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Night photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a dark sky. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a leopard-print top and yellow skirt, stands barefoot on the sandy ground with her palms pressed together in namaste. Ahead of her, a man in white clothes with a garland bows low, prostrating, beside a tall copper flagstaff decorated with yellow and orange garlands and grass. A kolam with white floral designs and a brass lamp sit on a mat near the foreground. Orange brick platforms and a red metal stand are visible, along with a metal ladder.

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Outdoor night scene at a temple-like grounds. A woman in a leopard-print top and mustard-yellow skirt sits cross-legged on an orange cushion and woven mat, palms pressed together in namaste. Before her on a decorated rangoli-style white kolam circle sit brass vessels. A long woven mat runs toward her across the ground. Behind her stands a dark stone pedestal draped with yellow and purple flower garlands, and a row of carved stone sculptures and red-painted stands rises in the background. A large informational map board and a parked white vehicle are at left.2010-12-20March 02 20132013-03-02December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20Night photo at an outdoor shrine beside an orange-brick wall and a dark tree. A devotee in an orange sari with a leopard-print blouse, a red and yellow flower garland and white markings on the face raises one hand toward a large black stone deity murti with a trident, draped in red and yellow flower garlands and a green-gold cloth. Scattered petals lie on the ground and ledge, and a small oil lamp burns in the lower foreground. A second woman in an orange sari stands at the left edge. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2013-03-02Night outdoor scene at a temple courtyard with an orange-brick wall and a tree behind. A barefoot person in orange cloth with a leopard-print top, a red-and-yellow flower garland and a gold necklace stands at left, hands raised in greeting toward a large black stone deity murti of Shiva holding a trident. The murti is draped in red and yellow garlands, red fabric and a green-gold shawl. A small brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on the ground at lower centre, with scattered red petals on the stone base.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesNight photo of a seated person meditating with eyes closed on a low mat and cushion inside a ring of white painted floral kolam designs on bare ground. The person wears a yellow-green dhoti-style garment, a leopard-print shawl, long dark hair, a red tilak, and a beaded necklace. A brass kalasha stands beside them. Behind is a large dark Shiva lingam draped in white cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers, set on a tall orange-red stone peetha. Rows of carved stone figures and red-bordered plaques stand in the background. Ashram ritual setting at night.2010-12-20A person with long dark hair and a white forehead mark stands barefoot on a pale stone platform at night, leaning forward with their forehead pressed against the smooth trunk of a large banyan-type tree with many aerial roots. The person wears a yellow-green dhoti-style garment and a leopard-print shawl with fringed ends, along with a garland of white and yellow flowers around the neck. A flower garland with yellow and purple blossoms is wrapped around the tree trunk at left. Small stone blocks and white pillars are visible in the dark background, with a flowered offering at lower right.2010-12-20March 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copies