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Outdoor photo of a dark stone deity murti seated in an arched white shrine niche with a blue cloth backdrop under large shady trees. The murti wears a garland, ornate necklaces, a crown-like headdress and holds ceremonial staff-like objects. In front stands a mound of red-painted stones with a small lamp and a stone plinth. Two women stand to the right, one in a blue floral salwar and one in white shawl with a dark top, and another person's head is visible at the lower right. The ground is paved with grey slabs.

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Outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A black stone deity murti seated on a pedestal is decorated with garlands and a gold necklace, set within a white arched niche with a blue cloth backdrop. A red-tinted mound of offerings surrounds the base. Three women stand on the sandy ground at right, one in a blue sari and two in white, while a woman in a white and red patterned outfit sits on a dark polished stone slab in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02A small outdoor shrine set among large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. A black stone deity murti sits within a white-and-silver arched niche draped with a turquoise cloth. The murti wears garlands in red, yellow and green and a patterned cloth, and a flat ritual offering lies in front. The circular platform below is ringed with black and white tiles and piled with red powder offerings, such as kumkum. Dirt paths and a red boundary wall appear in the background. No people are visible.2013-10-03A man in a blue dhoti and blue sleeveless shawl with a rudraksha mala walks past an outdoor shrine under a large shady tree. A black stone deity murti stands in a silver arched frame, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with red and white flowers, with a red kumkum-covered base in the foreground. The paved ground is wet and red earth surrounds the shrine.2011-08-26November 02 20132013-11-02Outdoor photo of a shaded shrine beneath large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. A dark stone deity murti stands within a white carved stone arch, draped in an orange-saffron cloth and garlanded with yellow and red marigold strands. The base is heaped with red-orange offerings. A single person in white clothes with long dark hair stands at the right, facing the shrine, with hands together in reverence. The setting is green and leafy with a wet paved area in the foreground.2010-07-11A photograph of an outdoor shrine among dense green trees and hanging aerial roots. A dark stone deity murti in a sculpted white arch wears an orange cloth and garlands of yellow and red flowers. Its base is heaped with red and orange offerings. A woman in a white sari stands on a paved platform before the shrine, facing it with hands near her body, in a quiet devotional posture.2010-07-11Outdoor photo of a shrine under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A black stone deity murti stands in a white arched niche backed by a turquoise cloth, draped in an orange-red cloth and a red-and-yellow flower garland, with a red-and-orange sculpted heap in front and a dark pedestal. A single person on the right, seen from behind and partly cut off, wears a bare upper body with a green dhoti and gold-bordered shawl, standing barefoot on a tiled path while facing the shrine. The scene is a quiet outdoor devotional spot with brick-red earth and green foliage behind.2011-09-28November 07 20102010-11-07July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree showing a black stone statue seated on a pedestal within a silver arched frame. The statue wears an orange saffron robe, orange head wrap, and a long rudraksha mala, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border leans in close to touch its shoulder. Another woman in a white sari stands at the left edge, and orange-painted base blocks surround the statue. Two physical people are visible.2010-11-05June 21 20132013-06-21