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Outdoor photograph beneath a leafy banyan tree at a shrine. A large black stone murti with multiple arms and an orange wrap with a red headband stands within a white ornate arch, seated on a red-painted rock pile with a black-and-white dotted base. A woman in a white sari with hands folded stands at left. A man in a pale shirt and white dhoti kneels barefoot on a dark stone platform in front of the murti. A standing man in an orange kurta faces the shrine at right, and an elderly person in orange robes stands at far left, with more people in white at the right edge. The scene suggests pada puja and darshan at the shrine.

Outdoor photo at a shrine under a large banyan tree. A black stone Dakshinamurthi murti stands within a white ornate stone arch, draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers. A man in a grey shirt and dark trousers stands at left, one hand resting on the statue's arm. At right, a man in white shirt and trousers bends forward, hands on the base as if bowing or touching the feet. The shrine base is painted bright orange, with a granite plaque reading Dakshinamurthi shrine, a small Om kolam and scattered rose petals.

December 17 2009

A photograph outdoors under a large spreading tree shows a man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange turban, wearing a garland of white flowers with red, blue and green accents, pouring liquid from a small metal vessel onto a black stone Shivalinga on a red-painted pedestal of rubble stone. Behind him stands a black stone dancing deity murti of Shiva in an ornate silver-toned arch, with red flowers placed at its feet and on the lingam. Two people in white clothing stand in the background. The scene suggests abhishekam at a Shiva shrine.

October 06 2006

Outdoor photo beneath a large leafy banyan tree at an ashram-style shrine. A black stone statue of a multi-armed figure in an orange garment with an orange head wrap and a rudraksha mala sits under an ornate white arched frame, set on a red-painted pedestal with a dotted black base. A woman in white sari-style clothing with long dark hair stands at the left of the statue, reaching toward it with her hand. In front, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels barefoot on a dark polished floor with his hands folded. Two standing people in orange garments watch: an older person with grey hair at the far left and a younger man in an orange kurta at right. A small black plaque with script lettering sits at the base of the pedestal, and a few flowers lie nearby.

December 17 2009

December 17 2009

July 08 2010

Outdoor photograph of a black stone murti standing in a silver-coloured arched frame beneath leafy trees. The murti wears an orange cloth wrapped over the shoulders and an orange head cloth, with a garland of white and purple flowers hanging to its feet. It has multiple arms, one hand holding a small object. A small altar in front holds a flower bowl and brass bells and lamps. The base is a raised red-painted mound with a dotted black-and-white border. A person in white clothing with an orange shawl stands at the left edge, partly visible.

A seated priest in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala performs puja beside a large black stone deity murti under a banyan tree. The murti is garlanded with red, white and yellow flowers and has a silver arch behind it, while a mound of red-painted stones surrounds its base. In front, the priest sits on a mat with a brass kalasha, a silver plate, oil lamps, incense sticks and a small brass vessel, and a row of white cloth-wrapped offering bundles with red ribbons sits on a low table to the right, beside stacks of printed booklets. A saffron flag on a pole stands at the left edge.

2006-10-22 +1 copies

A black stone statue of a seated figure, draped in orange cloth with an orange head wrap and a red tilak, stands under a silver ornamental arch in a tree-shaded outdoor setting. The statue wears long garlands of yellow, white, and purple-red flowers and holds up hand gestures and a ritual implement. A woman in a white blouse and a dark blue-and-white patterned sari bows forward, pressing her hands and forehead to the statue's feet at its base. The statue is a deity murti or devotional figure, not a living person, and the bowing woman is the only physical person visible.