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December 17 20112011-12-17Outdoors in front of a large banyan tree with thick, hanging aerial roots, a single man stands barefoot on a sandy ground, palms pressed together in anjali mudra. He wears a bright blue silk garment draped over the shoulder and a blue dhoti-style lower wrap, with an orange-and-gold-bordered sash tied at the waist. He has long, dark, swept-back hair, a white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on the forehead, layered rudraksha-style malas and gold-toned beaded bangles and armlets. Low weathered stone steps sit behind him. A purple and white logo appears at the upper left and a copyright notice at the lower right.2011-10-28A man in a purple dhoti and purple upper cloth with gold-toned armlets and a beaded necklace stands at left, bare-chested, hair pulled back, gazing toward a black stone statue on a pedestal at right. The statue is draped in purple cloth and heavily garlanded with multicoloured flower strands, and flower petals lie at its base. Behind them are tall trees and a low wall in an open outdoor setting.2011-12-14Outdoors in a shaded grove with bare-looking trees and hanging aerial roots, a standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and upper cloth with a white vertical forehead mark and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace presses his palms together in anjali near a black stone deity murti. The murti wears an orange headband, a teal and gold-bordered cloth, and layered necklaces. Stone platforms, scattered dry leaves and a small red-stained base surround the scene. A white-edged shrine stone and a small plaque sit at the murti's base.2013-03-06February 21 20132013-02-21April 18 20132013-04-18 +1 copiesDecember 26 20102010-12-26Outdoors among trees, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti wrap with a wide yellow border stands leaning against a tree trunk with eyes closed, wearing a long gold-beaded garland, a gold armlet and a bangle, with a tilak on his forehead. To the right, a carved white arch frames a dark stone deity murti of Ganesha with a yellow headband and orange shawl, seated before a turquoise drape, with a heap of red flowers in front. Green foliage and red soil fill the background. The man's appearance does not clearly establish an identity, so he is described only by role as a devotee.2013-05-24December 17 20112011-12-17March 06 20132013-03-06A man walks alone on a dirt path through a leafy garden, looking downward. He wears a royal blue garment draped over one shoulder, with an orange and gold sash at the waist and a long orange drape hanging down his left side. He has long dark hair, a white forehead marking with a red dot, a gold beaded necklace, and bangles on both wrists and upper arms. Green shrubs, a tree branch overhead, and scattered dry leaves surround him, with a reddish-brown structure visible in the background. Scattered pink petals lie on the ground.2011-10-28Outdoors beneath large banyan trees, a woman in an orange skirt and leopard-print wrap stands barefoot on a small mat with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a garland of orange and white flowers around her neck. She has a white forehead mark and a bead necklace. Before her is a golden seated deity murti with an orange turban-like headpiece, rudraksha-style beads and gold ornaments, framed by a shrine decorated with garlands in red, yellow, green and purple. A small stone altar with oil lamps and a black stone plaque sits in front of the shrine, which stands on a red-painted platform.2013-03-10