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Outdoor photograph in a shaded grove with large banyan roots and trees. A person in plain white dhoti and white top with a thin gold chain walks left across a paved area in front of a shrine. The shrine holds a black deity murti dressed in red garments, red-and-gold necklaces and a red headband, set in a silver arched niche with green drapery. Red-painted stones surround its base, with brass lamps and a small wooden stool before it. Red and patterned prayer mats lie on the ground. A partially visible person in white stands at the right edge.

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Outdoors under trees, a standing man in plain white dhoti-style cloth with a white shawl draped over one shoulder and an armlet on his upper arm stands on a red mat on a dark stone floor, facing a black deity murti in red garments and garlands seated within a carved white arched shrine. In front of the murti is a mound of red offerings, with brass lamps and a small dark stone platform nearby. Scattered mats and a white ritual stand sit on the reddish earth. No readable text is visible.2012-04-22Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A standing male priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth with a gold-and-saffron border, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and red-orange armbands, stands barefoot on a small red mat by the tree trunk with hands folded. To the right a black stone deity murti with a white head cloth and red-orange flower garlands sits in a silver-framed arch against a magenta backdrop, with a mound of red kumkum or offerings at its base and brass oil lamps in front. Dirt ground and a small stone platform surround the shrine. Pink flower garlands hang at the left edge.2012-04-26October 15 20112011-10-15Outdoor temple scene under tall shade trees with a large banyan-type tree trunk and hanging aerial roots. A man in white ritual dress, a white dhoti and bare chest with a white shawl across the shoulder and a rudraksha mala, stands barefoot on a raised white platform beside the tree, one hand resting on the trunk. To the right, a dark stone deity murti sits within a silver-framed arch lined with a magenta cloth, adorned with marigold garlands and a gold-coloured drape. Red offerings mound at its base, with brass lamps on a small table, and red mats lie on the ground.Outdoor shrine under trees where a dark stone deity murti is seated within a white carved arch, draped in a pink cloth and wreathed with orange and yellow marigold garlands, with a green backdrop behind it. A large heap of red kumkum-covered stones or offerings surrounds its base on a black-rimmed platform. A man stands at right with palms pressed together in namaskar, bare-chested with a red and orange shawl over his shoulder, white dhoti with gold border and red undergarment, gold armbands and a long-haired appearance. Dry leaves cover the ground and a dark reflective pool sits in the foreground.2011-10-15March 13 20132013-03-13Outdoors under a dense canopy of banyan-like trees, a young man in plain white ritual dress stands barefoot on a small red mat at the edge of a stone platform, his right hand raised to his forehead in salutation. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck, bangles on his wrist and an armband, with a white dhoti and a shawl draped over one shoulder. Beside him is a black stone deity murti dressed in cloth and marigold garlands, set within a silver-framed niche with a magenta backdrop, its base heaped with red offerings, with brass lamps on a small platform nearby. Orange-red mats lie on the ground in front of the shrine.January 15 20132013-01-15 +1 copiesApril 05 20122012-04-05January 03 20082008-01-03Outdoor temple scene under large shady trees. A standing man with bare upper body, wearing a pink dhoti with a green border and a red cloth, stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a shrine. The shrine has a white arched frame with red drapes, housing a black deity murti in blue cloth adorned with red flower garlands, seated on a lotus-like base. Red kumkum-covered stones and a small stone lingam-like offering sit before it. A saffron-clad figure stands in the background near a tree trunk. Paved stone path and red earth ground.2011-10-25November 07 20102010-11-07