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A man stands in profile at right with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, bare-chested, wearing an orange-gold silk dhoti and shawl with a gold-toned chain necklace and a hair bun with a red ornament. Before him is a golden deity murti seated on a peetha, decorated with multicoloured garlands in red, yellow, green, purple and white, set against a blue backdrop with green trees behind. The murti is seated on a base of red flowers or offerings. The man's appearance is unclear enough that no reliable identification can be made from it; he is shown in a devotional, prayerful posture before the deity.

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November 05 20132013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05A standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, with a gold necklace and armlets, performs namaskar with palms pressed together before a dark stone deity murti in a white arched niche with an orange curtain. Red flower offerings are heaped around a black circular base; a small brass bell and a lamp sit nearby, with trees and a red-carpeted stone platform in an outdoor setting. Visible cues are consistent with a person presence in devotional worship, with a hair knot and rudraksha-style gold ornaments.2013-01-19A man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands bare-chested with palms pressed together in namaskar before a black stone deity murti dressed in yellow-green cloth and gold necklaces, set in a pink draped niche. A heap of red-smeared offerings and a small brass lamp sit at the base. He wears a long-haired topknot, tilak and a gold chain. Trees and dry ground surround the open-air shrine.2013-03-02March 30 20132013-03-30April 08 20132013-04-08January 19 20132013-01-19A photograph of a man in profile standing outdoors with palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed in devotion. He wears a bare-chested orange-saffron cloth with gold border draped over his shoulder and waist, long swept-back black hair, a gold beaded necklace, and a tilak on his forehead. Beside him on the left, dark stone deity murti figures with a green-and-orange draped cloth stand near a red and white striped temple wall, with green trees behind.2011-10-02Outdoors beneath large banyan trees, a woman in an orange skirt and leopard-print wrap stands barefoot on a small mat with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a garland of orange and white flowers around her neck. She has a white forehead mark and a bead necklace. Before her is a golden seated deity murti with an orange turban-like headpiece, rudraksha-style beads and gold ornaments, framed by a shrine decorated with garlands in red, yellow, green and purple. A small stone altar with oil lamps and a black stone plaque sits in front of the shrine, which stands on a red-painted platform.2013-03-10July 03 20132013-07-03Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree, a man with long dreadlocked hair, a red-brown dhoti and shawl, a red and white flower garland and gold bangles stands with palms pressed together in prayer before a golden deity murti. The murti is adorned with a yellow, red and green floral garland and a crown, and a coiled cobra sculpture sits at its base. Behind him, a robed attendant in orange holds a small offering vessel, another person in white stands nearby, and a tall decorated figure is visible in the background. Plastic bags of offerings lie by the shrine. The image shows darshan and worship. a person appearance is only partly visible; the man's presentation has some cues but is not clearly identifiable.2016-07-19July 02 20132013-07-02