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A photograph in an outdoor garden setting with tall trees and a dirt path lined with stepping stones. On the left stands a dark stone deity murti draped in a yellow cloth with yellow flower garlands and gold ornaments, seated on a black pedestal beside red-painted stone offerings. On the right, a man in an orange saffron garment with a bare upper body and a dark rudraksha mala holds his hands in anjali mudra, facing the murti in prayer. In the background, another figure in white clothing walks along the path.

Outdoor photo of a devotee in an orange saffron sari with gold border, standing barefoot before a black stone deity murti at a shrine among tall trees and shrubs. The murti is draped in a yellow cloth, garlanded with yellow and red flowers, and set on a red-painted base. A green cloth hangs at the left edge. The devotee wears a long beaded necklace, holds hands together in prayer, and gazes up at the murti. A low concrete wall and red fence sit behind.

A photograph of an outdoor shrine in a leafy garden. On the left stands a dark stone deity murti draped in yellow cloth with a garland of yellow and red flowers, set on a red-painted base. At right, a person in an orange saffron garment with a golden border stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the murti beside a tree trunk with a circular cement planter. Hanging yellow and pink ribbons or strings are visible at upper right, and green shrubs and trees fill the background.

Outdoor scene beneath large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. A man in saffron-orange robes with a yellow waist sash stands at left with hands joined in prayer, head bowed. At right a large black stone deity murti is draped in orange cloth and wears garlands and a crown, set on a dark pedestal beside green fabric. Rocky ground, stone blocks and red flower offerings lie at its base, and a small plaque stands in the foreground.

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A man with long dark hair and bare feet stands in an outdoor grove beneath a large banyan tree, hands pressed together in namaskar. He wears a red-and-maroon striped dhoti and a matching wrap with a rudraksha-style cord at his neck. Before him on a raised black stone dais sits a dark deity murti wearing an orange saffron cloth, a white flower garland and a gold-coloured necklace, with a red cloth backdrop. Red-painted stones, a brass bell and a small stone altar sit in the foreground beside a clear glass box.

Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, a man in a yellow dhoti and yellow shawl stands barefoot on a paved path with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a black stone deity murti seated on a black pedestal. The murti wears a yellow cloth and yellow garlands, and its base is covered in red kumkum. Nearby stone steps and a small stone bench sit among sandy ground, with a faint colored rangoli pattern on the path.

A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right, a black stone deity murti seated on a dark pedestal wears a red cloth, a red turban-like crown, and a garland of yellow and pink flowers, and is backed by a yellow curtain; red-painted stones surround its base. A standing person in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste. A second person in white clothing stands further back near the pillars. Stone benches and paved walkways lie in the foreground.

A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands barefoot on a paved path under a large banyan tree, hands pressed together in namaskar before a black stone deity murti seated on a red-draped pedestal. The murti wears a red turban-like cloth, a garland of yellow and white flowers, and sits beside a yellow curtain. The surrounding red-painted base holds a small black bench. Hanging aerial roots and tall white posts surround the open courtyard, and a figure in white stands in the distance.

Outdoors in a shaded grove with bare-looking trees and hanging aerial roots, a standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and upper cloth with a white vertical forehead mark and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace presses his palms together in anjali near a black stone deity murti. The murti wears an orange headband, a teal and gold-bordered cloth, and layered necklaces. Stone platforms, scattered dry leaves and a small red-stained base surround the scene. A white-edged shrine stone and a small plaque sit at the murti's base.