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Outdoor photograph of a small shrine built into a white concrete platform at a construction site, framed by a horseshoe-shaped arch of pink and red flower petals. Inside the niche sits a stone or deity-like object draped with a white and yellow flower garland, with brass bowls, a small black vessel and a red-orange cloth in front. Behind the shrine, grey concrete blocks are stacked against a wall, with wire fencing and a dirt ground.

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February 23 20082008-02-23A small whitewashed alcove shrine outdoors, framed by a thick border of pink and magenta flower petals. Inside, a golden-brown carved or painted stone image of a snake coiled around a shiva-linga-like form, garlanded with white jasmine strands and sprinkled with red and yellow powder. In front stand a black stone bowl with a small oil lamp, a brass vessel, a brass lamp stand and a small black cat-shaped figure. Behind is a concrete block wall, a tree trunk and a wire fence under bright daylight.2008-02-23February 23 20082008-02-23February 23 20082008-02-23A small outdoor shrine in a white arched niche framed by a thick border of pink and magenta flower garlands. Inside stands a golden-yellow carved stone form, possibly a serpent or deity murti, draped with white jasmine garland and a red flower. In front sit a black stone yoni-style pedestal, brass bowls with kumkum and water, a brass plate of coins, a small brass oil lamp, and scattered petals. Behind the shrine are unfinished grey concrete blocks. No people are visible.2008-02-23A man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala leans over a small white shrine lined with pink and magenta flower garlands. Inside the arched niche stands a golden deity murti draped in a white jasmine garland, with brass bowls of offerings and kumkum before it. He lights a small oil lamp at the base of the shrine with a matchstick, while a plastic packet and matchbox rest on the stone platform in front. The setting is an outdoor construction area with concrete blocks and wire mesh behind.2008-02-23February 23 20082008-02-23December 31 20102010-12-31December 31 20102010-12-31A small black stone lingam sits on a grey stone platform outdoors, dappled with shadows from overhead foliage. It is draped with a white cloth bordered in red and gold, and garlanded with a thick band of red flowers. A single yellow flower rests at its base. No people are visible; the setting is a quiet outdoor shrine with a dark stone plinth in the foreground.2011-01-28Outdoor photograph of a small grey concrete shrine built into a raised concrete plinth under a spreading tree branch. The arched niche holds a garland of pink and white flowers draped around a dark stone form. A black plaque with white Kannada script and the English label Patanjali shrine sits on the plinth front. Grass, a red brick wall and palm fronds lie behind.2014-07-07An outdoor shrine under a spreading tree: a low, flat-topped stone platform holds an arched dark niche containing a small deity murti, with a faint offering or flower inside. Two bronze bells hang from a branch on the left, a stone step sits in front, and dry leaves cover the bare ground. A wire fence and a small building appear behind. No people are visible.2007-05-04