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Outdoor temple scene under tall trees at dusk. At left, a black stone deity murti with red and yellow marigold garlands stands behind a mound of red-painted stones dotted with flowers, set on a black base with white dots, beneath a silver arch. In the centre, a bare-backed devotee in red cloth stands with palms joined in prayer. Beside them, a man in an orange dhoti holds a brass plate of offerings. Further back, a line of people in white and orange robes stands near a red-roofed building and a small red canopy. At right, a man in orange robes with white-marked forehead and arms holds a camera and photographs the scene. Yellow flowers and a colourful rangoli decorate the ground.

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December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor temple scene under tall trees at a shrine with a silver arch and a black deity murti draped with a red and yellow marigold garland. In front, a large mound of red-painted stones with yellow flowers and a snake-patterned black border. A young man in a red sannyasi-style dress with bare feet stands with raised hands in worship, while a man in an orange dhoti holds a brass plate. Behind them a line of people in white and orange clothing stand in an open courtyard with rangoli patterns on the ground; a photographer on the right with a camera and an orange-robed figure with white forehead markings are at the edge. a person candidate: the young man in red has long dark hair and a red garment, but cues are insufficient for identification, so the presence is recorded as unsure.2010-12-22Outdoor temple scene under tall shade trees. In the foreground, a figure in a red sari-style garment walks barefoot toward a black stone statue of a seated sage dressed in red, adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands, set on a base of red-painted stones. A silver arched frame surrounds the statue. To the right, a row of people in white dhotis and white garments stand with hands folded, some holding brass trays of offerings, while a man in orange-saffron robes with orange shawl and rudraksha beads stands near a stone well. A rangoli-style design marks the ground. The setting appears to be an ashram courtyard during a devotional or puja gathering.2010-12-26December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoors under a large banyan tree, a black Shiva lingam stands on a black and white dotted yoni-pitha base, decorated with orange and yellow-marigold garlands and an orange cloth draped over its top. Nearby, a red-painted stone mound sits on a circular platform. Two standing sannyasis in orange robes, one with a long orange shawl trailing behind, hold brass plates with offerings. Behind them, several white-clad men and women with folded hands face the scene, with a rangoli in the foreground. The scene appears to be an abhishekam or puja at the outdoor lingam shrine.2010-12-27Outdoor temple scene under tall trees. A man in a red saffron-toned dhoti and shawl, with a yellow-orange and green marigold garland, holds a brass bell and a lit lamp, performing aarti. Behind him a second man in orange-saffron garments stands, and several people in white dhotis and white garments stand with hands folded in prayer on the right. A red-and-white-clad black stone deity murti is garlanded with marigolds in an ornate stone arch, with a heap of red offerings and a kolam floor design in front. A decorated ceremonial umbrella hangs in the background.2010-12-22An outdoor temple scene beneath large banyan trees. In the foreground, a black stone Dakshinamurthy-style or Shiva linga-like murti stands on a black base, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands, beside a red-painted rock mound. Near the centre-right, a devotee in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with hands joined in prayer before a brass plate of offerings. Beside him, a man in orange clothing holds a tray of offerings. Behind them a line of people in white and orange clothes stands with hands folded in devotion, and a woman in a red sari is visible in the middle distance. Rangoli-style floor patterns and scattered flower petals lie on the ground.2010-12-27Outdoor temple scene under shady trees where a red-robed figure with long dark hair stands with his back partly to the camera, holding a small bell and offering before a black deity murti draped in red cloth, garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds and surrounded by a mound of red flowers. Beside him an orange-robed man with a shaved head holds a brass plate, and a red and yellow canopy hangs above. Several white-clad devotees with folded hands stand at the right beside a black stone platform, with a green and pink rangoli design on the ground. The page is for a birthday celebration event, but nothing visible names it.2010-12-22December 23 20102010-12-23Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large banyan-like tree with spreading branches. On a raised stone platform stands a deity murti under a silver arched frame, decorated with flower garlands in red, purple and white, set on a rocky mound. In the foreground a figure in orange robes with a white flower garland holds his hands together in prayer, while a row of saffron-robed devotees stand behind, one holding a tall staff. A woman in a white sari and another in yellow stand with palms pressed together, and a person on the right raises a camera. A small oil lamp flame burns near the platform edge.2008-12-28December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor temple scene under tall shade trees. A black stone deity murti sits within a white arched shrine, draped in red cloth and garlanded with orange-and-white flower strands, set on a heap of red-orange offerings. In front, a polished black granite platform reflects the trees. Four men stand with hands folded in prayer: one in white dhoti with a sacred thread holds a brass plate of offerings, one in a red dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala stands centre, and others wear saffron and white. Two women in orange saris stand nearby, also in prayer.2010-12-26