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A photograph of an outdoor temple space at a sacred site. A man in white clothing with a yellow sash lies prostrate with his forehead pressed to the stone floor, a padapuja style devotion. Beside him is a red-painted mound with a black serpent-like form patterned with white spots, a cobra-like sculpture, next to a silver bell and a brass plate with offerings of fruit and food on a stand. A whisk-like fan with a white brush and brass handle rests nearby. A bare banyan tree grows in a round white-washed planter behind, and a small stone structure is at the upper left.

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July 08 20102010-07-08A man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl kneels on a tiled courtyard before a red-painted shivalinga-style murti with a black and white patterned base, hands folded in prayer. On the left, a brass plate holds offerings and a lamp, and a peacock-feather fan rests nearby. Behind him, a seated woman in a blue sari sits by a white ledge and a standing man in a blue checked shirt watches under a banyan tree. Garlands of orange and red flowers hang at the left edge.2010-07-08December 12 20092009-12-12A temple shrine in an open courtyard under trees. A black stone murti of a deity with an orange-red cloth draped over its shoulders and marigold garlands hangs around its neck stands behind a large mound of orange-red offering. A black and white dotted serpent form coils around the base of the mound. In front, a man in white clothes prostrates on the ground with his head bowed, and a second man in white stands at the left edge with his hands folded. A woman in a yellow sari with folded hands stands near the left. Brass lamps, a metal vessel and a plate with offerings sit on the stone floor. White arched frame behind the murti.2009-12-17June 30 20102010-06-30A devotee in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl stands with folded hands before a black stone Dakshinamurthy-style deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, set on a red-painted mound under a white arch in an outdoor grove beneath a large banyan tree. A brass plate with offerings and a small vessel sit at the base. Two seated people in the background watch from a white bench, and a white ring-shaped base surrounds the banyan trunk.2010-07-08A kneeling man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits with palms joined in namaskar before a black stone deity murti decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and an orange cloth. A red painted stone base and brass puja vessels with a lamp sit nearby. Under a large banyan tree, a woman in a patterned yellow top stands with hands folded, a man in a blue checked shirt stands behind, and another woman sits on a bench in the background.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor shrine under banyan trees in a sandy courtyard. A dark stone statue of a seated figure in saffron-orange cloth and an orange head wrap, draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands, sits on a raised plinth in front of a white carved arch. The base is a coiled dark cobra-like form with white dots, beside a mound of red-painted stones and a small stone offering altar. A woman in a cream sari with a dark blouse bends forward at the lower right, holding a small white plate or offering dish. The statue is a murti, not a living person, and the scene shows an offering at a shrine.2010-07-08A close side view of a man bowing low and touching his forehead to a carved grey stone step or plinth. His head is bare with dark hair tied in a knot, and a horizontal white paste mark is visible on his forehead. He wears a white upper cloth with a gold-yellow border draped over his bare shoulder, and a dark rudraksha mala hangs around his neck. His right hand rests flat on the stone edge in a gesture of reverence, and an orange-red wall is visible in the background. The act reads as a devotee's obeisance at a temple threshold.2011-09-07June 17 20172017-06-17December 21 20102010-12-21