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October 08 20162016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08Outdoor photo at a shrine under trees: a black stone deity murti seated in a silver arched niche with a green cloth backdrop, wearing a red headband, red and gold garments, a gold necklace, and garlands of white and red flowers. In the foreground a person seen from behind, with long matted dark hair, an orange-red turban, and white and red flower garlands over bare shoulders, faces the deity and makes offerings. A flower-garlanded kalasha or lamp sits at lower right, and a seated figure in white appears at the far right edge.2016-10-08August 19 20162016-08-19A photograph of a devotee standing with hands folded in front of a black stone deity murti, shown with multiple arms and a red head cloth and red-and-gold garments, seated in an arched silver-framed niche backed by green drapery. The devotee wears a rust-orange turban, long dark matted hair, an orange dhoti-style cloth, and a long garland of white flowers with red blooms over the shoulder. A rust-red mound of stones and a black shivalingam-style base with a small pink flower sit before the deity. Overhead hangs a fringed canopy of red, white, blue and yellow tassels among trees, with a white kolam design on the ground at lower right and a cameraman filming at the edge.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08A black stone deity murti stands within an ornate silver arched shrine framed by a red cloth backdrop, surrounded by trees. The figure has four arms holding a ceremonial implement and a drum-like object, wears a magenta cloth, an orange head band, a green and white flower garland, and a large gold-toned necklace. A small orange flower rests at its base. No physical people are visible.2014-09-13November 19 20112011-11-19A photograph of an outdoor shrine under trees where a black stone deity murti stands in an arched silver frame against a green curtain, wearing red garments, a red headcloth and a gold necklace, with red and white flower garlands draped on its arms. A standing man in a rust-coloured turban and rust-coloured dhoti, with long dark braided hair and a white and red flower garland over his shoulder, faces the murti with hands joined in prayer near a mound of red stones. Behind him, a man in white clothes crouches and photographs, and a fringed green canopy hangs at the top right.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08July 09 20132013-07-09June 07 20162016-06-07