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January 13 20172017-01-13A young man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a small dot pattern and dark trousers bows deeply, pressing his forehead to the clasped hands of a dark stone deity murti. The murti stands on a dark carved base, wears an orange and maroon garment, a dark bead mala, and a long garland of yellow and red flowers with white blooms. Its multiple arms are raised, and green leafy trees fill the background, with an ornate silver-toned carved doorway frame at the left edge.2010-06-30December 23 20162016-12-23January 13 20172017-01-13A photograph outdoors under a large spreading tree shows a man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange turban, wearing a garland of white flowers with red, blue and green accents, pouring liquid from a small metal vessel onto a black stone Shivalinga on a red-painted pedestal of rubble stone. Behind him stands a black stone dancing deity murti of Shiva in an ornate silver-toned arch, with red flowers placed at its feet and on the lingam. Two people in white clothing stand in the background. The scene suggests abhishekam at a Shiva shrine.2005-12-31September 24 20112011-09-24 +1 copiesDecember 22 20182018-12-22 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20112011-09-24 +1 copiesA dark-stone deity murti, seated in a cross-legged posture on a gold-plated base carved with figures, dressed in a maroon cloth with a maroon turban and a gold ornament. Four gold-plated arms hold ritual objects, including a raised gold staff-like implement. The figure wears layered silver and red-stone necklaces, a rudraksha-style dark mala, and a red tilak on the forehead. It is decorated with marigolds, white jasmine, purple flowers and red roses arranged in a frame around the figure. No people are visible.2018-07-28A black stone statue of a seated figure, draped in orange cloth with an orange head wrap and a red tilak, stands under a silver ornamental arch in a tree-shaded outdoor setting. The statue wears long garlands of yellow, white, and purple-red flowers and holds up hand gestures and a ritual implement. A woman in a white blouse and a dark blue-and-white patterned sari bows forward, pressing her hands and forehead to the statue's feet at its base. The statue is a deity murti or devotional figure, not a living person, and the bowing woman is the only physical person visible.2010-09-14A devotee in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl bends forward with forehead pressed to a silver-and-gold pedestal in front of a large gilded deity murti adorned with red and yellow marigold garlands and a red-and-gold crown. Beside the figure, a small white statue in blue robes with a flower garland raises one hand in blessing. Silver oil lamps stand at left beside an orange cloth hanging, and green bead garlands drape the altar.2010-01-01A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a black stone deity murti of Dakshinamurthy seated under a silver-toned arch in a tree-shaded courtyard. A figure in orange robes and an orange turban, with a white and red flower garland, raises a metal vessel high above the murti and pours water over it. Below, a black shivalinga sits in a stone-lined yoni basin with flowers, a kumkum-marked pot and a yellow-green leaf offering. Several women in white sit on the ground at the left, watching the ritual.2005-12-31