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Outdoors under trees, a standing man in plain white dhoti-style cloth with a white shawl draped over one shoulder and an armlet on his upper arm stands on a red mat on a dark stone floor, facing a black deity murti in red garments and garlands seated within a carved white arched shrine. In front of the murti is a mound of red offerings, with brass lamps and a small dark stone platform nearby. Scattered mats and a white ritual stand sit on the reddish earth. No readable text is visible.

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Outdoor photograph in a shaded grove with large banyan roots and trees. A person in plain white dhoti and white top with a thin gold chain walks left across a paved area in front of a shrine. The shrine holds a black deity murti dressed in red garments, red-and-gold necklaces and a red headband, set in a silver arched niche with green drapery. Red-painted stones surround its base, with brass lamps and a small wooden stool before it. Red and patterned prayer mats lie on the ground. A partially visible person in white stands at the right edge.2012-04-22Outdoors under a dense canopy of banyan-like trees, a young man in plain white ritual dress stands barefoot on a small red mat at the edge of a stone platform, his right hand raised to his forehead in salutation. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck, bangles on his wrist and an armband, with a white dhoti and a shawl draped over one shoulder. Beside him is a black stone deity murti dressed in cloth and marigold garlands, set within a silver-framed niche with a magenta backdrop, its base heaped with red offerings, with brass lamps on a small platform nearby. Orange-red mats lie on the ground in front of the shrine.Outdoor temple scene under tall shade trees with a large banyan-type tree trunk and hanging aerial roots. A man in white ritual dress, a white dhoti and bare chest with a white shawl across the shoulder and a rudraksha mala, stands barefoot on a raised white platform beside the tree, one hand resting on the trunk. To the right, a dark stone deity murti sits within a silver-framed arch lined with a magenta cloth, adorned with marigold garlands and a gold-coloured drape. Red offerings mound at its base, with brass lamps on a small table, and red mats lie on the ground.Outdoor shrine under trees where a dark stone deity murti is seated within a white carved arch, draped in a pink cloth and wreathed with orange and yellow marigold garlands, with a green backdrop behind it. A large heap of red kumkum-covered stones or offerings surrounds its base on a black-rimmed platform. A man stands at right with palms pressed together in namaskar, bare-chested with a red and orange shawl over his shoulder, white dhoti with gold border and red undergarment, gold armbands and a long-haired appearance. Dry leaves cover the ground and a dark reflective pool sits in the foreground.2011-10-15November 18 20102010-11-18January 21 20132013-01-21Outdoor photo of a man in saffron-orange dhoti and matching shoulder cloth with an orange-gold sash, bare-chested, with a white tilak on his forehead and long dark hair, standing with palms pressed together in namaste before a black stone deity murti. The murti is a multi-armed female form draped in orange cloth with a green backdrop and white arched frame. In front stands a large pile of red kumkum-coloured offerings on a raised black-and-gold dotted platform, with a small brass lamp and a low wooden stool nearby. Trees and dry leaves surround the shrine, and a red patterned mat lies on the paved floor.2013-03-13July 11 20102010-07-11October 15 20112011-10-15April 03 20122012-04-03April 05 20122012-04-05January 17 20132013-01-17