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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree showing a black stone statue of a standing sage-like figure in orange robes and an orange turban, holding a rudraksha mala and a staff, set inside an ornate silver arch on a black pedestal with an orange rocky base. Two women in white saris with yellow shawls stand nearby; one at left partly behind aerial roots, one at right with hands folded in prayer facing the statue. A black and white dotted snake sculpture lies at the base, and a small stone bench and a marble plaque sit in front. The ground is dirt with a concrete path.

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Outdoor shrine beneath a large spreading tree. A black stone deity murti with multiple arms, draped in an orange cloth and wearing a garland of yellow and white flowers, stands inside an ornate silver arch. Its base is heaped with bright orange-red stones. Two women in saris stand before the shrine: one in orange with a white polka-dot pattern, the other in red. A woman in a white sari with green print walks to the left. At the lower right a man in white kneels and bows with his forehead near the ground beside a low stone platform.2010-07-10July 08 20102010-07-08June 30 20102010-06-30Outdoor photograph of a black stone murti standing in a silver-coloured arched frame beneath leafy trees. The murti wears an orange cloth wrapped over the shoulders and an orange head cloth, with a garland of white and purple flowers hanging to its feet. It has multiple arms, one hand holding a small object. A small altar in front holds a flower bowl and brass bells and lamps. The base is a raised red-painted mound with a dotted black-and-white border. A person in white clothing with an orange shawl stands at the left edge, partly visible.2009-06-01Outdoor photograph beneath a leafy banyan tree at a shrine. A large black stone murti with multiple arms and an orange wrap with a red headband stands within a white ornate arch, seated on a red-painted rock pile with a black-and-white dotted base. A woman in a white sari with hands folded stands at left. A man in a pale shirt and white dhoti kneels barefoot on a dark stone platform in front of the murti. A standing man in an orange kurta faces the shrine at right, and an elderly person in orange robes stands at far left, with more people in white at the right edge. The scene suggests pada puja and darshan at the shrine.2010-07-14April 03 20122012-04-03 +1 copiesA woman in a white sari with a gold border stands with hands folded in prayer before a black stone Dakshinamurthy statue. The seated deity wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over its body, an orange headband, and a garland of yellow and red flowers. It sits beneath a silver ornate arch set against dense green tree foliage. The shrine base is painted bright red with a black plinth bearing a small label reading Dakshinamurthi shrine and an Om symbol, with scattered petals on the ground. The scene is an outdoor shrine under a large tree.2010-07-11December 28 20092009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28Outdoor photo beneath a large leafy banyan tree at an ashram-style shrine. A black stone statue of a multi-armed figure in an orange garment with an orange head wrap and a rudraksha mala sits under an ornate white arched frame, set on a red-painted pedestal with a dotted black base. A woman in white sari-style clothing with long dark hair stands at the left of the statue, reaching toward it with her hand. In front, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels barefoot on a dark polished floor with his hands folded. Two standing people in orange garments watch: an older person with grey hair at the far left and a younger man in an orange kurta at right. A small black plaque with script lettering sits at the base of the pedestal, and a few flowers lie nearby.2010-07-14August 07 20102010-08-07March 14 20122012-03-14