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A night photograph of an outdoor shrine on a stone plinth at ground level, with a golden-coloured linga-shaped structure at its centre draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a pink hibiscus flower and a white sacred thread. Numerous small clay oil lamps burn around the base and on the surrounding dirt ground. A tall pink and white flower garland hangs on a stand to the left. A black stone sign with gold lettering in Kannada script sits at the front of the plinth. No people are visible.

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November 25 20152015-11-25 +1 copiesA gilded linga stands on a golden yoni pedestal at night, draped with a garland of pink flowers that wraps around the base and linga. A small dark stone sits beside it on the stone platform. In the foreground a dark plaque with ornate gold border carries Kannada script. Background shows a worn stone floor in warm lamplight. No people are visible.2021-07-23Outdoor photo of a small shrine on a stone plinth, decorated with garlands of yellow and orange marigolds, white jasmine strands, purple flowers and loose red roses. A gold-coloured cylindrical lingam stand with a dark stone lingam rests on the plinth beside a tiered gold base. A black stone slab at the right carries engraved Kannada script and a red rose garland hangs down over its edge. Trees and bare earth appear in the background. No people are visible.2010-01-01Outdoor photo of a golden shivalinga on a stone base, decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds, white jasmine strands, purple flowers and red roses, with green leaves at the top. A dark stone sits beside the lingam. The shrine rests on a grey stone platform beside a black memorial slab carrying carved Kannada-script lettering. Trees and dirt mounds are behind it. No people are visible.2010-01-01November 27 20122012-11-27November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesA small outdoor shrine on a raised stone platform, decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and green leaf garlands around a carved deity figure whose face is covered by a white cloth and orange ornament. A dark stone lingam sits in front, surrounded by scattered flower petals and a brass bowl. A silver bell hangs at the left edge. A black stone plaque in Kannada and English reads Munishwara shrine. No people are visible.2009-12-22A photograph of an outdoor shrine on a stone platform in dappled sunlight. A dark stone Shiva lingam sits on a raised square base, encircled by a garland of yellow marigolds with purple flowers and draped with an orange cloth. A small trident stands upright in a stone socket to the left, decorated with a yellow flower, and a bench-like stone slab lies behind. No people are visible.2010-12-31A photograph of an outdoor shrine centred on a dark stone Shivalinga resting on a gold-coloured yoni-pitha base, topped by a gilded kalasha-like cylinder with a red tilak mark. The linga and base are draped in garlands of yellow marigolds, white jasmine-type flowers, purple-edged blooms and green leaves, with a thick red rose garland at the front. Petals and scattered powder lie on the grey stone platform, with trees and a low wall behind. No people are visible.2010-01-01November 23 20182018-11-23An outdoor shrine on a raised concrete plinth on reddish-brown earth. A dark stone lingam sits on a square base, draped with garlands of white jasmine and red and yellow flowers with green leaves, and a second garland hangs on a standing post at left. A black stone plaque below carries Kannada and English text. No people are visible.2013-05-20 +1 copiesA small black stone lingam shrine is heavily decorated with garlands of red roses, yellow marigolds, white chrysanthemum-like blooms and purple flowers. A white cloth is wrapped around the lingam's upper part, and a dark green cloth and rudraksha-like beads sit at its base. A black stone plaque in the foreground carries Kannada text reading Munishwara Sannidhi. No people are visible; the blurred background shows green foliage and tree trunks.2013-07-04