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Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At right, a dark stone deity murti draped in red cloth and adorned with white and multicolour flower garlands and a red-and-white beaded necklace stands in a stone shrine niche. In the foreground, an elderly man with a shaved head and white forehead markings wears a white shirt, orange dhoti and a yellow-and-purple garland, holding a brass plate of offerings toward the murti. Beside him, a younger man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha-style beads stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A small black stone slab with red-stained base and marigold petals lies on the ground in front. Some people are partly visible at the left edge. The stone enclosure has a plaque bearing script.

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February 02 20132013-02-02December 11 20092009-12-11Outdoor photo at a rocky courtyard shaded by large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. Two men in ochre-orange dhoti and shawl stand with palms pressed together in namaskar near a large black stone deity murti of a seated figure draped in orange cloth with a green backdrop. The man on the left wears a long mala, a white-yellow sandalwood forehead mark and a bare upper body with arm bands; the man on the right, further back, wears a shawl over his shoulders. Red flower petals lie at the murti's base beside a small stone plaque and a stone bench.2013-05-29Outdoor shrine under large banyan-type trees beside a black stone statue of a deity in a silver-framed niche, draped in red cloth with red and white beaded necklaces and garlands of yellow and purple flowers. In the foreground a bald man in a white kurta with a flower garland and sandalwood markings extends his hand toward a brass plate of red offerings, while a saffron-robed monk with bare shoulders, white forehead markings and a bracelet bows beside him. A stone plinth bears a dark plaque, and a red-smeared stone lingam sits at the base with additional small stone platforms around the shrine.2013-02-02December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor temple scene under large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair and rudraksha mala stands barefoot in white dhoti and shawl, smiling and gesturing with hands folded. Behind him, a second man in white dhoti with red border and white upper cloth stands with hands clasped. On the right, a black stone deity murti seated on a pedestal wears an orange cloth, red and yellow garlands and gold necklaces. Orange kumkum-coated stones and a silver plate with bell sit in front of it, a small stone plaque lies at its base, and a white arched gateway frames the area.2011-06-24Outdoor temple scene under a large banyan tree. A man in a red-brown dhoti with a leopard-print cloth and a long garland stands at left, holding a puja plate with flowers. Beside him a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shaved head holds a brass plate. In front of them a black stone deity murti, adorned with a red garland and a red cloth, is set in an arched shrine draped with orange fabric. A black cobra-shaped oil lamp burns on a stone base with scattered red petals, and a plaque is visible beneath the murti. The setting is a temple courtyard with hanging aerial roots and a red boundary wall behind.2014-06-06Outdoors under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, a person with long dark hair in white dhoti and shawl stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, smiling toward a black stone statue on the right. The seated black stone statue wears an orange cloth, orange turban, gold necklace and a long garland of red and yellow flowers, and sits on a stone pedestal beside an arched white stone doorway. In front, an orange-smeared stone platform holds a silver plate and brass bells, forming a puja setup. Behind, another man in white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth stands near a white pillar. Sandy ground and greenery fill the background.2011-06-24An outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. On the right stands a dark stone murti of a seated sage in saffron cloth with a saffron head wrap, wearing a white ceremonial necklace and garlanded with orange and pink flowers, set in a carved silver-toned arch. In the foreground an elderly man in orange robes bends forward with his hand on the head of a kneeling figure in orange and gold-bordered cloth, who is seated before the murti on a red painted base strewn with yellow marigolds. A second person in orange robes stands behind them in the background.2006-11-21Outdoor temple scene under large banyan trees with aerial roots. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand near a black stone deity murti set in a white arched shrine framed by a blue curtain; the murti has a crown, garlands and a skull-like face with raised arms holding a trident and other implements. The taller man on the left wears an orange shawl, orange-and-yellow dhoti, a long rudraksha-style mala and gold bracelets. The second man, shaved-headed with white forehead marks, wears orange robes and holds a white cord or thread, possibly tending the site. Red offerings. Stone paths and sandals on the ground frame the open-air setting.2013-05-18June 24 20102010-06-24Outdoor temple shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At the centre, a deity murti with a red-orange face is draped in garlands of marigold and multicoloured flowers, set within a white arched frame on a mound of red-orange petals. A standing figure in a saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland and an orange-red mala holds a lit lamp and offers prayer toward the shrine. To the right, a second figure in orange robes with a shaved head stands with palms pressed together, holding a plate. Black stone flooring and a white concrete bench sit in the foreground.2009-12-24