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October 21 2016

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October 21 20162016-10-21March 19 20172017-03-19Night photo at a temple-like outdoor shrine beside a red boundary wall and chain-link fence. A man with long dark dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a rust-brown dhoti-style cloth, stands barefoot on a small mat with palms pressed together in prayer before a grey stone deity murti. To the left, a second man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds sandals beside an orange bus. A small potted plant and stone-faced platform sit at the base of the shrine, with bamboo and palm foliage behind.2017-02-08September 05 20162016-09-05March 19 20172017-03-19Night photograph of an outdoor garden shrine at a temple-like compound. A deity murti draped with a colourful cloth and garland stands behind a low stone-and-rock border, flanked by bamboo and green trees. A long-haired man in an orange-red dhoti and bare upper body stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and an orange shawl stands with hands at his sides. A camera operator with a video camera is at the left edge. Floodlights illuminate the scene, and a red wall and wire fence form the background.2017-03-19Night photograph in a garden courtyard. A man with long, loose dark hair and a full beard, wearing a rust-orange wrap and dhoti, stands with hands folded facing a small shrine on a stone plinth. The shrine holds two dark stone deity murti draped in pink and teal cloth and decorated with flower garlands, set under a golden arched frame with bamboo behind. A low wall of stacked stones, a chain-link fence, a dark SUV with headlights on and a paved walkway complete the scene. Swamiji (probable): the standing man has long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing and a full beard, performing darshan at the shrine.2017-03-19February 21 20162016-02-21March 19 20172017-03-19Night-time photograph of a priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand and a small vessel in his left, performing aarti before a group of grey stone deity murtis standing on a low stone platform. A tree and an orange boundary wall are behind the figures. A partially visible devotee with folded hands stands at the right edge. The priest is not shown with distinctive visible cues of the page's named subject, so his identity is not established.2011-12-17Night photograph of an outdoor temple-garden corner. A long-haired man with a long dark beard and swept-back hair, bare-chested and wearing a rust-orange cloth wrap, stands with palms pressed together in anjali at a chain-link fence, facing a small shrine. To the left, a person in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands near an orange doorway. On the right a deity murti draped with a garland stands beside a tall pillar wrapped in lights, with stone-lined garden beds, potted plants and string lights in the trees. a person cues are the long hair, bare chest and orange wrap of the figure at the fence, but the face and distance leave this uncertain.2017-03-19Night photograph of an outdoor shrine with a group of grey stone deity murtis standing on a raised stone plinth in front of an orange-red boundary wall and a dark tree. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, holds up a lit oil lamp in his right hand while a small brass vessel is in his left, performing aarti toward the murtis. A partially visible person in a striped garment stands at the right edge.2011-12-17