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September 13 2011

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November 08 20112011-11-08A photograph of a shirtless man in profile with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra before a black stone deity murti. The man wears a yellow and green striped dhoti or cloth, red and orange rudraksha beaded necklaces and wrist bands, and his hair is pulled back into a bun. The murti is draped in red and yellow cloth and is set within an arched white stone niche framed by a yellow curtain, with trees blurred in the background. Ornaments and garlands surround the image. Cues are not sufficient to identify the man, so he is described only by his role as a devotee at prayer.2011-12-01A side-profile photo of a man with dark hair tied in a low bun and a white vertical forehead mark, palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest level. He wears an orange and red shawl over bare shoulders and a beaded necklace. Behind him, out of focus, stands a deity murti or figure draped in orange and yellow garlands. a person: long swept-back hair and ornate devotional attire, though the figure is only partly distinctive.2011-01-21A photograph of a man standing outdoors in a temple setting, seen in profile facing left with palms pressed together at chest height in anjali mudra. He has long dark hair tied in a bun at the back of his head, a gold chain, and wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders with a red-maroon border. Behind him stands a black stone deity murti with multiple arms, dressed in an orange cloth and decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands. Beside the murti is a stone pedestal, and at its base sits a large heap of red-orange flowers arranged around a circular black-and-white dotted border. Trees and a white stone arch frame the background in soft sunlight.2011-01-21A barefoot man in white dhoti and a white upper cloth with gold borders stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before an orange-draped black stone deity murti in an arched white shrine. The murti wears a red garland and sits amid a heap of red flowers. Green trees surround the open-air shrine on a dark tiled floor. The man wears a rudraksha mala and has his hair tied in a knot.2011-09-13A bare-chested man with long dark hair stands outdoors in prayer, palms pressed together at his face with eyes closed. He wears a blue shawl draped over one shoulder, an orange dhoti, a gold necklace, and layered bangles on his wrists. Behind him, out of focus, a black stone deity murti stands in front of a bright yellow arched backdrop, draped with a pink cloth, and white carved stone framing surrounds the arch. Green trees and bokeh fill the background. The man's long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and shawl match the description of a person, but the figure is unsure.2011-10-28October 03 20112011-10-03A man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges stands barefoot before a shrine, palms pressed together at his chest in namaste with eyes closed. He has a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and his hair is tied in a bun; he is bare-chested. Before him is a black stone deity murti in an orange-draped niche framed by a carved white arch, adorned with red and yellow garlands, and a mound of red kumkum or vermilion powder at its base. Trees and a sunlit outdoor setting surround the shrine.2011-09-13A photograph of a man in profile with eyes closed and hands folded in front of him, standing outdoors in a green, blurred setting. He wears a bare shoulder draped in a saffron-orange wrap, a heavy gold necklace over rudraksha beads, a gold armlet, and a small gold earring, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him, a red-draped shrine arch holds a dark deity murti decorated with white flower garlands.2013-07-17A man stands outdoors among trees in saffron and orange robes, hands pressed together in namaste before a black stone deity murti with multiple arms, seated within a silver-framed niche draped in red cloth. The man has a white tripundra on his forehead, long swept-back dark hair, an orange rudraksha mala, gold ornaments, gold bangles and an orange shawl with a white border. Red flowers are heaped at the base of the shrine beside a small brass bell, a stone plinth and a red flag.2013-03-22November 02 20112011-11-02November 28 20112011-11-28