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Outdoor 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.

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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.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08A photograph in an outdoor temple garden under a large banyan tree. A standing black stone murti of Lord Dakshinamurthy, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flower strings, sits on a plinth beside a plate of offered naivedyam with small lamps and bowls. On the right, a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl stands with palms pressed together in prayer. A woman in a blue sari is visible in the background among the trees and paths.2010-07-08A 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.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor photograph at an ashram-style grounds beneath a leafy tree. A black stone statue of a seated saint wearing an orange garment, a golden-yellow and red marigold garland, and a rudraksha-style mala stands in an arched stone frame, one hand raised in blessing. A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl kneels on a red-painted base and waves a flame or lamp toward the statue. A brass plate holds offerings, and a small copper pot sits nearby. The statue is a depiction, and the man is a devotee performing worship; no identity is asserted from appearance.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.2010-07-08A temple shrine in an open courtyard under trees. A black stone murti of a deity with an orange-red cloth draped over its shoulders and marigold garlands hangs around its neck stands behind a large mound of orange-red offering. A black and white dotted serpent form coils around the base of the mound. In front, a man in white clothes prostrates on the ground with his head bowed, and a second man in white stands at the left edge with his hands folded. A woman in a yellow sari with folded hands stands near the left. Brass lamps, a metal vessel and a plate with offerings sit on the stone floor. White arched frame behind the murti.2009-12-17A kneeling man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits with palms joined in namaskar before a black stone deity murti decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and an orange cloth. A red painted stone base and brass puja vessels with a lamp sit nearby. Under a large banyan tree, a woman in a patterned yellow top stands with hands folded, a man in a blue checked shirt stands behind, and another woman sits on a bench in the background.2010-07-08