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July 02 2013

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A photograph of a man standing in profile at right with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer. He has swept-back long dark hair, a white forehead mark, a gold earring, and a gold-and-rudraksha necklace with a ceremonial gold garland over an orange-red wrap. A gold armband is visible on his upper arm. Behind him, out of focus, a dark deity murti in red cloth and white flower garlands sits within a white arched shrine in a leafy outdoor setting, with red petals on the ground. a person: the long swept hair, gold ornaments, rudraksha and saffron-toned wrap are the appearance cues for the candidate, shown in prayer before the shrine.2013-07-17A photograph of a man in profile with eyes closed and hands folded in front of him, standing outdoors in a green, blurred setting. He wears a bare shoulder draped in a saffron-orange wrap, a heavy gold necklace over rudraksha beads, a gold armlet, and a small gold earring, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him, a red-draped shrine arch holds a dark deity murti decorated with white flower garlands.2013-07-17July 17 20132013-07-17July 02 20132013-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 17 20132013-07-17A photograph of a man in profile standing outdoors with palms pressed together in a namaste-style gesture. He has long, wavy dark hair and wears an orange-saffron shawl over a bare upper body, with gold armlets, a gold bracelet and gold necklaces. Behind him, out of focus, is a dark blue-skinned deity murti in a white arched niche framed by red drapery, with trees in the background.2011-10-26A photograph of a man in profile with long, swept-back black hair and a horizontal tilak on his forehead, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange-saffron shawl, a rudraksha-style bead bracelet on his wrist. His palms are pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. Behind him, out of focus, a dark deity murti is draped in yellow and red garlands and a yellow cloth, set beneath a white carved stone archway amid green foliage. Watermarked copyright text is visible on the right, which should be ignored.2011-11-06A man stands in profile at right in an outdoor grove, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. He is bare-chested with a wrap over one shoulder, wears a thick orange-red rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles, and has long swept-back dark hair and a gold earring. Beside him at left, a large black stone deity murti with yellow cloth, a yellow headpiece and a red-orange garland stands on a dark pedestal before a green curtain, with a small flower offering and a red vessel at its base. Trees and red soil form the blurred background.2013-05-12A photograph of a man in profile at an outdoor shrine, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, red and beaded bangles, a gold-toned armband and a bejewelled waist belt, with a white tilak on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Behind him, out of focus, is a dark stone deity murti with a red cloth and garlands, set within a gold-draped arched niche. Trees fill the blurred background.2013-01-17Outdoor photo at a shrine in a leafy grove. In the foreground a man with swept-back dark hair, a thin tilak on his forehead, gold-hooped earring and an orange-brown dhoti-style cloth walks past a mound of red flower offerings. He wears a long rudraksha-style mala with gold bead ornaments and a gold armlet. Behind him a second robed figure in orange stands at the left. The shrine arch is white with carved detail, framing a dark deity murti draped in red with a red headband and a blue backdrop. Trees and bare red earth surround the scene.2013-05-19A photograph of a man with hair tied in a bun and bare-chested, wearing a multicoloured green, gold and maroon cloth wrap, rudraksha beads on his neck and arms, standing with palms pressed together in prayer. He is in the right foreground, in profile, eyes closed. Behind him, out of focus, a black stone deity murti sits in a stone arch with a yellow drape, draped in a red cloth and white and yellow garlands. Trees blur in the background. No swami candidate is confirmed by appearance cues beyond the bare-chested devotee's adornments, so identity is uncertain.2011-12-01A man with long dark hair stands in profile on the right, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed, facing a black stone deity murti in an arched white niche draped with green cloth and marigold garlands. He wears a bare chest, rudraksha beads, gold bangles, a peach-orange shawl and a light gold-bordered dhoti. A red cloth and red-smeared offerings sit at the base of the shrine, with trees and sunlit ground behind. Swamiji appearance-based cues are present (long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, ornate gold jewellery and saffron-toned clothing), so the praying man is a probable Swamiji in devotional posture before the shrine.2011-11-20 +1 copies