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February 10 20122012-02-10An outdoor shrine under trees shows a dark stone sculpture of a seated deity murti on a black pedestal, framed by a white arched niche carved with floral and animal motifs. The figure wears a yellow headband, rudraksha-style beads, a blue lower garment and a garland of yellow flowers. Its backdrop is a bright red-orange cloth. The base is heaped with red-painted stones and marked by a small plaque. Overhanging branches and bare vines frame the scene. No physical people are visible.2013-07-12February 10 20122012-02-10A black stone murti seated in a silver arched niche before a red cloth backdrop, surrounded by trees. The figure wears an orange saffron shawl over the body, an orange headwrap, and multiple rudraksha mala strands across the chest with a pendant. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang from the arms, and a few flower petals lie at the base. The figure holds ritual objects in its upper hands, with its lower hands in a meditative mudra. This is a sculpted deity murti, not a living person, and the scene is an outdoor shrine.2013-01-13July 14 20132013-07-14A black stone deity murti stands within an ornate silver-coloured arch under a shady tree canopy. The figure wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over its body and an orange head wrap, with a rudraksha-style mala hanging at the chest. Multiple arms are raised holding objects. The murti sits on a dark stone pedestal in front of a heap of red-orange kumkum or vermilion powder, with small brass lamps and a small inscribed plaque at its base. A low white wall and bare ground surround the shrine outdoors. No people are visible.2010-10-02February 10 20122012-02-10July 14 20132013-07-14April 27 20122012-04-27October 12 20132013-10-12February 10 20122012-02-10A black stone statue of Lord Dakshinamurthy, the seated form of Shiva as teacher, sits under a carved stone arch within a banyan-tree canopy. The figure wears an orange cloth wrapped over the shoulders and lap and an orange head wrap, with a white flower garland and a blue-and-white beaded collar. Its hands hold a drum-like instrument and a flame-shaped object, and a small seated figure is carved on the pedestal below. The base is painted red and the arch is ornately carved with floral and animal motifs. No living people are visible.2007-05-04