hands pressed together in reverence before a black stone statue of Dakshinamurthy, a form of Shiva as teacher. The statue wears an orange cloth on its head and body, a rudraksha mala, and yellow and red marigold garlands, and it stands within a white carved stone arch surrounded by green trees. The base is coated in orange-red paint with scattered flower petals, and a small black plaque in front reads Dakshinamurthi shrine. A second man in white stands partly visible at the right edge.2010-07-19Outdoor photo at a shrine under a large banyan tree. A black stone Dakshinamurthi murti stands within a white ornate stone arch, draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers. A man in a grey shirt and dark trousers stands at left, one hand resting on the statue's arm. At right, a man in white shirt and trousers bends forward, hands on the base as if bowing or touching the feet. The shrine base is painted bright orange, with a granite plaque reading Dakshinamurthi shrine, a small Om kolam and scattered rose petals.2010-07-07July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJune 30 20102010-06-30Outdoor 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.2010-12-16A black stone murti of Dakshinamurthi, Shiva as the seated teacher, sits under an ornate silver arch in an open-air shrine beneath a leafy tree. The figure wears an orange-red cloth draped over its body and a red turban, with a white-and-red garland and yellow and green marigold garlands hanging around it. A small black plaque below reads Dakshinamurthi shrine. In the lower right, a person in white clothes bends forward with one hand touching the base of the shrine, near scattered yellow flowers.2010-12-28August 03 20102010-08-03A photograph in an outdoor garden setting under dense green foliage. A black stone murti of a standing deity stands on a dark pedestal, draped in an orange cloth, wearing a saffron-orange headwrap, a rudraksha mala and a long garland of yellow and red marigolds with purple flowers. A man in a light blue-and-white checked shirt and white trousers bows deeply, pressing his forehead to the murti's feet in reverence. Beside him, a man in a white shirt leans in to steady or assist, and a light cloth hangs nearby. Silver-toned arches frame the shrine beneath a banyan-like tree, with small red and orange flower offerings on the ground.2010-08-28A woman in a white kurta and white loose trousers bends forward with her forehead pressed to the black stone statue of a four-armed deity, performing reverent pada puja at a Dakshinamurthi shrine. The black murti wears an orange garment, an orange turban, a rudraksha mala and a garland of yellow, purple and red flowers. Its raised hands hold ritual objects, and a lavish silver arched frame surrounds it under green foliage. A kneeling figure appears at the base. A Kannada and English sign reads Dakshinamurthi shrine. The woman is the only physical person and the statue is a deity murti, not a person candidate.2010-08-03Outdoor photo of a black stone Dakshinamurthi murti under a silver-plated arch, draped in orange-red cloth with a red turban, rudraksha mala and white forehead marking, garlanded with yellow, red and white flower strands. A man in white clothes bends forward at the right, his hand resting on the base beside a small black plaque reading Dakshinamurthi shrine, with a brass bell and flowers on the red-painted platform, under leafy trees.2010-12-28Outdoor photo of a black stone statue of a sannyasi in saffron and orange robes with a saffron-striped headcloth, a tilak mark on the forehead, and a rudraksha mala draped at the chest. The statue has multiple raised arms holding objects, is garlanded with red and white flower garlands with yellow tassels, and stands beneath a silver-coloured ornate arch in a leafy garden. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers bends forward and kisses or touches the statue's feet in devotion. Only one physical person is visible.2010-08-07A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white upper cloth bends forward at the base of a large dark stone statue of Dakshinamurthi, Shiva as teacher, shown in a shrine beneath a tree. The statue wears an orange and red sash over its shoulders, a long rudraksha mala hangs to its waist, and one hand is raised in a mudra. The worshipper, holding a bead mala, touches his forehead to the statue's base near an offering of orange-red sindoor-coated stones. A silver-framed arched doorway with floral relief frames the scene. Below, a black stone plaque marks the Dakshinamurthi shrine.2010-09-29