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Outdoor 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.

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Outdoor 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.2006-10-07A 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.2006-12-26Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree. A man in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe and a long orange-yellow garland stands barefoot on a paved circular platform, right hand raised in a blessing gesture, long dark hair falling past his shoulders. Behind him, a silver-framed arch surrounds a dark deity murti with four arms, adorned with a red and white garland, and below it a white-clad linga-form sits within a red-painted mound edged with white pebbles, decorated with a white and red cloth and a garland hanging in loops. The setting appears to be a sacred tree shrine with a banyan canopy overhead.2006-04-19July 23 20062006-07-23A photograph taken outdoors under a large spreading tree. In the foreground at left, a person with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange garment that leaves the upper back bare, and a white and red flower garland, stands facing right toward a shrine. At right, a dark stone murti seated on a pedestal is draped in white cloth, a yellow and red marigold garland, and a white flower garland, with a silver arch framing it. Red-painted stone and a small oil lamp or offering dish with a flower garland sit at its base, and a silver-grey serpent-like form curves along the ground near the shrine. Dappled sunlight falls on sandy earth.2006-12-26A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala, sitting in front of a large silver arched shrine. Inside the arch stands a black-faced deity murti with white and gold garments, a jeweled necklace, and red and white flower garlands, with a gold-and-white vestment at its base. The seated man has long, swept-back dark hair and is facing toward the murti. The shrine stands on a raised red-painted rocky base edged with white and black inlay, under a leafy tree. The seated man's identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so he is described only by his role and attire.2006-12-09A photograph of an outdoor shrine under trees. A silver-framed arched niche holds a dark-faced deity murti with a silver crown, silver necklaces and a garland of multicoloured flowers draped over both sides. In front of it kneels a shaved-headed devotee seen from behind, wearing an orange cloth wrap, with hands joined in prayer. The red-painted base of the shrine is visible below, with palm trees in the background.2006-09-21April 19 20062006-04-19December 24 20092009-12-24A seated man in an orange saffron robe and long dark swept-back hair sits with eyes closed in meditation beside a shrine under a large tree. He wears a rudraksha mala with brown beads. Behind him stands a silver-framed arched niche housing a black-faced deity murti draped in white and gold cloth, with a crown, garlands of red flowers and a shield-like backdrop. The murti rests on a mound of red-painted rocks ringed by a white-and-black stone border. Dappled sunlight and green foliage surround the outdoor scene.2006-12-09December 10 20082008-12-10 +2 copiesJanuary 01 20112011-01-01