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May 20 2013

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Outdoor photo of a man standing with eyes closed and hands folded before a black stone deity murti in a blue-curtained arched niche. The murti has multiple arms, a red cloth wrap, a white headband and a garland; a large heap of red offerings, possibly red flowers or fruit, is piled at its base. The man wears a long dark braid-like swept-back hair, a dark-orange rudraksha mala with gold beads, a gold armlet, and an orange-and-yellow striped cloth wrapped at the waist, bare-chested. Trees and dry red earth surround the shrine, with a kneeling mat and a stone basin nearby. A probable Swamiji candidate by appearance, with the long hair, rudraksha mala and gold armlet.2013-05-20A photograph of an outdoor shrine among trees. On the left, a person with hair tied back and shoulders bare, wearing a maroon garment with a gold-bordered orange wrap, stands with hands folded facing right. On the right, a dark stone deity murti with multiple arms, draped in an orange cloth, adorned with a red-and-white flower garland and a pendant necklace, sits on a dark pedestal. A wall of red powder or kumkum surrounds the base, with small brass lamps and a plaque with engraved script in front. White pillars, a blue backdrop and a silver arched frame surround the shrine.2011-09-23A photograph of an outdoor shrine set among trees. A black stone deity murti with multiple arms, wearing a yellow dhoti, gold necklaces and a yellow headband, sits on a dark pedestal before a carved white arched niche with a blue curtain. Its base is a mound of red painted stones with a small wooden bench and oil lamps in front. A woman with long hair, wearing an orange and yellow saree and a white flower garland, stands in the foreground with her back to the camera, facing the shrine in worship.2013-04-30A photograph in an open shaded courtyard beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the left, a man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair stands barefoot on a concrete path, palms pressed together in prayer. On the right, a black stone deity murti stands under a white arched frame, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange marigold strings. Before it is a red-painted raised platform with a small stone offering table holding brass lamps and a plate of fruit and flowers. Grey pillars and a low wall stand in the background.2009-08-17April 08 20132013-04-08May 19 20132013-05-19A 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.2013-03-13October 06 20112011-10-06June 07 20162016-06-07March 23 20132013-03-23April 08 20132013-04-08October 16 20112011-10-16