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December 31 20092009-12-31A dark stone deity murti of a sage or saint seated under a silver arch decorated with floral garlands in yellow, white and magenta. The figure wears an orange cloth and a rudraksha-style bead mala, and holds a long staff. The murti sits on a base covered with gold foil wrapped offerings, with a smaller orange-clad figure with a staff at the lower right. Behind, a group of about ten people in white dhotis and saris stand with palms pressed together in reverence beneath a leafy tree.2005-07-21A devotee in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl stands at the left, raising a small vessel toward a black stone statue. The statue is a seated four-armed deity murti wearing an orange-saffron cloth, a red head wrap, and a garland of yellow, white and purple flowers, set within a white carved arch under trees. Brass plates with offerings sit at the base on an orange-painted platform, and a small inscribed plaque is mounted on the pedestal. The scene appears to be an abhishekam or puja at an outdoor shrine.2009-12-17Outdoor temple-grounds procession under large spreading trees. A smiling woman in orange sari with a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste on a black polished floor, a white-fringed headcloth on her head. Behind her, saffron-robed monks carry a golden staff topped with a trident and a multicoloured canopy umbrella. To the left, a white-clad priest holds a red-and-orange shawl and a plate near a black deity murti in an arched silver frame, garlanded with marigolds and multicoloured flower strands, sitting on a red stone mound with offerings, a brass lamp and a kolam rangoli pattern on the ground.2008-12-29October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20062006-01-01Outdoor shrine under a leafy tree showing a black stone deity murti. The murti sits on a black pedestal with a white arched stone frame behind it. Its base is covered in red-orange painted stones and a small brass lamp and offerings sit before it. Two men stand before it: one in a white shirt and grey trousers holding a cloth or item, and another in white dhoti and shirt with hands together in prayer, standing barefoot on a concrete platform. A black and white dotted border surrounds the base. Dry earth surrounds the platform.2010-12-16December 31 20092009-12-31A photograph of a black stone statue of a deity with four arms, draped in an orange-saffron cloth and wearing a red-orange headwrap, adorned with a white-and-yellow marigold garland. The statue sits on a dark pedestal inside a white stone arch, with a large orange-red painted rock mound and a black-and-white dotted border at its base. A man with his back to the camera, wearing a white dhoti and yellow shawl, stands barefoot at the base, touching the pedestal as he performs a ritual; brass plates and a small lamp rest nearby. Green trees with red berries frame the scene.2009-12-17December 28 20092009-12-28February 11 20072007-02-11November 20 20062006-11-20