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A man with long dark hair, a beard and a white forehead mark stands with palms pressed together in anjali at a shrine in a dim stone chamber. He wears a rust-red garment draped over his shoulders and a beaded mala with rudraksha-style beads around his neck, plus a beaded band on his upper arm. Before him is a bronze-framed shrine niche decorated with garlands of white and red flowers and a small oil lamp hanging from the wall. The walls are weathered and pale blue-grey, and a few small offerings sit on a ledge at the right.

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March 01 20182018-03-01A life-sized figure of a bearded man with long dark hair stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a rust-orange saffron shawl over the shoulders and a rudraksha mala of large beads across the chest, with rudraksha bracelets on the upper arms. To the right, a small wooden shrine with a pitched roof is decorated with red and white flower garlands and holds a deity murti, with a single oil lamp flame glowing on a wall niche. The setting is a weathered, peeling blue-grey wall in a dim old room. The figure appears to be a statue or wax-style display rather than a living person, so no physical people are counted.2018-03-01March 01 20182018-03-01A photograph of a man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard standing in profile with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed in prayer. He wears a rust-red cloth wrapped around his waist and draped over his left shoulder, bare-chested, with rudraksha beads on his wrists and upper arm and a white marking on his forehead. In a plain whitewashed stone room he faces a small ornate brass shrine with a deity murti, garlanded with white and red flowers and pink and green garlands, and a small oil lamp hangs on the wall beside it.2018-03-01 +2 copiesA photograph of a bearded man with long dark dreadlocked hair standing at left in a dim stone room, palms pressed together in anjali mudra in front of his chest. He wears a rust-orange cloth wrapped around his body and bare-shouldered, with rudraksha beads on his arms and a rudraksha mala at his neck, and a white tilak on his forehead. Before the pale, weathered wall hangs a small oil lamp with a flame. At right, a carved wooden shrine frame stands draped with white and pink garlands and red roses, beside a small brass deity figure.2018-03-01March 01 20182018-03-01March 01 20182018-03-01March 01 20182018-03-01 +1 copiesA life-size figure of a long-haired, bearded man in a rust-red dhoti-style wrap with gold-bordered edge stands with palms joined in anjali before a wooden shrine decorated with white and red flower garlands. The figure wears a rudraksha mala, a beaded bracelet, and a gold-tipped shawl. The shrine sits beside a bare plaster wall with a hanging oil lamp and small offerings on a wooden stand. The scene appears to be a wax or sculpted figure rather than a living person, with the greater part of the setting being a worn, whitewashed ritual room.2018-03-01A man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold armband performs aarti with a lit oil lamp on a brass tray before a wooden shrine. The shrine is draped with white and red flower garlands and sits against a weathered, peeling plaster wall. Another person in orange clothing stands at the left edge, and a small oil lamp hangs from the wall above. The setting appears to be a temple corner during ritual worship.2018-03-01A man with long matted dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a rust-red saffron cloth wrapped around his waist and shoulder, stands with hands folded in prayer before a small golden shrine. The shrine is an ornate gilded canopy niche decorated with white and red flower garlands and a pink floral offering, set in a plain whitewashed stone room with an oil lamp on the wall. Brass ritual vessels and a small offering tray sit on the floor in the lower right. Rudraksha beads are visible on his upper arm and wrist.2018-03-01A photograph inside a dim, plastered stone chamber with peeling pale walls. A man with long dark hair, a full beard and a bare upper body wears a deep red-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and body, and holds a folded cloth in his hands; a distinctive bead or rudraksha-style cord is visible on his arm. Beside him stands a golden ornate shrine niche garlanded with white and red flower strands. Below, a brass tray holds small bells, a lamp and ritual items, and loose rose petals are scattered on the floor and a stone ledge. A small deity figure or murti sits in a niche to the right.2018-03-01