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December 11 2011

Outdoor photo of a man with long swept-back dark hair and a white-and-red-tipped flower garland, wearing an orange shawl over a bare chest, gold bangles and a gold necklace, with hands pressed together in namaste before a shrine. Behind him a second figure with white forehead markings holds a tray of offerings. At left, a deity murti with an orange cloth and a garland of purple, yellow and white flowers sits in an arched niche above a mound of red kumkum-like offerings. Leafy trees and a dusty clearing form the background.

2011-12-11 +1 copies

December 11 2011

Outdoor photo beneath large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. On the left, a man with long dark hair and a tilak on his forehead stands in folded-hands namaskar, wearing an orange robe with a gold border and a beaded necklace. On the right, a large black stone deity murti seated on a pedestal wears an orange cloth, a red headband, a white and red flower garland and gold ornaments. Nearby are a glass-walled box, stone blocks and red-painted stones with offerings.

2011-08-19 +4 copies

Outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A young boy in orange robes stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a black stone deity murti on the right. The murti wears an orange cloth and garlands of red and yellow flowers, and sits on a dark pedestal surrounded by a mound of red-orange offerings. A small metal lamp stand sits on a square platform in the foreground. Pale stone border walls and green trees fill the background.

2010-08-10 +1 copies

July 20 2010

July 20 2010

Outdoors beneath a large leafy tree, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and bare shoulders presses his palms together in namaste before a black stone deity murti under a silver arch. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with a gold border and a red-and-white flower garland. The murti is draped in marigold and multicolour flower garlands, and a mound of red offerings sits at its base. To the right, a bearded man in white with a yellow shawl and gold chain holds a tray of flowers, and another figure in orange stands behind. Ground-level kolam patterns are visible at the lower edge.

A photograph of a temple worship scene outdoors among green trees. On the left, a black stone deity murti, draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with multicoloured flower strands in red, purple, yellow and white, sits in an arched shrine on a mound of red powder. On the right, a man in an orange robe with a white floral garland, gold necklaces and gold bangles raises one hand while holding a brass plate with lit oil lamps and flowers, as a pratyaksha pada puja is performed. Behind him, another person in orange stands near a flame.

Outdoors under a large banyan tree with sweeping aerial roots, a man in saffron-orange dhoti and a bare upper body, wearing a white flower garland, holds a lit oil lamp toward a dark stone statue. The seated statue, dressed in white cloth with a red border, wears thick garlands of yellow, red and white flowers and a white headpiece. A small black stone object with marigold garlands sits at its base on a brick platform. Sandy ground and distant trees and huts fill the background. The man's face is not visible, so no identity is claimed.

Outdoors under trees, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair stands at right with palms pressed together in prayer before a shrine. He wears a white jasmine garland with red and purple flowers, gold bangles, and an orange saffron shawl draped over his shoulders. Behind him, another person in orange is partly visible. At left, a stone shrine arch framed with garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers holds a dark deity murti draped in orange cloth. A heap of red kumkum or flower offerings lies at its base, with a small wooden stool or platform before it. The setting is a dry, sandy clearing with bare earth and leafy trees.

2011-12-11 +1 copies

A photograph outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. On the right, a black stone statue of a seated figure, draped in white cloth with a red border and decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands, sits on a dark pedestal set in red-painted rock. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching garment, wearing a white-and-marigold garland and with long hair, holds a brass lamp or aarti vessel toward the statue with a lit flame. A small shivalingam-like stone with a marigold garland sits at the statue's base. The ground is bare sandy earth.

2006-12-26 +1 copies