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Outdoors among trees, a man stands barefoot on a black stone platform with palms pressed together in namaskar. He wears a rust-orange dhoti with yellow borders over a bare chest, and a beaded mala hangs around his neck. Beside him a shrine holds a black stone deity murti dressed in yellow cloth with a yellow head covering and red garlands, set in an arched white frame with a green curtain. In front of the shrine is a mound of red offerings, with a small stone seat and a small rug on the ground. The man is a devotee at the shrine, and the page indicates a person's presence but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.

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April 01 20132013-04-01March 24 20132013-03-24A man in a reddish-maroon dhoti wrapped around his waist and a matching shawl stands barefoot on a dark stone slab in an outdoor garden with trees and red earth. He has his palms pressed together in anjali and his head slightly bowed, facing a black deity murti in a white arched niche with a pink backdrop. The murti wears a yellow garment, a yellow crown and a red-and-yellow garland, and sits on a mound of red flowers. Two small patterned mats lie at his feet. The man wears a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala with gold-toned beads, plus gold armbands and bangles. Red-and-white patterned prayer mats are laid on the ground beside the stone path.2013-04-06 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20132013-01-19April 08 20132013-04-08A man with hands pressed together in namaskar stands barefoot on a dark stone platform before a black stone deity murti with multiple arms, wearing a yellow-green garment, gold necklaces and a crown-like headpiece, seated on a red-painted pedestal with a small black altar and brass lamp. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a gold necklace, and his bare upper body is visible. A pink cloth backs the shrine arch, and a few small mats lie on the floor among trees and dry leaves.2013-03-02April 08 20132013-04-08A man stands barefoot on a dark tiled platform before a black stone deity murti seated in an arched white niche, outdoors among tall trees with aerial roots. The deity wears a red cloth, red garland, red headband and a necklace of red beads, and a mound of red offerings lies at its base. The standing man wears an orange-brown sleeveless top, an orange dhoti with a yellow border, a rudraksha mala and bracelets, with his hair tied in a topknot, hands folded in namaskar. Small brass lamps sit near the base, and a red-and-pink mat lies on the floor. A green bucket sits at the right edge. The scene suggests worship at an outdoor shrine.2013-01-18A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead and gold necklaces, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a black stone deity murti of a four-armed goddess in a blue sari and necklaces, seated in a red-curtained arched shrine. Red kumkum-covered stones and a small stone platform with a green container sit at the base, amid trees in an open outdoor courtyard. Swamiji (probable) is identified by his long hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron-orange clothing, shown in an attitude of prayer before the deity.2013-03-13March 30 20132013-03-30A devotee in a red-and-gold dhoti with a flower garland stands barefoot at left with palms pressed together in namaskar on a small mat. Beside him a black stone murti of a deity, draped in an orange-and-green cloth and red-and-yellow garlands, sits on a dark stone pedestal before a red curtain. In front of it is a coiled black Shivalinga-style stone with a red flower, and a dark stone plaque. Large banyan trees and a stone pathway surround the open-air shrine, with a tall red-and-white structure in the background.2015-09-08Outdoor shrine scene under shady trees. A standing man in saffron-orange robe with gold-yellow border and rudraksha beads stands barefoot on a tiled platform with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed in reverence. Beside him, a black stone deity murti in red garment and crown sits on a raised pedestal, with a red-painted serpent coiled around the base near a small offering stone and a banyan tree behind. Red and white prayer mats lie on the ground. A candidate matching the page's a person reference shows long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, so he is.2013-05-11