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A 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.

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A 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 02 20112011-11-02A man in a red sannyasi-style dhoti and shawl with gold border stands barefoot on a dark tiled floor with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, facing a black stone deity murti dressed in orange cloth with red and yellow flower garlands. The murti sits in a white arched shrine niche, with a pile of red-orange offerings in front, under shade trees with a hanging orange ring overhead. He wears a rudraksha mala and his hair is tied in a topknot. a person appearance is not established from the figure's cues, so he is described only by role as a devotee in prayer.2011-09-12 +2 copiesOutdoors 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 in profile stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a blurred deity murti draped in yellow cloth with red and maroon garlands. He wears long swept-back dark hair, bare chest, an orange-saffron dhoti with gold border, a gold waist band, rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets. Green fabric and a white arched stone frame surround the murti, with red flowers below and foliage at the top.2011-11-05December 25 20112011-12-25September 23 20112011-09-23November 05 20112011-11-05A photograph of an outdoor shrine under a large banyan tree. A man stands in profile on the right, bare-chested beneath an orange-saffron shawl with gold edging, palms pressed together in namaskar. He has long, swept-back dark hair and a gold-toned necklace. Ahead stands a black stone linga-like murti draped with an orange cloth and marigold garlands, framed by a white arched niche. Its base is covered with orange-red offerings, and a black and white bordered platform surrounds it. Hanging white poles and green foliage surround the scene. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron shawl, gold necklace; appearance-based label only.2010-11-12December 17 20112011-12-17A man in profile stands outdoors with palms pressed together in namaskar near his chin, eyes lowered. He has long dark hair tied in a low bun, a white tilak mark on his forehead, and wears an orange-saffron shawl with a red border over a bare upper body, with a beaded necklace. Behind him, out of focus, a dark stone deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and white flowers stands among blurred green trees in warm sunlight.2011-01-21A man stands barefoot on a small red-and-white mat in front of a dark stone deity murti of a multi-armed form in an arched silver-framed shrine with orange drapery. He faces the shrine with palms pressed together in anjali. He is bare-chested in an orange-saffron dhoti and cloth with a long swept-back ponytail, rudraksha malas and bead bracelets. Before the murti is a mound of red offerings, possibly kumkum or flowers, on a dark patterned base. Trees and a tiled floor surround the open-air shrine.2013-01-15 +1 copies