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Photograph of devotees at an outdoor shrine at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru. Six people stand in a row with palms pressed together in anjali, facing a stone structure with carved pillars. On the left, a man in a white shirt and a woman in a green salwar kameez with a long braid and red-brown handbag stand beside an older man in a white kurta with orange shawl and glasses. Next, an older man in a pink-and-white checked shirt stands with hands folded, and a young man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. A young girl in a red dress stands in front. A large figure draped in orange cloth appears at the far right edge, and a red-and-white painted railing lines the background.

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Outdoor temple courtyard with white walls and a corrugated roof. On the right, a man in an orange robe bows low with his hands joined in front of a grey stone shrine ledge holding brass lamps and a small brass pot. Standing in a line to the left are devotees: a woman in an orange sari and dark blue border, a woman in a green sari, a girl in a red dress holding a folded paper, a man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl, a man in a pink checked shirt holding a bottle, a bald man in white kurta with orange shawl, and young men in white dhotis with orange shawls. A red cloth hangs from the roof beside the shrine.2008-03-25A photograph at an open-air shrine with grey stone pillars and red draped cloth. A man in saffron-orange robes stands on a raised platform and waves a lamp toward a deity pair garlanded with multicoloured flower chains; the murtis are decorated with orange and pink cloth. Five devotees stand in front with hands folded: a man in a white shirt, a woman in green sari, an older man in checked shirt, a child in red dress, and a woman in orange sari. Brass lamps and a steel vessel sit on the stone altar.2008-03-25A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with a stone arch and carved pillars. A man in orange robes with a shaved head stands at the centre, raising a lamp toward a deity murti adorned with garlands of white and yellow flowers and a red garland. The deity figures wear orange and pink garments. Brass oil lamps and a silver vessel sit on the ledge. Five onlookers stand in front: a woman in green sari with a handbag, an older man in a checked shirt with hands joined, a small girl in red dress, a man in white with hands folded, and a woman in orange shawl seen from behind. Red cloth hangs from the roof beside the shrine.2008-03-25A photograph of a shrine at an outdoor temple setting. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at the back right, hands joined in prayer before a deity shrine decorated with marigold and multicolored garlands, with brass lamps and a kalasha-style vessel on the stone platform. A man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl stands in front of the shrine, hands folded. To the left, a woman in an orange sari and a man in a checked shirt and grey trousers stand watching, and a young girl in a red dress holds a white cloth. Red and white striped walls and a small building with a signboard are behind. Visible people total five.2008-03-25Devotees stand in a line at a stone-railed shrine pavilion with orange curtains tied back on red pillars, offering worship to a deity murti seated in the golden-framed shrine. In the foreground, a man in an orange shirt and white dhoti reaches toward the stone ledge holding offering items, while others in white dhotis, light shirts and a red shirt stand with folded hands. A woman in a white sari with a border stands at right. Brass lamps and ritual vessels rest on the ledge, and palm trees appear in the background.2010-07-11November 16 20092009-11-16July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesFebruary 24 20072007-02-24Devotees stand with palms pressed together in front of a stone shrine containing a deity murti with a crown and red garment, flanked by smaller figures and brass lamps. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls and women in white saris with orange shawls face the shrine. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands at the shrine with his back to the camera, next to brass oil lamps and offerings on a tiered platform. A red cloth hangs on the right and a kolam is drawn on the ground. No a person candidate is visibly present.2014-07-11March 25 20082008-03-25December 21 20092009-12-21February 24 20072007-02-24