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A photograph of an outdoor shrine under a large banyan tree. A black stone deity murti of Dakshinamurthy, draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers, sits on a red-painted pedestal beneath a white arched frame. In front, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands with his hands raised in offering, near a brass plate of offerings on the red base. Dry ground and trees surround the shrine.

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June 30 20102010-06-30July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08A 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.2010-07-08Outdoor shrine under a leafy banyan-type tree at a temple campus. A black stone deity murti dressed in an orange cloth, draped with marigold and red flower garlands, stands on a red-painted base with brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel and an oil lamp before it. A man in white kurta and a yellow shawl stands at right with palms pressed together in prayer. Another person in white clothes walks in the background on a sandy path. Stone blocks and a white pillar stand nearby.2010-07-08A devotee in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands at right, holding a lit camphor or oil lamp aloft toward a black stone deity murti seated on a pedestal. The murti wears an orange cloth, a striped headwrap, garlands of yellow and red flowers, and holds a staff and small object in its hands. Before it stands a tray of offerings and a brass bowl, and a red-painted stone heap surrounds the base. An ornate silver arch frames the murti under green trees in an outdoor temple courtyard. The image shows an aarti being offered to the murti.2010-07-08June 24 20102010-06-24June 30 20102010-06-30July 08 20102010-07-08A photograph outdoors under a large leafy tree. A black stone statue of Dakshinamurthy, a deity murti seated on a dark pedestal, wears an orange cloth on its head and body, holds a rudraksha mala, and sits within an ornate silver arch. The figure is set on a red-painted mound with brass plates, a small lamp and offerings. To the right, a standing man in white clothes with an orange shawl over his shoulder holds a lit oil lamp up toward the tree while his other hand holds a small vessel. A printed plaque on the pedestal reads Dakshinamurthy. The setting is a shaded garden path with shrubs and a pale wall behind.2008-11-05July 08 20102010-07-08