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A devotee in orange saffron robes with long dark hair and a red hair tie stands at lower right, reaching up to touch the arm of a dark stone statue. The black murti wears an orange and maroon head wrap, a rudraksha mala, and orange drapery, with yellow and magenta marigold garlands draped over its shoulders and across the arms. The statue is set within an orange curtained niche framed by ornate silver-coloured carved surrounds, with green trees behind.

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Outdoors among green trees, a dark stone statue of a multi-armed deity seated on a pedestal is draped in orange fabric and garlanded with yellow marigolds and purple-and-maroon flowers. It holds ceremonial objects in its raised hands and wears an orange robe, an orange-and-maroon headwrap and a rudraksha mala. Beside it stands a young man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and an orange robe with a rudraksha mala, looking downward with one hand placed at his stomach. Silver ornamental carved arch panels frame the scene.2011-02-25Outdoors beside a silver-framed arch hung with orange drapery, a black stone statue of a four-armed deity seated on an animal mount stands garlanded with yellow, orange and purple flowers. The statue wears an orange dhoti and a red-and-orange head wrap, a rudraksha mala, and holds ritual objects in its hands. Facing it on the right is a standing man with long dark hair, bare-chested under an orange shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, with his hands clasped at his waist. Green foliage and trees fill the background.2011-02-25December 28 20112011-12-28September 17 20142014-09-17A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold bead necklace stands at left, holding a small brass handbell and looking downward during ritual worship. Beside him a black stone four-armed deity murti with a red tilak on the forehead and a red marking on its hair stands before a white carved stone arch surrounded by green foliage. The murti holds a trident-like staff, a drum and other implements.2011-12-28Outdoors under a large spreading banyan tree, a bald, bare-chested man in an orange and yellow sannyasi wrap and orange rudraksha mala faces a black stone deity murti in a red-draped shrine niche. The murti is adorned with marigold and rose garlands, an orange head cloth, a jeweled green-and-gold necklace and a yellow dhoti, and stands on a black pedestal with small flower offerings. The man's right arm is extended toward the murti in worship, as in a padapuja. Silver-toned arched frame and a metal railing surround the shrine.2014-09-17December 28 20112011-12-28September 24 20132013-09-24A devotee in saffron-orange draped clothing with gold borders stands barefoot with hands folded in prayer before a black stone deity murti of Dakshinamurthy in a silver arched shrine. The figure, shown in orange cloth with a red-and-orange headcloth, holds ritual objects in multiple hands and rests on a small black base. A red-stone platform with brass lamps surrounds the shrine, and tall trees shade the open courtyard. A printed plaque on the shrine reads Dakshinamurthi shrine. The devotee wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and has hair tied up at the back.2011-09-11December 28 20112011-12-28December 31 20092009-12-31A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large spreading tree. A shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala kneels at left, hands folded in prayer, facing a large black stone deity murti. The murti is draped in an orange cloth and wrapped in garlands of red and orange flowers with white blooms, and wears gold ornaments and a necklace. A red curtain backs the shrine, flanked by silver-toned carved arches, and flowers lie at its base. Behind them are a railing, low stone platforms and dirt ground.2014-09-17