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Outdoor temple courtyard under leafy trees with sandy ground. On the left, a dark stone Shiva lingam-style murti draped in white cloth, in front of a red-painted stone mound with a coiled dark serpent sculpture and a small oil lamp on a stand. In the centre, a man in a salmon-pink dhoti stands barefoot with palms joined in prayer, facing the murti. Behind him, a younger man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands with hands folded, and two sannyasi-clad men in orange robes stand by a round stone-rimmed well-like structure; the one on the right holds a small object and wears a shaved head with orange garments. Stone steps lead across the ground. The swami-style figures are priests or devotees, and no one is clearly identifiable as a person.

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Outdoor temple courtyard under leafy trees. In the foreground a woman with hair tied up in a bun, wearing an orange saffron sari and a beaded necklace, stands with her back to the camera facing a black deity murti draped in red cloth and garlanded with marigolds. Beside it a red-painted shivalingam-like mound and a small stone altar stand on a circular platform. Further back a man in white dhoti with a golden border and bare upper body stands on a stone path. Red walls and rangoli designs at the lower right.

October 27 2011

Outdoor temple courtyard shaded by large trees. On the left, a dark stone deity murti draped in yellow cloth stands on a black pedestal beside a pile of red-painted stones and a small offering pot. On the right, a man in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth stands barefoot with palms joined in namaste, facing the shrine. Behind him, another person in white robes stands on a stone-stepped path. Lush greenery and a red boundary wall complete the scene.

October 27 2011

Outdoor temple scene under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A black stone deity murti stands in a silver-framed niche draped with green cloth, garlanded with yellow and red flowers and a red shawl. Before it, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and white shawl stands with hands folded in prayer at a red-smeared offering stone with brass lamps. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with palms pressed together in worship, and another man in an orange-saffron cloth walks at the right edge. Several people are visible, with a bare-chested priest wearing a rudraksha mala and a white shawl. a person candidate not clearly identifiable from appearance.

November 07 2011

Outdoor 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.

A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands barefoot on a paved path under a large banyan tree, hands pressed together in namaskar before a black stone deity murti seated on a red-draped pedestal. The murti wears a red turban-like cloth, a garland of yellow and white flowers, and sits beside a yellow curtain. The surrounding red-painted base holds a small black bench. Hanging aerial roots and tall white posts surround the open courtyard, and a figure in white stands in the distance.