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An 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.

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A 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.2007-05-04December 31 20102010-12-31An outdoor photograph of a small stone shrine under leafy trees at a dirt-floored compound. A white arched niche houses a dark stone image, with a small brass or clay lamp and a shallow offering dish set before it on a raised concrete platform. A black plaque with white lettering reads Patanjali shrine, with Kannada script above it. A stone bench sits in front, and a green cylindrical water tap stands to the right. Behind the shrine, an orange-painted building and a wire fence are visible, with one seated person barely visible in the background.2010-12-16October 24 20062006-10-24A photograph of an outdoor shivalinga set on a stepped stone pedestal in a wooded clearing. The dark cylindrical linga rises from a square yoni base on a low, weathered rectangular stone platform. Large grey boulders lie around it, with green shrubs, tree trunks and dappled shade behind. No people are visible.2006-08-16February 16 20072007-02-16December 05 20112011-12-05A small outdoor shrine under a leafy tree, built as a grey concrete arched niche set on a raised square concrete platform. Inside the niche is a painted image of a sage-like figure. In front sits a small stone or metal offering bowl. A stone sign on the platform reads Patanjali shrine. A concrete bench sits to the right, and a green metal fence with a volleyball-type court and palm trees stands behind. No people are visible.2010-09-30Outdoor shrine beneath a broad, spreading banyan tree with long aerial roots hanging from its branches. At the centre stands a dark stone deity murti with a red cloth backdrop, set within a white carved arched niche. The murti is partly covered with heaps of red flowers piled on a circular platform, with a dark decorative border around its base. Small oil lamps and offerings sit at the base, and a few short white posts and low stone blocks surround the open ground under the trees.2013-07-16A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with spreading branches and hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a polished brass temple bell with a curled handle hangs from a red-brown chain attached to a branch. Behind it, a small black deity murti decorated with a red and orange garland sits under a white carved stone arch, surrounded by a circular bed of red flower petals on a sandy clay ground. No people are visible. Green foliage and grass fill the background.2010-08-04December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor photograph of a small stone shrine under a spreading tree in a dry, bare-earth yard. A white concrete arched niche with a dark stone image inside sits on a raised square platform, with a small bowl or lamp in front. A black plaque with a Kannada and English caption marks the shrine. Two concrete benches and a large dark boulder lie in the foreground. Behind are a green metal fence, a red-and-white post and a potted red plant. No people are visible.2010-09-30