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A priest in white dhoti and kurta with a yellow shawl stands barefoot on a pale tiled courtyard beside a black stone deity murti under a banyan-like tree. The murti has a garland of red, orange and yellow flowers and an orange cloth draped over it. The priest raises a lit oil lamp on a long pole toward a hanging offering in the tree. Beside the murti are a tray with offerings, a red-painted stone mound and a stone pedestal. Green foliage and a white carved arch frame the scene.

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July 08 20102010-07-08June 30 20102010-06-30A photograph of a black stone statue of a deity with four arms, draped in an orange-saffron cloth and wearing a red-orange headwrap, adorned with a white-and-yellow marigold garland. The statue sits on a dark pedestal inside a white stone arch, with a large orange-red painted rock mound and a black-and-white dotted border at its base. A man with his back to the camera, wearing a white dhoti and yellow shawl, stands barefoot at the base, touching the pedestal as he performs a ritual; brass plates and a small lamp rest nearby. Green trees with red berries frame the scene.2009-12-17July 08 20102010-07-08A devotee in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands at right, holding a lit camphor or oil lamp aloft toward a black stone deity murti seated on a pedestal. The murti wears an orange cloth, a striped headwrap, garlands of yellow and red flowers, and holds a staff and small object in its hands. Before it stands a tray of offerings and a brass bowl, and a red-painted stone heap surrounds the base. An ornate silver arch frames the murti under green trees in an outdoor temple courtyard. The image shows an aarti being offered to the murti.2010-07-08June 30 20102010-06-30Outdoor photograph at an ashram-style grounds beneath a leafy tree. A black stone statue of a seated saint wearing an orange garment, a golden-yellow and red marigold garland, and a rudraksha-style mala stands in an arched stone frame, one hand raised in blessing. A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl kneels on a red-painted base and waves a flame or lamp toward the statue. A brass plate holds offerings, and a small copper pot sits nearby. The statue is a depiction, and the man is a devotee performing worship; no identity is asserted from appearance.2010-07-08A photograph of an outdoor shrine under a large banyan tree. A black stone deity murti of Dakshinamurthy, draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers, sits on a red-painted pedestal beneath a white arched frame. In front, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands with his hands raised in offering, near a brass plate of offerings on the red base. Dry ground and trees surround the shrine.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08A devotee in white shirt and dhoti with a yellow shawl performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp in front of a black stone murti of Dakshinamurthy seated under a green tree in an outdoor garden. The murti wears an orange cloth, a red-and-white head wrap, and a garland of yellow and red flowers. A brass plate with offerings sits on a small stand before the statue, and a carved stone arch frames the scene. A printed plaque at the base carries Kannada-style lettering.2010-06-30Outdoor shrine under a leafy banyan-type tree at a temple campus. A black stone deity murti dressed in an orange cloth, draped with marigold and red flower garlands, stands on a red-painted base with brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel and an oil lamp before it. A man in white kurta and a yellow shawl stands at right with palms pressed together in prayer. Another person in white clothes walks in the background on a sandy path. Stone blocks and a white pillar stand nearby.2010-07-08December 17 20092009-12-17