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Night photograph of an outdoor shrine. In the left foreground stands a dark stone Dakshinamurthy deity murti, seated on a whitewashed base with a red painted rim. In the centre, a person in an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulder bends forward, both hands pressed onto a dark stone shivalingam set on a black yoni-peetha with a red-painted top, performing abhishekam or puja. Behind them, a shaven-headed man in white clothes with a white tilak and a beaded mala stands near the shrine. On the right, another man in white dhoti and shirt holds a brass vessel with flowers. Dark trees and branches fill the background.2004-12-31March 08 20052005-03-08Night-time photograph at an outdoor shrine. In the foreground a person in a flowing saffron-orange robe bends forward with one arm extended toward a grey stone deity murti seated on a tiered plinth with a red base. Behind, several people in white ritual clothes stand with flower garlands and offerings, one with a white forehead mark. Dark trees and a stone lingam on a red-based yoni stand in the background.2004-12-31Night photograph of a grey stone deity murti of Dakshinamoorthy seated on a raised stone pedestal with a red-painted base, its face and hands visible in the dark. In the foreground a person in an orange-saffron cloth kneels and bends forward, hands extended toward a small black stone lingam on a red-rimmed platform. Behind them a bare-chested man wearing a white shawl and a rudraksha mala, with a white forehead mark, stands among onlookers. On the right, two men in white clothes hold brass vessels and flower garlands. Dark trees fill the background.2004-12-31 +1 copiesA night-time photograph of a stone Dakshinamoorthy deity murti seated on a raised plinth at the left, its base edged in red. In the foreground a person in an orange-saffron robe leans forward, hands on a dark stone shivalingam set in a black yoni-peetha with a red cloth. Behind, a man with a white tilak and gold-bead necklace stands, and two men in white dhotis and shirts on the right hold brass vessels with flower garlands. Dark trees and hanging roots fill the background.2004-12-31Night photograph at an outdoor shrine beneath dark trees. On the left stands a grey stone murti of a seated deity holding an object aloft, with a red-painted base. In the centre-right, a man in a saffron/orange shawl bends forward over a small dark lingam on a red-based pedestal, hands reaching toward it. Behind him, a bald man with white forehead markings and beaded necklaces wears white. At the far right, two people in white clothes stand near, one holding a garland or flowers. The scene appears to be a devotional abhishekam-style offering at the shrine.2004-12-31July 24 20052005-07-24March 08 20052005-03-08March 08 20052005-03-08Night photograph of a temple scene. A figure in orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders, bare-backed, stands at left holding a lit oil lamp in one outstretched hand toward a dark stone deity murti. The murti is adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers and sits on a rock-like raised base with a black shivalinga-style form and a small offering in front. Other people in white and orange clothing stand partly visible at the far left edge. A small oil lamp burns on the floor near the base, and a hanging light fixture hangs from above in the dark background.2004-12-31February 16 20072007-02-16March 08 20052005-03-08