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Outdoor photo of a shrine set among trees. A man in saffron wrap with a saffron turban stands barefoot with his back to the camera, facing a rock-covered mound topped by a black deity murti under a golden arch, draped in white and red flower garlands. A snake body with white markings coils around the mound, its head resting at the front. Marigold petals cover the rocks. Another person in orange robes and white dress bends at the left edge beside plates of flowers and a brass vessel on a woven mat. The layout is circular with red and white painted rings on the ground.

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A photograph of an outdoor shrine set among trees. A priest in orange ochre robes and an orange turban stands with his back to the camera, hands folded in worship before a shrine. A large stone heap sits inside a coiled black-and-white serpent-shaped base, decorated with marigold garlands and yellow flowers, with a deity murti partly visible behind it in a gilded arched niche. Offerings on a woven mat in front include brass plates of bananas, flower petals and a small oil lamp. The circular red-and-white platform is surrounded by green foliage.A photograph of a standing figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban with hands pressed together in prayer, beside a small black Shiva lingam wrapped in an orange cloth with red flowers and a gold-coloured yoni base. Behind them stands a black stone deity murti in an orange cloth with red flowers and a necklace, on a rocky stone platform. A black-and-white patterned serpent figure curls around the base of the lingam, with a golden hood above. Green trees and dappled shade fill the background.2004-07-21A photograph outdoors under a leafy tree shows a black stone deity murti seated on a dark pedestal beneath a carved stone arch, dressed in an orange cloth with a garland and a white circular pendant. Its lower base is decorated with marigold flowers and a red stone mound surrounds it. In the foreground, a standing man in an orange robe and orange head wrap, with glasses, holds his hands together in reverent prayer before the murti. A second orange-clad person stands at the right edge, partly visible.2006-11-21December 30 20082008-12-302003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedOctober 07 20062006-10-07A photograph taken outdoors beneath a leafy tree at a shrine. A large dark stone murti of a deity with a crown-like headdress, wearing an orange cloth, garlands and a long beaded necklace, sits on a red rock base with a carved arch behind it. Beside the murti stands a smaller orange-draped figure with a snake hood and marked adornments, with yellow and orange flower offerings at its base. Two saffron-robed men stand in the foreground: the nearer one wears an orange turban and holds his hands together in devotion, and the other is bald with glasses and holds his palms together. A bearded man in white is partly visible at the right edge.2006-11-21October 07 20062006-10-07A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a broad leafy tree. On the left, a large black stone deity murti wearing an orange cloth and garlands of flowers stands on a red-painted pedestal, with a carved black cobra-like figure and yellow marigold offerings at its base. Three saffron-robed men stand in the centre and right; the one in the middle wears a rust-coloured turban and dark shawl and gestures with raised hands, while the figure on the right, in orange, holds a small object. A woman in orange robes with long dark hair stands beside them with hands joined. A distant figure in orange sits near a drum-like object in the background.2006-11-21Outdoors under a shady tree, a dark stone murti of a seated sage in orange cloth, with a red-painted stone base strewn with yellow flowers and a red garland, stands beside a stone arch. In front, a figure in orange robes bends low in a prostration before the base, while a standing figure in orange with long dark hair stands with hands joined in namaskar, and a man in orange holds up a lit oil lamp. A man in white stands at the right edge. A small brass pot and plate sit on a green mat in the foreground, and a shaded dirt path with another orange-clad figure runs into the background.2006-11-21December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor temple ground under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A carved white arch frames a dark deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with marigolds. In front, a red mound of offerings sits on a circular platform, with a plate of flower petals and brass lamps nearby. A young man in orange robes with a flower garland and a headband stands on a polished black floor, holding a small bell and palms joined. Other orange-clad devotees and people in white ritual clothes stand behind, some with hands folded in prayer.2008-12-24