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September 19 2013

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A photograph of an outdoor shrine under trees. A person with short dark hair, wearing a red top with a gold-edged cloth, stands at left with their back to the camera and raises a lit oil lamp toward a black stone deity murti. The murti wears red and yellow flower garlands, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a yellow dhoti and a yellow headpiece. Its arched white niche is draped in orange and white cloth, and the base is covered with red kumkum and marigold-like offerings. Greenery and a small pole are visible in the background.2013-09-19A photograph of an outdoor shrine set among trees. A black stone deity murti stands in an arched white stone niche draped with orange and white cloth, garlanded with red, orange and yellow flowers, wearing a yellow dhoti and a bead and gold necklace. Its base is smeared with red kumkum. In the foreground a woman with short dark hair, seen from behind, wears a red garment with a gold border and holds a lit flame, performing aarti before the murti. A small stone lamp stand and a dark stone offering table sit in front. The scene shows a single devotee at the shrine.2013-09-19A photograph of a devotee seen from behind, in a red garment with gold border, performing aarti with a lamp before a black stone deity murti seated on a bull-like mount. The murti wears a yellow cloth, a yellow headpiece, a garland of red and yellow flowers, and layered beaded ornaments, and holds ritual implements in several hands. The shrine has an ornate white arch backed by orange and white drapery, set on a red-painted pedestal in an open outdoor garden with trees behind. A small black offering stand sits in front.2013-09-19September 17 20142014-09-17September 10 20132013-09-10December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23September 17 20142014-09-17October 16 20112011-10-16A 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 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.2011-09-23September 19 20132013-09-19