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A photograph of a shrine at a tree base, decorated with marigold and rose petals. An orange-painted Hanuman-style figure sits at left beside painted panels of a deity with red garment and crown. Shivalinga-style stones are garlanded with white and orange flowers at right. A man in white stands behind a red railing, and a hand pours liquid from a pot at right edge. Red-roofed structure and bells in background.2015-10-27Outdoor shrine at the base of a large old tree with a thick gnarled trunk. Three painted and orange-coated deity murtis sit on a floor scattered with marigold and rose petals: two tall figures in blue-edged arched niches wearing red drapes, and a central orange-painted figure seated on a plinth. Small oil lamps and offerings lie around them, and a black shivalinga stands at the right edge. Behind a wire mesh fence, several devotees in white clothes reach toward the shrine, some holding up hands or objects. Red and orange walls frame the scene.2015-10-27October 27 20152015-10-27October 27 20152015-10-27January 17 20082008-01-17January 17 20082008-01-17A photograph inside a small shrine decorated with marigold garlands and string lights. A woman in a rust-red sari with a dark braid leans forward to place a garland on a red-painted deity murti, with a brass lamp and small oil lamps nearby. Behind her, a man in an orange robe holds a folded cloth, and a bald man in orange stands at the right. A framed red poster of Ganesha hangs on the wall, and an orange-garlanded stone figure sits in the foreground. Several men in white, brown and grey jackets stand at the left and right edges watching.2014-01-13June 12 20142014-06-12A photograph inside a temple shrine during a Shivalinga abhishekam. A man with long, swept-back hair wears orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, holding a brass lamp with a flame and a bell. Beside him a second man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in prayer, and a woman in orange clothing is seated behind the lingam. A large black Shivalinga stands on a stone yoni base, covered with white and milky liquid and offerings. To the right, a golden deity murti in a red and gold silk sari is adorned with garlands of red, yellow, and purple flowers. Brass vessels and a small golden figure sit on the wet floor, and a few devotees in white and yellow sit near the entrance.2010-02-12A photograph inside a temple at night showing a shivalinga abhishekam. A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron garment and a rudraksha mala stands at a dark stone shivalinga on a yoni-pitha base, pouring or offering white substances over it. Beside him another person in orange robes with a shaved head bends over, and a third person in orange stands further back. A large golden deity murti draped in a red and gold silk sari is decorated with garlands of yellow, orange, purple and red flowers. Brass vessels, a lit oil lamp, scattered flowers and a yellow-tinted wet floor surround the lingam. Three people in view, all in orange, with a few seated devotees in white partly visible at the left edge.2010-02-12March 14 20142014-03-14July 21 20102010-07-21