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A woman in a white kurta and white loose trousers bends forward with her forehead pressed to the black stone statue of a four-armed deity, performing reverent pada puja at a Dakshinamurthi shrine. The black murti wears an orange garment, an orange turban, a rudraksha mala and a garland of yellow, purple and red flowers. Its raised hands hold ritual objects, and a lavish silver arched frame surrounds it under green foliage. A kneeling figure appears at the base. A Kannada and English sign reads Dakshinamurthi shrine. The woman is the only physical person and the statue is a deity murti, not a person candidate.

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A man in white dhoti and white shirt bends forward with hands pressed together in reverence before a black stone statue of Dakshinamurthy, a form of Shiva as teacher. The statue wears an orange cloth on its head and body, a rudraksha mala, and yellow and red marigold garlands, and it stands within a white carved stone arch surrounded by green trees. The base is coated in orange-red paint with scattered flower petals, and a small black plaque in front reads Dakshinamurthi shrine. A second man in white stands partly visible at the right edge.2010-07-19A black stone murti of Dakshinamurthi, Shiva as the seated teacher, sits under an ornate silver arch in an open-air shrine beneath a leafy tree. The figure wears an orange-red cloth draped over its body and a red turban, with a white-and-red garland and yellow and green marigold garlands hanging around it. A small black plaque below reads Dakshinamurthi shrine. In the lower right, a person in white clothes bends forward with one hand touching the base of the shrine, near scattered yellow flowers.2010-12-28Outdoor photograph of a black stone Dakshinamurthi statue draped in an orange shawl and a garland of yellow, purple and orange flowers, standing beneath a white stone arch in a shaded grove. A priest in white dhoti with a red border, bare-chested and barefoot, bows with hands together before the murti. A bright orange-red painted mound surrounds the shrine base, with a small oil lamp set in front. A black plaque reads Dakshinamurthi shrine in Kannada and English.2010-12-16A man in white kurta and dhoti bows deeply with his forehead pressed to the feet of a large black stone Dakshinamurthi statue, draped in orange cloth with a green-and-orange headcloth, a rudraksha-style mala, and thick garlands of yellow and red flowers. The statue sits on a black pedestal within an ornate silver arch, surrounded by green trees. A black plaque at the base reads Dakshinamurthi shrine in English and Kannada. Hands are pressed together in namaskar near the statue's feet.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA woman in a white sari with a red-bordered edge and an orange shawl stands at the left, her palms pressed together in reverent greeting toward a large dark stone deity murti of Dakshinamurthy seated in front of a white carved arch surrounded by trees. The murti wears an orange and red dhoti, an orange-red headcloth and a long rudraksha mala, and holds ritual objects in its several hands. A dark plinth with a reclining figure at its base stands on a bed of red-painted rock. A dark stone plaque at the front reads the shrine name, and a yantra is inscribed in white on the step below.2010-10-19A devotee in white kurta-style clothing and a light blue-to-white draped shawl bows forward, forehead pressed to the feet of a large black stone statue of a seated sage under a banyan tree. The statue wears an orange saffron wrap and an orange head cloth, with rudraksha beads around the neck and layered garlands of yellow marigolds and pink and purple flowers. A silver arched frame stands behind it, and a small carved relief sits on the base. A dark stone plaque with Kannada inscription lies in the foreground beside orange-painted stones.2010-08-03August 03 20102010-08-03December 16 20102010-12-16Outdoor photo at a shrine under a large banyan tree. A black stone Dakshinamurthi murti stands within a white ornate stone arch, draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers. A man in a grey shirt and dark trousers stands at left, one hand resting on the statue's arm. At right, a man in white shirt and trousers bends forward, hands on the base as if bowing or touching the feet. The shrine base is painted bright orange, with a granite plaque reading Dakshinamurthi shrine, a small Om kolam and scattered rose petals.2010-07-07A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white upper cloth bends forward at the base of a large dark stone statue of Dakshinamurthi, Shiva as teacher, shown in a shrine beneath a tree. The statue wears an orange and red sash over its shoulders, a long rudraksha mala hangs to its waist, and one hand is raised in a mudra. The worshipper, holding a bead mala, touches his forehead to the statue's base near an offering of orange-red sindoor-coated stones. A silver-framed arched doorway with floral relief frames the scene. Below, a black stone plaque marks the Dakshinamurthi shrine.2010-09-29Outdoor photo of a black stone Dakshinamurthi murti under a silver-plated arch, draped in orange-red cloth with a red turban, rudraksha mala and white forehead marking, garlanded with yellow, red and white flower strands. A man in white clothes bends forward at the right, his hand resting on the base beside a small black plaque reading Dakshinamurthi shrine, with a brass bell and flowers on the red-painted platform, under leafy trees.2010-12-28October 19 20102010-10-19