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A man stands barefoot on a dark polished stone floor under leafy trees, hands pressed together in namaste at his chest with eyes closed. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, leaving his upper torso bare, with orange dhoti-style lower garments and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. His hair is tied up at the back. Behind him stands a black stone deity murti with four arms, draped in an orange cloth and marigold garlands, seated within a white arched frame atop a mound of red powder and a black base with white dots. Small brass lamps sit nearby, and a white cloth is visible beside the structure. The setting is an outdoor temple grounds.

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A man stands barefoot on a dark tiled floor under trees, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl draped over one shoulder, leaving the other shoulder bare, and a rudraksha mala around his neck. His hair is tied up in a knot. Before him is a black stone deity murti with red garlands of yellow and purple flowers, set in a white arched niche with a pink cloth backdrop. In front is a mound of red powder and a circular black-and-white bordered platform, with a bare-branched banyan-like tree and sunlight in the background.2011-02-01A photograph of a man standing outdoors in a temple setting, seen in profile facing left with palms pressed together at chest height in anjali mudra. He has long dark hair tied in a bun at the back of his head, a gold chain, and wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders with a red-maroon border. Behind him stands a black stone deity murti with multiple arms, dressed in an orange cloth and decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands. Beside the murti is a stone pedestal, and at its base sits a large heap of red-orange flowers arranged around a circular black-and-white dotted border. Trees and a white stone arch frame the background in soft sunlight.2011-01-21A barefoot man in an orange saffron wrap and dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste on a dark polished stone floor, facing a shrine. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and has long dark hair tied in a knot. Behind him, under a white arched niche with a pink backdrop, a black stone deity murti with four arms is draped in red cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, seated on a red-powder mound edged with a black-and-white ring. Trees and dappled light surround the courtyard. The man's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is described by role only as a devotee in prayer.2011-02-01A man in a saffron-orange wrap stands barefoot on a reflective black granite platform, palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and has long hair tied up at the back. Before him, under a large spreading banyan tree, stands a black stone deity murti with four arms, decorated with a red-and-yellow marigold garland, set in a white arched shrine with a pink backdrop on a red-painted base. Sunlight filters through the leaves onto the sandy ground.2011-02-01A figure in saffron-orange robes with long, loose dark hair walks barefoot away from the camera across a dark stone-tiled path toward an outdoor shrine. Inside a white arched frame with a green cloth backdrop stands a black stone deity murti, dressed in a yellow cloth and garlanded with yellow and purple flower strands. Its base is heaped with orange-red offerings.2011-08-17Outdoors under a large shady tree, a man in an orange saffron-coloured robe and a dark rudraksha-style neck mala stands with palms pressed together in prayer, head bowed, hair tied up in a knot. Behind him is a black stone deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlands, set within a white arched shrine frame. Before the murti is a circular black-rimmed platform heaped with red kumkum or powder offerings. To the right, a person in white ritual clothing stands in the background among the trees. Metal pillars and concrete blocks surround the open ground.2011-02-08A man stands in profile in front of a black deity murti draped in orange cloth, framed by an arched stone niche strung with orange beads and set before a pile of red flowers. He wears an orange unstitched wrap over bare shoulders, a gold-bordered orange dhoti, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white forehead mark, with his hair tied in a bun. His hands are pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. The setting is an outdoor temple area with trees behind. The figure's appearance is consistent with the page reference but uncertain, so identity is not asserted.2011-09-11November 12 20112011-11-12November 06 20112011-11-06August 04 20132013-08-04March 05 20112011-03-05 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20112011-09-24