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March 22 2013

A man stands barefoot on a raised stone step beside a large banyan tree, one hand resting on its trunk. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl draped over his shoulder, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala across his chest, a gold necklace, and beaded bracelets. To the right, a black stone deity murti dressed in a yellow garment and garlands sits inside a red-curtained arch with an ornate white frame. A heap of red flowers lies in front of the shrine, with small woven mats on the ground. The setting is an open outdoor grove with trees and a low wall behind.

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.

Outdoors 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.

January 29 2013

A 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.

A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead and gold necklaces, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a black stone deity murti of a four-armed goddess in a blue sari and necklaces, seated in a red-curtained arched shrine. Red kumkum-covered stones and a small stone platform with a green container sit at the base, amid trees in an open outdoor courtyard. Swamiji (probable) is identified by his long hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron-orange clothing, shown in an attitude of prayer before the deity.

Outdoors under a dense canopy of trees and hanging aerial roots, a standing man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with bare shoulders and upper arms stands on a grey tiled platform with hands folded in prayer. He faces a black stone deity murti housed in a white arched shrine with orange drapery, dressed in pink cloth, red and white garlands, a red crown and gold necklace, seated on a pedestal. In front lies a mound of red offerings, with a small lamp and bowls on a stone base nearby, and rangoli-style pink and purple floral patterns on the ground.

Outdoor temple scene under dense green trees with hanging aerial roots. On the left, a standing man in a salmon-pink dhoti and wrap, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, looks downward with bare feet on a brick platform. To the right, a black stone deity murti with multiple arms holding weapons sits in a white-framed arched niche with a yellow backdrop, draped in a white cloth and adorned with orange beaded garlands. A large mound of red-orange kumkum or vermilion powder surrounds its base, with small lamps and offerings on a stone pedestal.

Outdoor shrine under a dense leafy tree. A black stone deity murti with a white arched frame and orange-draped garland sits on a mound of red-orange kumkum. In front, a man in an orange wrap and orange top stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaste, facing the shrine. To the right, another man in orange robes stands with palms joined. The sandy ground and foliage frame the scene.

Outdoor photograph in a tree-shaded grove. A standing man in saffron-orange robes, bare-chested with an orange cloth wrapped at the waist and a long strand of beaded rudraksha-style mala at his neck, leans against a large banyan trunk with one hand on the bark. He has long dark hair and a tilak on his forehead, and stands barefoot on a small red mat. To the right, a deity murti in black stone with yellow garments and multiple arms sits in an arched white niche with a red curtain, its base heaped with red kumkum or powder and a small shrine table in front.

Outdoor photo at a shrine set among tall trees. A white arched frame surrounds a black stone deity murti draped in white cloth with orange and yellow edging, wearing a red and yellow garland and gold necklaces. A heap of red-orange powder or kumkum sits on a black-and-white circular base in front. On the right, a man with long dark hair, a pink upper wrap and a pink and gold-bordered lower cloth stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, bare-armed and wearing orange bangles and a beaded necklace, facing the shrine.