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A barefoot man in a saffron-orange sannyasi wrap stands facing a stone shrine at a temple. Inside the arched, red-backed niche, a deity murti with a trident and garlands of yellow and red flowers is adorned, with brass lamps and vessels set before it on the granite platform. Red and white curtains hang at the sides of the open pavilion, and palm trees are visible beyond. The man's presence is a practitioner's stance at the shrine, and the page's a person claim cannot be confirmed from his appearance, so his identity is not asserted.

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November 14 20102010-11-14A barefoot man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands on a stone platform in front of a shrine, gazing up at the deity murti. The shrine has grey stone pillars, a gilded arch and carved panels, with a seated deity murti dressed in pink and white cloth and decorated with yellow and orange garlands. Brass oil lamps stand before the altar, and red and orange flower garlands hang on the pillars. A red curtain hangs at the entrance and a red-and-white striped building with a corrugated roof stands behind. The man is standing, facing the deity, and is the only person visible.2010-10-20October 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a stone shrine in an open-air pavilion with orange and red curtains. A deity murti stands at the back of the granite platform, decorated with marigold garlands, a gold kalasha and brass oil lamps. A man in an orange robe and a rudraksha mala bows low with hands folded in front of the platform, standing on a small mat. Stone carvings decorate the pillars and the front of the altar. Greenery is visible beyond the open structure.2010-10-21October 29 20102010-10-29A single person in an orange-saffron robe and wrap stands barefoot on a woven mat in front of a granite shrine platform, bending forward at the waist with hands together in reverence. Behind the platform, a deity murti draped in pink and white cloth and garlanded with marigold and multicolored flower strands sits within a gilded niche, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha-style offering on the stone ledge. Carved stone pillars frame the shrine, with a small relief panel showing a seated figure to the left, and red-and-white striped drapes and an orange canopy surround the open-sided pavilion. The person has a rudraksha mala hanging from the neck.2010-10-21A photo of an open-sided stone shrine with carved grey pillars, red curtains tied at the sides, and a mounted golden arch framing a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati adorned with marigold garlands and a red cloth backdrop. A standing figure in orange robes bows forward with hands at the stone altar in front, which holds small brass vessels and oil lamps. The setting is a temple courtyard with trees visible beyond the railing.2011-02-12August 23 20112011-08-23A man in saffron-orange robes stands with his back partly to the camera, facing a stone shrine. Inside the arched, gold-trimmed shrine are carved and painted deity murtis, one with a crown and multiple arms holding weapons, draped in pink fabric and garlanded with marigold and purple flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the granite platform, with small brass vessels and offerings in front. Red and orange curtains hang beside the shrine under an open-air temple pavilion with striped red-and-white walls. The scene suggests puja or darshan at a temple shrine.2010-10-21October 29 20102010-10-29A figure in saffron-orange robes stands barefoot on a doormat with hands folded in prayer before a stone shrine containing two deity murtis draped in garlands; the central deity wears a red crown and holds a trident-like weapon, and a golden kalasha-style lamp stand and brass oil lamps sit on the granite platform, with a red and white striped temple wall and a red curtain nearby.2010-10-29November 02 20102010-11-02