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A man with hands pressed together in namaskar stands barefoot on a dark stone platform before a black stone deity murti with multiple arms, wearing a yellow-green garment, gold necklaces and a crown-like headpiece, seated on a red-painted pedestal with a small black altar and brass lamp. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a gold necklace, and his bare upper body is visible. A pink cloth backs the shrine arch, and a few small mats lie on the floor among trees and dry leaves.

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April 06 20132013-04-06 +1 copiesApril 08 20132013-04-08Outdoors among trees, a man stands barefoot on a black stone platform with palms pressed together in namaskar. He wears a rust-orange dhoti with yellow borders over a bare chest, and a beaded mala hangs around his neck. Beside him a shrine holds a black stone deity murti dressed in yellow cloth with a yellow head covering and red garlands, set in an arched white frame with a green curtain. In front of the shrine is a mound of red offerings, with a small stone seat and a small rug on the ground. The man is a devotee at the shrine, and the page indicates a person's presence but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2013-05-13April 01 20132013-04-01A 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.2013-03-02April 08 20132013-04-08March 24 20132013-03-24A photograph of a shirtless man with long swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead stands on a grey stone platform in an outdoor garden, hands pressed together in anjali mudra before a black deity murti with multiple arms, a blue cloth draped over its lower body and a blue headband, set in a white arched niche with a red curtain. Below it a large heap of red offerings surrounds the murti on a black-rimmed platform, with a small stone puja table nearby. The man wears a rust-orange dhoti with gold borders and a matching orange shawl over his shoulder, with a gold-beaded necklace and bangles. Another person in orange robes stands partly visible at the right edge. Small red mats lie on the ground, and trees frame the scene. a person cues: long swept-back hair, orange-and-gold ritual clothing and gold necklaces, shown in prayer before the murti.2013-03-13A person in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands barefoot on a mat under a large banyan tree, palms pressed together in namaskar before a black stone murti of a deity seated on a pedestal. The murti wears a pink cloth, a red and white garland, gold necklaces and a pink headcloth, set within a yellow-draped arch. Red-painted stones and a small black altar with an OM symbol sit in front; the scene is outdoors among tree roots and ground. The standing person shows long dark hair, tripundra marks and a rudraksha-style neck mala; the visible cues are not enough to confirm identity, so the person is described by role as a devotee at the shrine.2013-02-28 +1 copiesA standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, with a gold necklace and armlets, performs namaskar with palms pressed together before a dark stone deity murti in a white arched niche with an orange curtain. Red flower offerings are heaped around a black circular base; a small brass bell and a lamp sit nearby, with trees and a red-carpeted stone platform in an outdoor setting. Visible cues are consistent with a person presence in devotional worship, with a hair knot and rudraksha-style gold ornaments.2013-01-19May 01 20122012-05-01A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead and gold necklaces, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a black stone deity murti of a four-armed goddess in a blue sari and necklaces, seated in a red-curtained arched shrine. Red kumkum-covered stones and a small stone platform with a green container sit at the base, amid trees in an open outdoor courtyard. Swamiji (probable) is identified by his long hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron-orange clothing, shown in an attitude of prayer before the deity.2013-03-13