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A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-maroon border stands at night on the left, holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward a row of three grey stone deity murtis on a rubble-stone plinth. The central murti is a four-armed deity with a tall crown and ornate headdress, flanked by two female figures in pillared garlands, and a small seated animal figure rests at the base. Behind is a red brick shrine with a barred window and a small dome, with a green gate and a glowing signboard reading EAST in English and Kannada beside a lit temple tower.

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September 01 20112011-09-01An outdoor shrine scene with three large dark grey stone deity murtis standing on a raised mound of rocks and white pebbles with grass. The central figure, a four-armed deity with a tall crown, stands beside a small animal figure and is flanked by two female figures. A priest in a white dhoti with gold-yellow borders and a matching gold-striped head wrap stands at left, holding a small oil lamp with a visible flame toward the shrine. Behind the statues is an orange-painted brick wall with a red metal grille and a rounded orange structure above, with greenery and bamboo around the base.2011-08-31October 31 20112011-10-31December 05 20112011-12-05Night photograph of an outdoor shrine. Three dark grey stone deity murtis stand on pedestals against a backdrop of dense green bamboo and foliage. A bare-chested man with a shaved head and white tilak markings on his forehead and arms wears a saffron-orange shawl and orange dhoti with a gold border. He holds a brass bell in his left hand and raises a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame in his right, performing aarti before the statues. Small pebbles and red stones ring the base of the shrine.2013-05-27Night photograph of an outdoor shrine with a group of grey stone deity murtis standing on a raised stone plinth in front of an orange-red boundary wall and a dark tree. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, holds up a lit oil lamp in his right hand while a small brass vessel is in his left, performing aarti toward the murtis. A partially visible person in a striped garment stands at the right edge.2011-12-17Night photograph outdoors at a small shrine beside a red-orange wall. Three grey stone deity murtis stand on a raised platform edged with reddish stones and scattered flower petals. A bare-chested man with white ash-smeared skin and a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward the murtis while cradling a metal vessel in his other hand. Leafy bamboo and a tree are lit from below, and a faded multicoloured cloth hangs on the left.2013-03-02Night photograph of an outdoor shrine with three dark grey stone deity statues standing on pedestals behind a low rubble-stone border, surrounded by dark foliage. A shaven-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with white ash markings on his forehead and body, stands at right holding a brass oil lamp with a flame and a small brass bell in his other hand, performing a lamp offering (aarti) before the statues. Scattered white flower petals lie on the ground.2013-05-27Night-time photograph of a priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand and a small vessel in his left, performing aarti before a group of grey stone deity murtis standing on a low stone platform. A tree and an orange boundary wall are behind the figures. A partially visible devotee with folded hands stands at the right edge. The priest is not shown with distinctive visible cues of the page's named subject, so his identity is not established.2011-12-17Night-time outdoor ritual photograph in a garden. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with a bare chest and gold waistband holds a lit oil lamp aloft in one hand while ringing a handbell in the other. Beside him, a devotee in saffron-orange cloth with a wrap over the shoulder stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, three grey stone deity murtis stand on a plinth, and a low pile of rough red-brown stones is scattered with white flower petals and offerings. Dark foliage and a red wall form the background. Two physical people are visible, and the scene reads as aarti at a murti.2014-10-03December 15 20112011-12-15October 30 20112011-10-30