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A photograph of a small open-fronted shrine built into a concrete arch niche, outdoors in dappled sunlight. Inside stands a dark, weathered stone deity murti with red and yellow pigment marks and a sprig of white flowers draped over its top. In front sits a black stone pedestal bowl holding offerings, and loose white jasmine-like flowers and petals lie on the ground before the niche. Small red and yellow dots mark the concrete around the arch. No people are visible.

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A small arched concrete shrine in an outdoor setting, with dry ground and a chain-link fence behind it. Inside the niche stands a dark stone murti smeared with red and yellow powder and draped with a white flower garland, possibly a deity murti. A black stone bowl or lamp stand sits at the left, with a stick and a few white flowers and petals scattered on the ground. No people are visible.2007-05-04A photograph of a small arched concrete shrine set outdoors in dappled sunlight beneath trees, with a chain-link fence behind it. Inside the niche is a dark, weathered carved stone form. Before it sits a dark metal stand or small lamp holder, and loose green leaves and a few sticks lie on the ground. Red dots of kumkum are scattered on the outer walls. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the scene.2007-05-04A photograph of a small arched concrete shrine set on a concrete platform outdoors, under dappled tree shade with a wire fence behind. Inside the niche stands a dark, weathered stone deity murti, its surface marked with red and yellow kumkum and turmeric spots. A sprig of white flowers rests on its head, more white flowers lie scattered on the floor before it, and a black stone bowl-shaped stand with a dish sits to the left. Red and yellow dots decorate the outer arch. No people are visible.2007-05-04A photograph of a small arched concrete shrine set outdoors in dappled sunlight. Inside the niche stands a dark stone carving of a coiled serpent, a naga, streaked with red and yellow pigment and dotted with vermilion marks. White jasmine-like flowers are draped over the top of the carving and scattered on the floor before it. A dark stone bowl or basin with a short pedestal stands at the left of the niche. Red and yellow powder spots dot the arch and the surrounding concrete, and foliage is visible beyond the shrine. No people are present.2007-05-04December 16 20102010-12-16December 31 20102010-12-31A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large spreading tree branch. A raised grey concrete platform holds a dark arched stone niche, its interior shadowed and containing a small white flower or offering. Two low concrete steps sit in front, and a brass bell hangs from a cord at the left edge. Dappled shade falls across the platform, dry leaves lie on the ground, and a chain-link fence with scrub and sparse grass runs behind. No people are visible.2007-05-04July 08 20122012-07-08A small niche shrine painted in teal and mustard yellow holds a dark stone deity murti. Green leaves and white flower strands decorate its head. A small clay oil lamp burns on the ledge in front, with a steel cup to the left and scattered petals on the floor. No people are visible.2012-07-08A small stone shrine built beneath a large leafy tree shows a dark stone Ganesha murti, its trunk and head marked with red kumkum dots and a pink flower at the crown. The deity sits in a niche draped with a white cloth stained red, and the shrine is topped by a white-and-blue roof with a gold finial. A framed picture of a deity sits atop the roof behind the gold finial. Dense green branches and a thick trunk fill the upper frame, and palm fronds appear at the lower left.2012-07-08A small whitewashed niche shelters a weathered dark stone deity murti, a carved snake-hooded form with red kumkum marks and a yellow marigold garland on its crown. Heaped red and white flower garlands lie at its base, and a yellow marigold garland hangs along the left wall. A brass oil lamp stands at the lower right. No people are visible.2010-12-31June 02 20132013-06-02