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A person in an orange saffron-coloured wrap and matching lower garment stands barefoot at the edge of an outdoor shrine among trees. Their long dark hair is swept back, and they wear beaded necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala. Ahead stands a dark stone deity murti with multiple arms and a white cloth band, dressed in white and gold ornaments and set within a white arched niche with a blue backdrop. A heap of red-smeared offerings and a small stone platform lie in front, with red and white cloth runners on the ground.

April 23 2013

2013-04-23 +2 copies

January 21 2013

Outdoor shrine under dense banyan-type trees with aerial roots. On the left, a man stands barefoot on a stone step wearing an orange-saffron cloth, a gold-coloured garland of beads, and gold armlets, with a small red-and-white mat beneath his feet. On the right, a black stone deity murti with multiple arms and a yellow cloth and yellow garment sits inside an arched white stone niche draped with a brown-orange curtain. A mound of red kumkum or offering powder lies at its base, with small brass lamps and a pink-and-white cloth on the ground. Swept earth and a grey stone slab fill the foreground.

January 18 2013

January 23 2013

Outdoor shrine area under a banyan-like tree with hanging aerial roots. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and wrap, with a long beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace and tilak on his forehead, stands barefoot near a concrete platform, one hand on a tree trunk. To the right, a black stone deity murti with multiple arms and a green-gold garment and gold necklace sits in a white ornate arched niche with a magenta cloth backdrop. In front of it is a large heap of red kumkum or vermilion offerings on a circular base, with small woven mats on the ground.

Outdoors in a shaded grove, a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands barefoot on a red mat with palms pressed together in prayer. He is bare-chested, wears a rudraksha-style necklace and a sandalwood tilak on his forehead, with hair tied up at the back. Before him is a black stone deity murti draped in purple cloth and yellow marigold garlands, set within a white arched shrine frame with a pink backdrop. Below it is a mound of red offerings or kumkum-stained stones with a small wooden stand, a rangoli-style border on the floor and brass pots nearby. Trees and dry leaves surround the courtyard.

April 08 2012

A photograph of an outdoor shrine among trees and dry leaves. A black stone deity murti with multiple arms and a yellow shawl sits within a silver arched niche against a magenta cloth backdrop, on a red-painted mound with a small wooden stool and brass bell in front. A man in saffron-orange garments with a white forehead band and beaded necklaces stands at right with palms pressed together in prayer. Red mats lie on the ground at lower left, and a green-lidded plastic container sits at right.

2013-03-03 +1 copies

April 17 2013

2013-04-17 +2 copies

A man in saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl stands barefoot before a black stone deity murti under a white arched niche draped with magenta cloth. The murti wears a purple garment, a rudraksha-style necklace, and yellow-and-orange flower garlands. He has a sacred ash line on his forehead, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and his hands are joined in namaskar. In front of the shrine is a large mound of red kumkum-covered offerings with a small wooden stool and brass vessels, set on a dirt courtyard among trees with a yellow-and-black bordered base and mats on the ground.