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A man stands barefoot on a dark stone platform in an outdoor garden beneath large trees, hands pressed together in anjali at his chest and eyes closed. He is bare-chested, wearing a green and gold striped dhoti and a matching green and gold shawl over one shoulder, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and hair tied in a topknot. Behind him stands a black stone deity murti dressed in a yellow cloth and marigold garlands, set in a white stone arch with a green backdrop and a red-painted base. The man's appearance does not clearly match a known candidate, so his identity is uncertain; he is shown as a devotee in prayer.

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September 03 20112011-09-03A photograph of a man standing barefoot on a dark polished floor in front of a shrine under a banyan tree. He wears a green striped dhoti with a gold-bordered waist cloth and a green-and-gold shawl draped over his bare shoulders, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and his hair tied in a bun. His hands are pressed together in anjali mudra, and he faces a black stone deity murti seated in yellow cloth, garlanded with yellow and red flowers, within a white arched niche backed by green drapery. In front stands a pile of red kumkum-covered stones and a small offering vessel. No visible identity cue for the man beyond the attire; his role is devotee in prayer.2011-09-03 +2 copiesDecember 03 20112011-12-03A man with dark hair pulled back in a low knot stands in profile with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra before a blurred golden deity murti under a green-leaved canopy. He wears a green and gold striped silk garment over a bare shoulder and multiple rudraksha bracelets and a rudraksha mala with gold spacers. The background is softly out of focus with yellow and gold tones.2011-12-23A man stands in profile on a stone floor outdoors, hands pressed together in namaskar at chest height with eyes closed. He has long dark hair, gold earrings, bangles, and wears a rudraksha mala with gold beads, with a bare chest and a rust-brown dhoti-style garment banded with yellow. Behind him is a yellow-backed arch with a black stone deity murti holding a trident-like weapon and wearing an orange garment and red headband, next to a heap of red-painted stones and a small shrine with a plaque. Trees and red earth surround the scene. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments in an in_person appearance, though the identity is inferred from appearance only.2013-05-04December 23 20112011-12-23November 08 20112011-11-08November 01 20112011-11-01A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath trees. A black stone deity murti stands in an arched niche framed with garlands in red, yellow, green, white and purple, draped in a yellow cloth, with a heap of red offerings in front and a small wooden stand. A standing man in a green dhoti and green-gold shawl, with a topknot, a horizontal tilak, a red rudraksha mala and bracelets, presses his palms together in prayer with eyes lowered. Colourful kolam rangoli designs decorate the ground in front of the shrine.2011-12-13A photograph of an outdoor shrine set among trees. On the left, a deity murti in a white arched niche is draped with garlands of yellow, red and green flowers and a green cloth backdrop. On the right, a bare-chested man in a green and orange dhoti with gold armlets and a gold necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the shrine in quiet prayer. Overgrown tree branches fill the blurred background.2011-12-04December 02 20112011-12-02February 26 20132013-02-26 +1 copies