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A photograph of a bare, leafless tree rising beside a whitewashed block wall under a pale blue sky. In front of the wall, on a brick and concrete ledge, a framed portrait print shows a smiling figure in a white head wrap, with a red bindi and a dark beaded necklace, bordered by a decorative patterned frame. Beside the print stands a small stone or concrete shrine-like pillar with an oil lamp and a small vessel on the ledge. Brick steps lead up to the platform. The scene reads as a roadside or open-ground shrine with a framed portrait, with no people visible.

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A photograph of a framed portrait print placed on a low concrete ledge against a cinder-block wall. The portrait shows a smiling man in a white turban with a red bindi, long dark hair, white cloth draped over bare shoulders, and a necklace of red rudraksha beads, set against a dark green background and a white flowering branch. Beside it on the ledge stands a grey stone shivling with a cobra hood carved above it, decorated with orange marigold flowers and a rudraksha mala, with a white flower placed on its base. Incense sticks stand in a small holder near the portrait. The scene is outdoors and bare, with dry grass on the left. a person appears only as a printed portrait, with a turban, rudraksha mala and bare shoulders as cues.2007-04-20A framed photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a white turban and white garment with a red-brown rudraksha mala, is set against a concrete wall outside. a person is shown as a depiction in the framed photo, wearing a white turban, long hair and a red-brown rudraksha mala. In front of the frame on a concrete platform sits a small grey Shiva linga with orange marigold flowers and a cobra hood carved above it, set in a round concrete base. A small oil lamp or incense holder sits on the ledge, with dry grass and leafy branches at the edges.2007-04-20A photograph of a framed printed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, a white head wrap, a red tilak on the forehead, and a red-brown rudraksha mala, set on a concrete ledge against a rough wall. In front of the portrait sits a stone Shivalinga with orange flower garlands, a small incense stick holder, and scattered marigold petals. A rusted metal rod or trident-like stand leans beside it. The portrait is a printed depiction, not a physical person. Dried plants grow at the left edge.2007-04-20A bare tree stands against a blue evening sky beside a white block wall. In the lower left, a framed printed portrait shows a smiling figure in a white turban and white garment with a red-brown bead necklace, set on a low red-and-cream brick ledge. Beside it, a dark stone pillar and a small dark sculpted stand hold a red object. The printed portrait is a depiction on a frame, not a physical person in the scene, and its identity is not assigned from appearance.2007-04-202004 - Summer In Dallas USA2004-08-242004 - Summer In Dallas USA2004-08-24A framed photograph displayed as a shrine on a draped table. The framed image shows a long-haired man seated cross-legged in saffron-orange robes, with rudraksha mala garlands and a large gold heart-shaped pendant, before a backdrop of large tree roots. A red bindi is visible on his forehead. The framed photo is decorated with gold medallion ornaments and rudraksha strands. In front of it a white cloth with maroon and gold brocade border covers the table, scattered with marigold and dark purple flower petals, a pink lotus-shaped dish holding offerings, and incense sticks. Black feathery foliage flanks the table, and a blue-grey floor and pale wall form the setting. No people are physically present in the scene.2007-10-21December 29 20062006-12-29Dusk photograph of a bare, thorny tree rising beside a grey concrete-block wall and a plain granite pillar. At its base sits a dark stone lingam on a circular grey stone yoni pedestal, decorated with orange marigold garlands and small white flowers. A low raised stone border frames the dry earth around the shrine, and a framed picture with a purple emblem is partly visible at the lower left. The sky is pinkish grey with distant hills on the horizon. No people are visible.2007-04-20December 11 20092009-12-112004 - Summer In Dallas USA B&W2004-08-25December 29 20062006-12-29