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A figure in saffron-orange robes with long, loose dark hair walks barefoot away from the camera across a dark stone-tiled path toward an outdoor shrine. Inside a white arched frame with a green cloth backdrop stands a black stone deity murti, dressed in a yellow cloth and garlanded with yellow and purple flower strands. Its base is heaped with orange-red offerings.

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A photograph of an outdoor shrine under a large banyan tree. A man stands in profile on the right, bare-chested beneath an orange-saffron shawl with gold edging, palms pressed together in namaskar. He has long, swept-back dark hair and a gold-toned necklace. Ahead stands a black stone linga-like murti draped with an orange cloth and marigold garlands, framed by a white arched niche. Its base is covered with orange-red offerings, and a black and white bordered platform surrounds it. Hanging white poles and green foliage surround the scene. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron shawl, gold necklace; appearance-based label only.2010-11-12November 15 20112011-11-15 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold border, stands in profile with palms pressed together in namaste before an outdoor shrine under large shady trees. Behind him a white arched stone frame surrounds a black deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with marigold strings, set on a circular platform heaped with orange-red kumkum or sindoor offerings. Other greenery and a dirt courtyard surround the shrine. A white rudraksha-style neck garland is visible on the man. The scene suggests worship or darshan at a roadside or open-air shrine.2010-11-12A man in orange and gold ochre dhoti and shawl stands barefoot on a dark tiled platform under a large tree, palms pressed together in namaskar before a black stone deity murti with multiple arms, draped in a yellow cloth and garlanded, set in an arched white frame against magenta drapes. Red pigment-covered stones form the base, with a small stone altar and brass lamp nearby, and a green plastic container sits on a well. Red woven mats lie on the floor. A probable Swamiji is shown with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, with a visible vibhuti marking on the forehead. Ritual worship or puja is being offered at an outdoor shrine.2013-03-03Outdoors under a large shady tree, a man in an orange saffron-coloured robe and a dark rudraksha-style neck mala stands with palms pressed together in prayer, head bowed, hair tied up in a knot. Behind him is a black stone deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlands, set within a white arched shrine frame. Before the murti is a circular black-rimmed platform heaped with red kumkum or powder offerings. To the right, a person in white ritual clothing stands in the background among the trees. Metal pillars and concrete blocks surround the open ground.2011-02-08November 18 20102010-11-18A figure in orange saffron robes stands barefoot on a dark stone slab under a large banyan tree, palms pressed together in anjali before an outdoor shrine. The shrine holds a yellow-and-black deity murti garlanded with yellow and red flowers, set within a white arched frame with green cloth behind it. A mound of red-orange offerings sits at its base, with a small brass lamp and stone steps nearby. The person has long dark hair and wears a saffron shawl over the robe, with a wrapped orange lower garment. Trees and a red-brown dirt ground surround the setting, with an orange cable hanging from the branch above.2011-08-17Outdoor 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.2006-10-07Outdoors under a dense canopy of trees and hanging aerial roots, a standing man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with bare shoulders and upper arms stands on a grey tiled platform with hands folded in prayer. He faces a black stone deity murti housed in a white arched shrine with orange drapery, dressed in pink cloth, red and white garlands, a red crown and gold necklace, seated on a pedestal. In front lies a mound of red offerings, with a small lamp and bowls on a stone base nearby, and rangoli-style pink and purple floral patterns on the ground.2011-11-15September 09 20112011-09-09March 05 20112011-03-05 +1 copiesMarch 05 20112011-03-05 +1 copies