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July 23 20062006-07-23July 23 20062006-07-23 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20112011-09-26A long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a vibhuti or tilak mark on his forehead, stands with head bowed beside a large black stone deity murti. The murti is draped in white cloth with a red border, adorned with a gold necklace, and garlanded with yellow, green, red and white flower garlands. The murti is set within an ornate silver arch framed by green foliage. In the left background, a man in a white and blue striped polo shirt and jeans stands with hands clasped. The scene appears to be an outdoor shrine setting.2006-07-23A photograph taken outdoors beneath a large spreading tree. In the foreground at left, a man with long dark hair, bare-backed and wearing an orange saffron wrap with a white flower garland around his neck, stands facing a stone murti. The murti is a seated black stone figure draped in a white dhoti and shawl, wearing a white headpiece and a yellow and red flower garland; it sits within an ornate silver arch carved with foliage and a makara motif on a red painted stone base. Nearby on the ground is a black lingam with a yellow marigold garland, and a white and grey serpent form curls at the base. A hand holding a lamp appears at the lower right. The scene is a shrine setting with flowers and oil lamps.2006-12-26December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20112011-12-11Outdoor shrine under dense tree canopy. A bare-backed man in an orange-saffron cloth worships a white and dark stone deity murti standing within an ornate silver arch, its head and body draped in garlands of yellow marigolds and multicoloured flowers. A red-cloth-covered base sits beneath it, with a smaller Shiva-linga-like form adorned with flower garlands and a red tilak mark in front. A decorated palanquin or ornate seat with gold and red embellishments rests at the left edge. The worshipper, with long dark hair, faces the shrine with hands in front of him, in a puja setting.2006-10-07Outdoor photo of a shrine beneath trees. A carved silver arch frames a black stone Dakshinamurti murti seated in orange robes, draped with yellow and purple marigold garlands and a rudraksha-style bead mala, with a brass oil lamp and flowers at its base. A sign below reads Dakshinamurti shrine. In the foreground, a bearded man in orange robes, glasses and a bead necklace stands with hands folded. Beside him, a long-haired man in a white shawl and red-and-gold flower garlands stands with hands clasped. Two other people stand in the background, one in blue and one in a red blouse. a person is the long-haired man in white with a red-and-gold garland, standing as a devotee beside the shrine, with uncertain identification.2009-01-01December 21 20112011-12-21Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in a saffron-orange wrap, bare-shouldered, holding a silver staff, standing before a black deity murti in an ornate silver arch. The murti wears a white dhoti, a yellow and red garland with floral strands, and a gold necklace. Foliage and palm trees fill the background. The man's appearance, with long swept hair and saffron clothing, suggests a person, though the candidate is not certain. A small red and white offering stands at the base of the murti.2006-10-07April 19 20062006-04-19