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July 23 2006

2006-07-23 +1 copies

July 23 2006

Outdoors beneath a large spreading banyan tree, a man in saffron-orange robes with an orange turban and a multi-coloured flower garland stands at a black stone deity murti of a four-armed form, set within an ornate silver arch carved with figures. He faces the murti and extends his hands toward it while offering worship. Behind him, several people in white clothes stand with hands joined in prayer, and one woman in white stands near the arch. A brass bowl sits on the stone base, and a dark-haired child is visible at the bottom edge. A small offering plate and a trident-like object appear to the left.

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July 21 2005

2005-07-21 +1 copies

Outdoor temple scene under large shady trees. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands barefoot with a garland of white and coloured flowers around his neck, his hands raised in offering toward a black stone statue of Dakshinamurthy, a four-armed seated deity with a flower in one hand, set in an ornate silver-toned arch. The statue sits on a red and white painted rocky base beside a Shivalinga on a black pedestal with a small brass pot and offerings. Behind, several people in white ritual clothes and a woman in a pink sari stand with hands folded in prayer, and an orange canopy is visible in the background. A child in white is at the right edge. Light filters through leaves onto the stone path.

December 21 2010

A photograph of devotees gathered under a large spreading tree at an outdoor shrine. A silver-framed arch wrapped in red, pink, yellow and green flower garlands surrounds a stone deity murti seated on a red-stained pedestal. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the right, reaching toward the murti as if offering or adjusting something. Devotees in white shirts, white dhotis and a woman in a white sari with an orange-and-blue border stand in a line on the left, facing the shrine, and a man in a brown garment stands in the foreground with his back to the camera. The scene is a deity worship moment at an open-air shrine.

A black stone statue of a seated sage wearing an orange shawl and a saffron headband, decorated with a yellow and red marigold garland, stands under green banyan-like foliage in front of an ornate silver arch. A man in a white shirt and white trousers bends forward with his palms pressed to the statue's chest in reverence, while a second man in a white shirt stands at its right side with his hand on the statue. A third person in a striped shirt sits in the lower right foreground, seen from behind. Copyright text overlays the lower right corner.

A photograph taken outdoors beneath a large spreading tree. In the foreground at left, a man with long dark hair, bare-backed and wearing an orange saffron wrap with a white flower garland around his neck, stands facing a stone murti. The murti is a seated black stone figure draped in a white dhoti and shawl, wearing a white headpiece and a yellow and red flower garland; it sits within an ornate silver arch carved with foliage and a makara motif on a red painted stone base. Nearby on the ground is a black lingam with a yellow marigold garland, and a white and grey serpent form curls at the base. A hand holding a lamp appears at the lower right. The scene is a shrine setting with flowers and oil lamps.

Outdoor shrine under dense tree canopy. A bare-backed man in an orange-saffron cloth worships a white and dark stone deity murti standing within an ornate silver arch, its head and body draped in garlands of yellow marigolds and multicoloured flowers. A red-cloth-covered base sits beneath it, with a smaller Shiva-linga-like form adorned with flower garlands and a red tilak mark in front. A decorated palanquin or ornate seat with gold and red embellishments rests at the left edge. The worshipper, with long dark hair, faces the shrine with hands in front of him, in a puja setting.

Outdoor photo beneath a large leafy tree showing a black stone deity murti framed by an ornate silver arch, adorned with garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers and a white cloth draped over its shoulders. In the foreground at right, a person with long dark hair and a white flower garland, wearing an orange saffron-coloured cloth and bare back, stands with palms joined raised above the head in prayer. A second person's head is partly visible at the far left edge. Scattered petals and a small pink cloth hang among the branches, and a tent with decorations appears in the background.