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A man in orange and saffron robes stands at left under a large banyan tree at night, wearing white and orange flower garlands and smiling with his right hand placed on his chest. At right stands a dark stone deity murti in a silver-framed niche, adorned with an orange head-cloth, layered gold-toned necklaces, a pink and orange drape, and a fresh garland of yellow and magenta flowers. Red cloth covers the base, with a stone carved serpent and an oil lamp at the foot of the murti, and a black plaque with white lettering set into the pedestal. Hanging aerial roots of the banyan frame the scene. The standing man is a candidate for a person, but his appearance is only partly distinctive, so the identification is uncertain.

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A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large spreading tree. A shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala kneels at left, hands folded in prayer, facing a large black stone deity murti. The murti is draped in an orange cloth and wrapped in garlands of red and orange flowers with white blooms, and wears gold ornaments and a necklace. A red curtain backs the shrine, flanked by silver-toned carved arches, and flowers lie at its base. Behind them are a railing, low stone platforms and dirt ground.2014-09-17Indoor temple scene at night with a dark stone statue of a standing deity garlanded with red, white and yellow flower garlands beside a red-cushioned throne with silver trim and a microphone stand. A smiling man with long hair, white forehead markings and gold necklaces, bangles and armlets, wearing a rust-red dhoti and shawl, walks past. Beside him stands a younger attendant in an orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and a tall gold staff. Behind them a deity murti in a pink and red draped shrine is decorated with garlands, and a multicoloured striped floor mat covers the floor. Appearance-based candidate: a person, identified only by the visible long hair, gold ornaments and ceremonial attire.2017-09-17 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20122012-01-08June 12 20142014-06-12June 25 20132013-06-25September 11 20132013-09-11April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesFebruary 01 20132013-02-01June 30 20132013-06-30Outdoors under a large spreading banyan tree, a bald, bare-chested man in an orange and yellow sannyasi wrap and orange rudraksha mala faces a black stone deity murti in a red-draped shrine niche. The murti is adorned with marigold and rose garlands, an orange head cloth, a jeweled green-and-gold necklace and a yellow dhoti, and stands on a black pedestal with small flower offerings. The man's right arm is extended toward the murti in worship, as in a padapuja. Silver-toned arched frame and a metal railing surround the shrine.2014-09-17April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesNovember 19 20092009-11-19