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November 12 20162016-11-12 +1 copiesOutdoor courtyard shrine at dusk beside a red-washed building. A black stone deity murti with a white dhoti and a garland of yellow and orange marigolds stands on a pedestal at right. Three men with long matted hair stand before it: the one at left in a rust-brown wrap with a multicolour red, white and yellow garland, facing the shrine with hands folded; two in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders, one holding a lit oil lamp aloft and the other with palms joined in prayer. A small brass-coloured box and a red prayer mat lie on the floor, with palm and leafy plants around the edge. A plaque hangs on the wall behind. This appears to be an aarti with lamp worship at a shrine.2016-11-12 +1 copiesJune 07 20162016-06-07November 12 20162016-11-12 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard. In the centre, a man in an orange-red dhoti with gold-yellow borders, a red-orange shawl, a gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, forehead marked with white and yellow tilak. Behind him at left, another person in orange robes holds a black dog. On the right, a pink-curtained shrine arch holds deity murtis, one in a blue-purple cloth on a wheeled cart, with a small seated black statue and potted plants nearby. A dark SUV is parked behind, and small red-and-cream prayer mats lie in the foreground.2013-05-26May 01 20122012-05-01November 12 20162016-11-12A man with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a rust-brown sannyasi wrap, a white jasmine garland and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, several young men in orange and rust-coloured cloths, some with bare shoulders and white and yellow body markings, stand in a row holding brass oil lamps and ritual vessels. A flower-decorated seated figure in brown cloth and a brass vessel appear at right, set before an outdoor ritual space with a red wall behind.2017-03-11May 05 20122012-05-05April 02 20152015-04-02 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, sits cross-legged in meditation on a low seat in an outdoor garden. He wears an orange-saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a large orange plinth topped by a black stone bull statue, Nandi, with a white three-line marking. Palm trees and grey stone figures surround the courtyard, and a brass kalasha sits at the front. A second man in orange robes sits to the right, also in meditation.2010-10-10Outdoor ritual photograph at a temple grounds with sandy earth and trees. A man with eyes closed and a white tilak with red bindu on his forehead stands barefoot on a mat, one hand resting against a bare tree trunk. He wears an orange-saffron unstitched garment with gold border, a long gold chain necklace, gold armbands and bangles, and his hair is tied in a knot. Beside him a second man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and holds a silver tray of flowers. Behind them a black stone deity murti dressed in red cloth sits on a white and red pedestal, and a dark shivalinga is visible. a person: the standing man in saffron with gold ornaments and knotted hair matches the candidate cues.2012-07-25