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Night photo at an outdoor shrine beneath dark trees. A large black statue stands within a silver arched frame, draped in orange cloth with a red-orange head wrap and a garland of flowers around its neck. In front, an orange-painted rounded mound holds small brass oil lamps and a tray with red offerings. A young boy in orange robes stands barefoot at the right, looking down. White poles and a black-and-white dotted border surround the shrine.

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November 19 20092009-11-19November 19 20092009-11-19Night photograph of an outdoor shrine under dark trees. A black stone murti of a seated sage in orange robes with a red head cloth and white flower garland stands under an ornate silver arch, set on a dark pedestal. In front, an orange-painted mound with a black-and-white striped serpent coiled around its base holds small lamps and offerings. In the foreground, a barefoot young man in orange robes with long dark hair stands looking down. At left, a red and gold throne-like chair sits beside a few seated people in white and dark clothing. White pillars rise behind.2009-11-19Night photograph at an outdoor shrine under dark trees. A figure in orange robes and an orange turban, seen from behind with long dark hair, stands with hands joined in prayer facing a black stone dakshinamurthy murti seated under a silver arched frame. The deity wears a yellow cloth, a rudraksha mala, and garlands of pink and purple flowers, and is set before a green backdrop. In front, a raised mound of red-orange kumkum or vermilion-coated stones surrounds the murti, with a small placed sign reading the deity's name and an inscription on the base. Hanging aerial roots frame the top of the scene, and metal poles stand in the background.2011-08-13 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the left, a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, stands barefoot with hands joined in prayer, facing right. On the right, a black stone murti of a seated deity wears an orange cloth, an orange turban-like headwrap, a garland of orange and purple flowers, and a gold-toned necklace; it sits on a black pedestal beside a large red-painted shivalinga-like stone base. Offerings include small brass bells and a brass bowl on a low stone table. A carved silver-toned panel stands at the right edge, and a low stone platform lies beneath the tree. A purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2011-02-08August 09 20072007-08-09August 05 20142014-08-05Outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A standing man in plain orange robes, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, faces a black stone statue seated on a pedestal, draped with a marigold garland and an orange cloth. The statue is set on a circle of red-painted stone with a black stone slab and a silver-framed niche to the right. Kolam-style white floor designs lie on the ground near the shrine.2011-02-23August 09 20072007-08-09Night photograph at an outdoor shrine. A man in orange robes stands at left holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a black stone murti seated on a pedestal under a carved silver arch, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with white and red flowers. A smaller orange-clad seated figure with a garland sits on a red-painted rock platform beside it, and a brass kalasha-style vessel stands on a red cloth-covered table in the foreground. Dark trees surround the scene.2006-12-10Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree. A man in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe and a long orange-yellow garland stands barefoot on a paved circular platform, right hand raised in a blessing gesture, long dark hair falling past his shoulders. Behind him, a silver-framed arch surrounds a dark deity murti with four arms, adorned with a red and white garland, and below it a white-clad linga-form sits within a red-painted mound edged with white pebbles, decorated with a white and red cloth and a garland hanging in loops. The setting appears to be a sacred tree shrine with a banyan canopy overhead.2006-04-19Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, a bare-chested man in orange saffron cloth wrapped at the waist stands on a sandy path with a rudraksha mala around his neck, hands folded before him. To the right, a large dark stone sculpture of a seated deity is draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with purple, yellow and red flower garlands, with a tall silver pillar beside it. In the foreground, a red-smeared rock-shaped stone with a small brass lamp and offerings rests on a raised platform, and a stone bench sits near the tree's base. The scene reads as a pada puja setting, with the standing devotee at the sculpture's side.2010-11-18 +3 copies