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A photograph of a man in a white dhoti and white shawl standing at right in profile, palms pressed together in namaskar near his chin, eyes lowered in prayer. He wears a rudraksha mala at his neck and matching beaded bracelets on his wrists and upper arm, with a tilak on his forehead and hair swept back. Behind him is a large black stone deity murti, decorated with yellow and green cloth and red garlands, framed by an arched white stone niche draped in orange cloth. Orange-red offerings are heaped in the foreground and green foliage fills the background. The man's appearance shows rudraksha malas and a swept-back hairstyle but no crown, saffron robe or ceremonial gold adornment, so the identity is uncertain.

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November 14 20112011-11-14A 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.2011-12-04September 11 20112011-09-11November 13 20112011-11-13 +1 copiesNovember 12 20112011-11-12A man in saffron-orange draped clothing with gold borders stands in profile at the right, hands pressed together in anjali mudra at his chest, eyes closed, facing a deity murti in a stone arch. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white forehead mark. Behind him, an orange cloth backdrop and a blurred orange-clad figure with raised arms stand on a dark pedestal, with red flower offerings piled in front. The scene reads as a devotional darshan or prayer. The man's appearance is consistent with the page's reference but uncertain from the image alone.2011-09-11A standing man in a pale yellow-green dhoti-style garment and bare upper torso presses his palms together in anjali mudra at a temple shrine. He wears a dark rudraksha mala. Behind him, a seated figure in white clothing sits before a deity murti draped with an orange cloth, with garlands of yellow flowers. Red mats and a dark metal railing frame the open-air hall, with palm fronds and bright greenery in the background.2011-07-05A 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 bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a long white jasmine garland edged with red roses, stands in profile with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed. Behind him is a black stone deity murti draped in white cloth, garlanded with yellow and red marigold and rose garlands, set within an ornate white stone arch. Red kumkum-covered stones and a small brass bell sit in front, with greenery overhead.2011-01-01December 07 20112011-12-07A 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.2013-05-04September 03 20112011-09-03