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July 02 2013

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Outdoors 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.2013-05-24July 03 20132013-07-03A man in saffron-orange robes with a striped yellow-and-orange sash stands beside a tree trunk at an outdoor garden. He wears a long multi-strand gold bead necklace and a rudraksha mala, with a bangle on his wrist, and his hair is long and swept back. To the right, a black stone deity murti with multiple arms and a pink cloth stands in a white arched niche with a yellow backdrop, and a heap of red flowers lies in front of it. A small placard sits at the base. Greenery and trees fill the background. The man's appearance with long hair, saffron clothing, and rudraksha and gold necklaces is consistent with Swamiji (probable), shown as in_person.2013-05-05May 19 20132013-05-19Outdoor photo of a man standing with eyes closed and hands folded before a black stone deity murti in a blue-curtained arched niche. The murti has multiple arms, a red cloth wrap, a white headband and a garland; a large heap of red offerings, possibly red flowers or fruit, is piled at its base. The man wears a long dark braid-like swept-back hair, a dark-orange rudraksha mala with gold beads, a gold armlet, and an orange-and-yellow striped cloth wrapped at the waist, bare-chested. Trees and dry red earth surround the shrine, with a kneeling mat and a stone basin nearby. A probable Swamiji candidate by appearance, with the long hair, rudraksha mala and gold armlet.2013-05-20A man stands barefoot on a raised stone platform beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots, in an outdoor garden setting. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti with a yellow-gold border, a long gold-coloured bead necklace, gold armlets and a dot of tilak on his forehead. To the right, a shrine arch of white carved stone frames a dark deity murti seated on a pedestal, draped in green cloth and white garments, in front of a large mound of red offerings. Red and white ritual rangoli-style mats are laid on the ground, and a yellow patterned cloth lies on the path. The figure's appearance is ambiguous, so identity is uncertain.2013-08-15July 09 20132013-07-09July 21 20132013-07-21Outdoors among large banyan-type trees, a person in an orange-saffron sari-style wrap with gold border stands on a stone step on a red-and-blue patterned mat, with a thin gold line and bangles visible. The person wears a long multi-strand gold necklace, a white forehead band, and has long dark hair swept back. To the right, a white stone arched shrine niche with a yellow cloth backdrop houses a black deity murti in a red garment with a red cloth, surrounded by a circular bed of red flowers. Small stone blocks and a concrete path lie on the sandy ground. Appearance-based candidate, a person, standing in an open-air ritual setting near the shrine; identity uncertain from appearance cues alone. One person is visible.2013-02-28June 30 20132013-06-30Outdoor photo beneath a canopy of trees. On the left, a bare-chested man in orange and gold cloth stands with his head resting against a tree trunk, eyes lowered. He wears a large gold pendant necklace, layered rudraksha beads, a gold armlet and a vertical white-and-red forehead mark. On the right, a dark stone deity murti with multiple arms sits within a white carved arch draped in orange cloth, garlanded with red and white flowers and decorated with a pink garment and gold ornaments. A red-painted stone mound and a small stone bench with offerings sit in front of the shrine.2013-07-20A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested in a saffron-orange wrap with gold trim, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a black stone deity murti seated inside a white arched shrine niche. The murti wears a red and yellow marigold garland, a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a red cloth. A red-stained mound of kumkum and a small oil lamp sit in front, with dense green trees and a tree trunk with aerial roots behind. The man wears a gold necklace and gold armlets. a person in saffron clothing with gold ornaments, performing a devotional gesture at the shrine.2013-08-04