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Outdoor shrine under shady trees at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam area. A dark stone murti of a deity is draped in a red cloth and garlanded with yellow, white and purple flower garlands, seated on a red painted base. In front stands a small black stone table with a brass bell and a small brass lamp. To the right a woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a small object, while a woman in a dark outfit bends low near a blue-and-white striped cloth on the ground. A woman in an orange sari and a child in yellow stand behind the shrine.

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December 28 20092009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28An outdoor shrine under a leafy tree shows a black stone deity murti draped in a thick garland of yellow, white and purple flowers, standing on a mound of red-painted stones with a red cloth backdrop. A woman in a white sari with a gold-bordered yellow edge stands at right with palms pressed together in prayer. Another devotee bends low at the base of the shrine, and a brass bell and a small stone altar table sit in front. The setting suggests a temple grove with bare-earth ground and a pillar at the back.2009-12-28Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. On the right, a black stone deity murti in a red-painted niche is heavily garlanded with yellow, purple, white and orange flower garlands, with a kalasha-style offering in front. Several devotees in white clothing stand and pray: a woman in an orange top and white dhoti with folded hands near the lower left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti standing with hands folded, and a woman in white with hands joined. Other people in white are visible in the background among the trees. No clear a person candidate is identifiable from appearance.2009-12-28A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with dangling aerial roots. On the right, a dark stone Shiva linga or deity murti is draped in garlands of yellow, purple and white flowers and wrapped in orange cloth, set on a red-cloth-covered platform with a brass vessel. A man in white dhoti and white kurta with a yellow shawl stands at the centre holding a folded white cloth, facing the shrine. At left, a woman in a white and red sari bows with hands together to her forehead, and several other people in white clothing stand near the tree. The setting is dirt ground with wooden poles and a bamboo fence.2009-12-28A photograph of an outdoor shrine under trees at an ashram. A dark stone deity murti stands on a raised base covered in red-painted rounded stones, draped in a red cloth and garlanded with yellow, white and purple flower strands. In front, a small black stone table, a brass bell and a fan-like ritual object sit on the platform. At right, a woman in an orange sari stands with folded hands, a young boy in a yellow t-shirt watches, and a person in a white and grey sari kneels at the base of the shrine. Two people stand in the background among trees.2009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. On the right, a dark deity murti is draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with yellow, purple and white flower garlands. In the centre, a man in white clothing with a yellow shawl stands embracing a woman in white garments, near a low wooden fence and a small stone platform. At the lower left, a woman in white with orange trim kneels and bends forward, and other people in white stand at the edge of the frame. A red base surrounds the murti.2009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28