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A man with long dark hair stands barefoot on a stone floor in an outdoor temple setting, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. He is bare-chested, wearing a coral-orange cloth draped over one shoulder, a coral dhoti, and a magenta and green silk waist sash, with red and orange rudraksha-style beads on his wrists and neck. Beside him is a black stone deity murti, multi-armed and garlanded with marigolds and red beads, seated in an arched white shrine framed by a yellow cloth backdrop. Red powder-covered stones surround the murti, with a small wooden stand and a lamp in front. Trees and foliage fill the background.

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A photograph of a man standing barefoot in an outdoor temple setting with hands pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed in prayer. He wears a pink and orange draped garment, a bare upper torso with a red-and-white beaded bracelet and a beaded necklace, and a long dark swept-back hair. In front of him is a black stone deity murti seated on a pedestal, draped in yellow cloth, with garlands of flowers and a small yellow headpiece, set within a white carved arch niche. Before the murti is a mound of red-painted offerings and a small wooden stand with a red flower. Trees and foliage fill the background.2011-11-03Outdoor photo of a man standing barefoot on a dark polished stone floor before a shrine beneath a large tree. He has long dark hair, bare chest, red rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and red bead bracelets, and wears a green and yellow silk dhoti with a yellow upper cloth. His hands are pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. Behind him, a white arched niche with yellow backdrop holds a black stone deity murti draped in pink cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. A heap of red kumkum or vermilion powder surrounds its base, with a small lamp and bell on a stand in front. Whether the man is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone, so he is described as a devotee.2011-10-29October 30 20112011-10-30A 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.2013-03-02Outdoor shrine scene: a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands barefoot with palms pressed together in anjali on a dark stone floor, facing a black deity murti draped in a yellow cloth with a pink curtain behind, and a pile of red offerings in front. He wears a white forehead mark, a long gold-beaded necklace and a gold armlet, with long dark hair, in front of a stone altar and small red mats. Suggests a puja or darshan moment.2013-03-03Outdoors in a leafy garden, a standing man with long dark hair and bare chest faces a shrine. He wears a blue dhoti-style lower garment with an orange and gold-bordered sash over his shoulder, bangles on his wrists and a beaded necklace, and presses his palms together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. Beyond him, a black stone deity murti with multiple arms wears a pink-red cloth and sits in a white arched niche draped with yellow fabric. A heap of red kumkum or vermilion powder surrounds the base, with brass bells and a small offering stand in front. A dark tiled floor lies in the foreground.2011-10-28November 01 20112011-11-01A standing man in orange saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a sheer saffron drape over one shoulder, stands barefoot with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed in prayer. His long dark hair falls to his shoulders and he wears red and beaded bracelets and a red-beaded necklace. Before him, under a white carved stone arch draped with green cloth, stands a black stone deity murti wrapped in an orange cloth and garlanded with yellow, red and purple flower garlands. Heaps of red flowers or offerings surround its base on a black platform, with a leafy banyan-type tree canopy overhead.2011-11-18November 08 20112011-11-08November 02 20112011-11-02October 29 20112011-10-29A devotee stands in profile in the foreground, palms pressed together at chest level in namaskar, eyes closed, with long dark curly hair. He wears a blue upper cloth draped over bare shoulders, a bright orange waist cloth with gold border, and beaded bangles on his wrists plus a red-and-white beaded necklace. Behind him, a black stone deity murti with multiple arms, draped in a pink cloth and wearing a garland, sits before a yellow curtain and a carved white stone arch. The base of the shrine is heaped with red kumkum, and dark trees surround the open-air setting.2011-10-28