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A photograph of a devotee seen from behind, kneeling or standing with hands folded in prayer before a golden deity murti in a flower-decorated shrine. The devotee has very long dark dreadlocked hair wrapped under a maroon turban, wears a multicoloured flower garland around the neck, a rust-red dhoti, and gold armlets. The murti is gold with a dark face, holding ceremonial items, adorned with white and multicoloured beaded necklaces and a maroon headpiece. The shrine arch is framed with garlands in yellow, red, pink, green and white. A black stone Shivalinga-style base and scattered flower petals lie on the red ground in the foreground.

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January 09 20182018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20182018-01-09 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20182018-01-09Outdoors under large shady trees, a standing devotee with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style garland of red and yellow flowers presses his palms together in namaskar before a shrine. The devotee wears a rust-orange dhoti and gold armband and bracelets. Facing him is a golden deity murti, painted dark blue-black, seated on a golden throne and garlanded with yellow, red and green flowers, with a white ornamental necklace and an arched backdrop of garlands. A black shivalinga-like base with flowers and small oil lamps sits in front on a stone platform. A figure in white is partly visible at the left edge.2017-12-30December 30 20172017-12-30Outdoor photo of a shrine in a shaded grove. A long-haired man with a swept-back black braid, bare-chested with an orange-brown dhoti or wrap, stands with his hands folded in worship before a golden seated deity murti with a crown and ornate gold ornaments, garlanded with yellow, orange and white flower garlands. The murti sits on a red stone-textured platform in front of a white and purple shell-decorated arch. A black shivalinga stands in front of the platform. A second person in orange stands at the left edge, and a brass vessel rests at the far left. Trees and paved stone ground surround the shrine.2017-01-01May 30 20182018-05-30December 31 20172017-12-31August 02 20162016-08-02January 04 20182018-01-04A man stands barefoot on a blue-edged mat before a flower-decorated shrine. He wears a rust-brown turban with a gold ornament, a rust-brown wrapped garment with gold borders, and a long multicoloured garland of red, pink, green and white beads around his neck, with a bangle on his upper arm and his long dark hair falling down his back. Behind him a dark-faced deity murti with golden hands and a white garment stands within an arch of marigold and rose garlands in yellow, red, white and green. A black stone shivalinga-style base sits in front, and a colourful floral rangoli lies on the ground at right, with a small oil lamp at left.2018-01-09 +1 copies