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A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with a large black stone statue of a seated deity dressed in an orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and multicoloured flower strands, set within an ornate gold arch. Beside it stand smaller black statues and a blue-clad seated figure with flower garlands. In the foreground, a standing man with long swept-back hair wears an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a flower garland, gazing toward the deity. A brass kalasha pot with a flower sits on the red-and-white painted platform. Two people in white clothes stand in the background near the shrine, and the scene is under open trees.

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Outdoor temple scene with a black stone deity murti dressed in an orange turban and orange cloth, garlanded with yellow, white and multicoloured flower chains, seated on a dark pedestal. In the foreground a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a gold-coloured necklace and gold armlets, long dark hair swept back, performs an offering beside a brass kalasha-style pot. Behind him, several devotees in white, yellow and green saris stand near golden arches, and a smaller white and blue statue sits on a base with a garland. The setting is an open temple courtyard with trees and a red-and-white painted border.2011-12-08December 09 20112011-12-09December 08 20112011-12-08Outdoor photo at a shrine courtyard. A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and matching upper cloth, with a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, stands barefoot with hands joined in namaskar before a shrine. Behind him, a black stone deity murti seated on a pedestal is draped in marigold and yellow garlands with an orange headpiece. Nearby, a blue-clad seated figure and other garlanded murtis stand in the shrine, and a brass kalasha-like pot sits on the red-and-white striped platform. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in the background among trees and potted plants. A small signboard with text is mounted on the platform.2011-12-08Outdoor shrine scene with a black stone deity pair (Shiva and Parvati style murti) decorated with orange cloth, garlands of yellow and orange flowers, set under a golden arched frame among trees. In the foreground a standing person in an orange robe with bare upper arms and long dark hair faces the shrine with hands folded in prayer. A blue-clad figure with garland sits before the shrine. A black stone plaque with white Tamil script and red-and-white painted border lies in front. Other shrines with golden arches and a few distant onlookers appear at right.2011-12-08December 21 20112011-12-21Outdoor shrine scene at a temple-style enclosure with a large black stone murti seated on a dark pedestal, decorated with orange and white cloth, a golden crown-like headdress, and a long garland of yellow, red, white and purple flowers. Smaller black and green murtis stand to the right, and a blue figure with a garland sits in front. A brass kalasha with a coconut and a small oil lamp rest on the red-and-white painted platform. One person in orange robes and bangles bows low with folded hands at the shrine's edge, while several people in white dhotis and other clothes stand nearby under trees. Visible people total about six.2011-12-08October 10 20112011-10-10December 09 20112011-12-09A standing man in saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a gold armlet, performs worship at a shrine with black stone murtis of a deity couple draped in orange cloth and yellow-and-white flower garlands. The shrine sits under an ornate gold arch, with a black plaque with Tamil text on a red-and-white painted base. Other black stone murtis with white garments stand to the right under a second gold arch, and palms and trees fill the background.2011-12-08December 21 20112011-12-21December 09 20112011-12-09