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Outdoor photo of a man standing barefoot on a dark polished stone floor before a shrine beneath a large tree. He has long dark hair, bare chest, red rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and red bead bracelets, and wears a green and yellow silk dhoti with a yellow upper cloth. His hands are pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. Behind him, a white arched niche with yellow backdrop holds a black stone deity murti draped in pink cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. A heap of red kumkum or vermilion powder surrounds its base, with a small lamp and bell on a stand in front. Whether the man is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone, so he is described as a devotee.

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October 29 20112011-10-29A man with long dark hair stands barefoot on a stone floor in an outdoor temple setting, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. He is bare-chested, wearing a coral-orange cloth draped over one shoulder, a coral dhoti, and a magenta and green silk waist sash, with red and orange rudraksha-style beads on his wrists and neck. Beside him is a black stone deity murti, multi-armed and garlanded with marigolds and red beads, seated in an arched white shrine framed by a yellow cloth backdrop. Red powder-covered stones surround the murti, with a small wooden stand and a lamp in front. Trees and foliage fill the background.2011-11-03December 04 20112011-12-04A photograph of a man standing barefoot in an outdoor temple setting with hands pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed in prayer. He wears a pink and orange draped garment, a bare upper torso with a red-and-white beaded bracelet and a beaded necklace, and a long dark swept-back hair. In front of him is a black stone deity murti seated on a pedestal, draped in yellow cloth, with garlands of flowers and a small yellow headpiece, set within a white carved arch niche. Before the murti is a mound of red-painted offerings and a small wooden stand with a red flower. Trees and foliage fill the background.2011-11-03October 30 20112011-10-30A 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 20132013-04-08A 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.2013-03-02November 01 20112011-11-01A barefoot man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands in profile with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, in prayer before a black stone deity murti draped in white cloth and red and white flower garlands. The murti sits within a white carved arched shrine framed by orange drapery, with a pile of red-painted stones and a small stone bench in front, under green trees. He wears gold bangles on his wrists and a beaded necklace, with his hair tied in a bun, in an outdoor temple setting.2011-11-12A man in saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl stands barefoot before a black stone deity murti under a white arched niche draped with magenta cloth. The murti wears a purple garment, a rudraksha-style necklace, and yellow-and-orange flower garlands. He has a sacred ash line on his forehead, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and his hands are joined in namaskar. In front of the shrine is a large mound of red kumkum-covered offerings with a small wooden stool and brass vessels, set on a dirt courtyard among trees with a yellow-and-black bordered base and mats on the ground.2013-03-04A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath trees. A black stone deity murti stands in an arched niche framed with garlands in red, yellow, green, white and purple, draped in a yellow cloth, with a heap of red offerings in front and a small wooden stand. A standing man in a green dhoti and green-gold shawl, with a topknot, a horizontal tilak, a red rudraksha mala and bracelets, presses his palms together in prayer with eyes lowered. Colourful kolam rangoli designs decorate the ground in front of the shrine.2011-12-13