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December 26 20182018-12-26Photo 11724103 +2 copiesA photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large spreading tree. A shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala kneels at left, hands folded in prayer, facing a large black stone deity murti. The murti is draped in an orange cloth and wrapped in garlands of red and orange flowers with white blooms, and wears gold ornaments and a necklace. A red curtain backs the shrine, flanked by silver-toned carved arches, and flowers lie at its base. Behind them are a railing, low stone platforms and dirt ground.2014-09-17December 13 20182018-12-13January 01 20172017-01-01December 27 20182018-12-27Outdoor temple scene in daylight. A shaved-headed person in saffron-orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a black stone deity murti seated on a pedestal, adorned with red and white flower garlands and wearing a red and orange turban-like crown, with a green and maroon garment. Behind them is a golden arched torana, another black stone figure, and a white-draped shivalinga on a red and white striped plinth. A small green-clad figure with a garland kneels in the lower left foreground. Trees and blue sky frame the shrine. Several people are physically visible.2011-01-18A shaved-headed priest in a red and saffron-yellow garment, wearing a rudraksha mala, performs a ritual by raising a lit oil lamp above a black stone deity murti. The murti wears a red-and-orange headdress, a jewelled necklace, an orange dhoti and a garland of red, orange and white flowers, standing before a pink-red cloth backdrop inside an ornate silver-coloured arch. Marigold petals and red powder lie on the pedestal. Trees and a metal railing form the outdoor setting.2014-09-17December 27 20182018-12-27December 24 20182018-12-24A devotee in white kurta and dhoti bows deeply with folded hands, forehead pressed to the feet of a dark stone statue. The statue, under green foliage between ornate silver-toned arches, wears an orange saffron wrap with red-banded edges, an orange head turban with a red tilak, and a rudraksha-style mala. It holds a raised object in one hand. Behind the devotee, a partly visible person in white stands in the background among the leaves.2010-07-14January 01 20172017-01-01