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Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, a standing man with long dark hair and bare upper body, wearing a yellow dhoti and a red-and-gold waist sash, presses his palms together in front of a shrine. The shrine has a silver arched frame and green backdrop, and holds a black deity murti draped in yellow cloth and marigold garlands. Heaped red kumkum or vermilion powder surrounds the base, with a black serpent figure along the platform edge. A small stone path and a tiled floor lead to the shrine.

Outdoors among trees, a man stands barefoot on a black stone platform with palms pressed together in namaskar. He wears a rust-orange dhoti with yellow borders over a bare chest, and a beaded mala hangs around his neck. Beside him a shrine holds a black stone deity murti dressed in yellow cloth with a yellow head covering and red garlands, set in an arched white frame with a green curtain. In front of the shrine is a mound of red offerings, with a small stone seat and a small rug on the ground. The man is a devotee at the shrine, and the page indicates a person's presence but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.

October 13 2011

Outdoor shrine under a dense canopy of trees and banyan-like aerial roots. A black stone deity murti with a purple cloth draped over it, garlanded with marigold-style flower strands, sits within an arched silver-framed niche with a yellow backdrop. In front is a mound of red powder or kumkum and a dark ringed snake-like sculpture on a platform. On the right, a man in a red dhoti with gold borders and a red shawl, bare-chested with a beaded mala, stands barefoot with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him, a second man in ochre robes is partly visible at the right edge.

November 15 2011

2011-11-15 +1 copies

Outdoors under a dense canopy of banyan-type trees, a man in white dhoti and a red-and-white striped cloth at the waist stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a black stone deity murti. The murti wears a yellow garment, red and white flower garlands and a gold-toned necklace, and is set in an arched white frame. A low red-and-black stone base with a kumkum-coloured surface sits in front of it, with a stone bench nearby. Paved slabs and a patch of bare earth lie in the foreground.

January 17 2013

Outdoor shrine under dense banyan-type trees with aerial roots. On the left, a man stands barefoot on a stone step wearing an orange-saffron cloth, a gold-coloured garland of beads, and gold armlets, with a small red-and-white mat beneath his feet. On the right, a black stone deity murti with multiple arms and a yellow cloth and yellow garment sits inside an arched white stone niche draped with a brown-orange curtain. A mound of red kumkum or offering powder lies at its base, with small brass lamps and a pink-and-white cloth on the ground. Swept earth and a grey stone slab fill the foreground.

A man in a reddish-maroon dhoti wrapped around his waist and a matching shawl stands barefoot on a dark stone slab in an outdoor garden with trees and red earth. He has his palms pressed together in anjali and his head slightly bowed, facing a black deity murti in a white arched niche with a pink backdrop. The murti wears a yellow garment, a yellow crown and a red-and-yellow garland, and sits on a mound of red flowers. Two small patterned mats lie at his feet. The man wears a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala with gold-toned beads, plus gold armbands and bangles. Red-and-white patterned prayer mats are laid on the ground beside the stone path.

2013-04-06 +1 copies

Outdoor shrine scene under shady trees. A standing man in saffron-orange robe with gold-yellow border and rudraksha beads stands barefoot on a tiled platform with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed in reverence. Beside him, a black stone deity murti in red garment and crown sits on a raised pedestal, with a red-painted serpent coiled around the base near a small offering stone and a banyan tree behind. Red and white prayer mats lie on the ground. A candidate matching the page's a person reference shows long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, so he is.

A standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, with a gold necklace and armlets, performs namaskar with palms pressed together before a dark stone deity murti in a white arched niche with an orange curtain. Red flower offerings are heaped around a black circular base; a small brass bell and a lamp sit nearby, with trees and a red-carpeted stone platform in an outdoor setting. Visible cues are consistent with a person presence in devotional worship, with a hair knot and rudraksha-style gold ornaments.

A man in orange and gold ochre dhoti and shawl stands barefoot on a dark tiled platform under a large tree, palms pressed together in namaskar before a black stone deity murti with multiple arms, draped in a yellow cloth and garlanded, set in an arched white frame against magenta drapes. Red pigment-covered stones form the base, with a small stone altar and brass lamp nearby, and a green plastic container sits on a well. Red woven mats lie on the floor. A probable Swamiji is shown with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, with a visible vibhuti marking on the forehead. Ritual worship or puja is being offered at an outdoor shrine.