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Outdoor photograph of a shaded temple shrine beneath a large spreading tree with hanging aerial roots. A black stone deity murti with multiple arms, wearing an orange cloth and layered garlands of marigold and red flowers, stands inside a carved silver-toned arch. The murti sits on a black pedestal, and a mound of red-orange painted stones or powder surrounds its base within a black-and-white rimmed platform. Two devotees stand in front: a woman in a white blouse and grey-striped sari on the left, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti on the right, both facing the shrine. A small plaque is set at the base. Cylindrical grey posts flank the scene and the ground is bare earth.

Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at an ashram. In the left foreground a black stone murti of a seated deity in orange cloth with a red headdress and white and red flower garlands sits in an arched white and yellow shrine niche, in front of a mound of red-orange kumkum or sindoor. Around the shrine stand devotees in white clothes with hands folded in namaskar, a woman in a white sari, a bald man in a white shirt, and a man in a white t-shirt and dark pants. On the right a woman in pink and an older woman with grey hair and glasses stand watching. Two people in a distant orange-clad group appear behind them. The count is approximate.

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July 11 2010

Outdoor photo of a dark stone Dakshinamurthy murti seated under a banyan tree, framed by a pale carved stone arch. The murti wears a red-orange cloth and garlands of marigold-like flowers, and a large pile of orange-red flowers covers the raised platform in front. A man in a grey shirt and light trousers stands at the murti, adjusting or offering something. Two women in white and pale saree-style dress stand to the left, and a woman in a white dress and another in a patterned top with a yellow shawl sit on the stone step at the bottom, facing the murti. Hanging aerial roots and dense foliage surround the courtyard, with purple and white decorative poles at the edges.

April 09 2012

Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A dark stone deity murti stands in an white arched stone frame, draped in an orange cloth and yellow-and-orange marigold garlands, with an orange-red pile of offerings at its base. A woman in a white sari bends forward at left to offer to the murti. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands in front, one in a red shirt and another in orange clothing at right. A few more people in white are visible at the edges under the trees, with a sign reading 'Nithyanandapedia' near the base. Approximately 12 people visible.

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Outdoor temple scene under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A black stone deity murti stands in a silver-framed niche draped with green cloth, garlanded with yellow and red flowers and a red shawl. Before it, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and white shawl stands with hands folded in prayer at a red-smeared offering stone with brass lamps. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with palms pressed together in worship, and another man in an orange-saffron cloth walks at the right edge. Several people are visible, with a bare-chested priest wearing a rudraksha mala and a white shawl. a person candidate not clearly identifiable from appearance.

A devotee in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl stands with folded hands before a black stone Dakshinamurthy-style deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, set on a red-painted mound under a white arch in an outdoor grove beneath a large banyan tree. A brass plate with offerings and a small vessel sit at the base. Two seated people in the background watch from a white bench, and a white ring-shaped base surrounds the banyan trunk.