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A young man in a plain white short-sleeved T-shirt and white dhoti with red-bordered edges stands before an orange-washed wall and a red door numbered 7. He holds a tall dark stone deity murti, carved standing with a crown and ornamented arms, steadying it with both hands. A small vertical tilak mark is visible on his forehead. Piles of purple cloth and cardboard lie at left. The sculpture appears to be a carved standing deity figure.

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July 14 20132013-07-14September 04 20132013-09-04 +2 copiesA photograph of a dark, aged wooden deity murti standing on a plinth of stacked red bricks on a board, held upright by several men. Three or four men in white dhotis and white shirts surround it, steadying its arms and shoulders; the one at right wears a white shirt with a lanyard and a wristwatch. A faint pale mark is visible on the statue's chest. Behind them is a grey cinder-block wall, and at the right edge a woman in an orange sari with pink and red flower garlands is partly visible. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall with a tiled floor. The statue is unadorned and wears no visible jewellery beyond a small earring and bracelets.2013-09-03 +2 copiesSeptember 04 20132013-09-04 +1 copiesPhotograph of a indoor setting with plain grey concrete-block walls. A tall, dark bronze-toned standing deity murti with a lean, bare-chested body stands on a low brick platform, with several men in white dhotis and white shirts supporting or steadying it. On the right, a man in a rust-brown sannyasi robe with a red and yellow flower garland and a brown-orange shawl gestures with his hand toward the murti while speaking, a small microphone at his face. A bald man in the background stands behind him beneath an orange umbrella. A black speaker and stand sit at the back left.2013-09-04July 13 20132013-07-13July 13 20132013-07-13A photograph inside a temple hall during a consecration ritual. A tall, long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-beaded necklace and white sacred ash on his arms gestures with open palms toward a large dark stone deity murti of a standing divine couple wearing crowns, draped in a pink cloth at its base. Beside him, a man in orange holds a gold kalasha pot in a white mesh wrap. Behind them, several robed figures in orange stand near the curtain, and one person in orange raises a camera.2007-11-09A photograph outdoors of a man in a white dhoti and white shawl edged with gold, with a cream-coloured turban and a sacred ash mark on his arm, holding a lit oil lamp or flame vessel toward a large dark grey stone sculpture of a multi-armed deity murti. The deity stands within a circular stone halo, holding weapons including a trident-like staff and a mace, and is set on a stone platform in front of an orange building with a window. Plastic chairs, a small table and an orange and gold cloth-wrapped object appear nearby, with stone sculptures visible in a garden at right.2011-08-31A photograph of a man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl over a red sleeveless top, barefoot, standing with one hand on his hip beside a large dark stone deity murti in a construction or storage hall. The tall murti has a cylindrical crown, four arms holding a discus and conch, and a carved lotus pedestal. Wooden planks, pallets and a brick wall are in the background, and a tiled rectangular pit lies in the foreground. The man has long dark hair and a red forehead mark; a page-flag candidate shows distinctive saffron clothing and long swept-back hair, so the person is probable Swamiji in an appearance-based label.2007-11-07A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti leans over a reclining wooden figure lying on a dark workbench, carving or finishing its face with a small tool. The figure is a dark-brown wooden sculpture of a reclining human form with bare legs and feet. Two carving knives with yellow handles lie on the table, a small white paper cup sits nearby, and a black chair stands against a pale concrete wall with a striped cloth hanging above. Wood shavings are scattered on the floor.2013-07-04February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copies