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August 03 20102010-08-03A young man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a small dot pattern and dark trousers bows deeply, pressing his forehead to the clasped hands of a dark stone deity murti. The murti stands on a dark carved base, wears an orange and maroon garment, a dark bead mala, and a long garland of yellow and red flowers with white blooms. Its multiple arms are raised, and green leafy trees fill the background, with an ornate silver-toned carved doorway frame at the left edge.2010-06-30A devotee in white ritual clothes with a gold-bordered white dhoti and shawl bows forward with both hands pressed to the head of a black stone deity murti. The murti is adorned with an orange and red wrap, a rudraksha mala, and long garlands of yellow and purple flowers with pink blossoms, and raised arms hold ritual objects. The murti stands beneath an ornate silver arch amid green trees, with a lush outdoor setting behind. The scene suggests reverent darshan or puja at an outdoor shrine.2010-09-22A photograph of a devotee in a light blue-and-white checked shirt and grey trousers bending forward with his head bowed, pressing his palms together and touching the feet of a dark stone murti. The murti is a standing deity figure in a saffron-orange dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl draped over the shoulders, wearing a rudraksha mala and a bindi, its raised hands holding ritual objects. Thick garlands of red roses, yellow marigolds and purple flowers hang from its shoulders. A carved silver backdrop and a hanging bell frame the scene beneath dense green tree leaves. No living a person is visible; the figure shown is a murti.2010-08-28 +1 copiesA photograph in an outdoor garden setting under dense green foliage. A black stone murti of a standing deity stands on a dark pedestal, draped in an orange cloth, wearing a saffron-orange headwrap, a rudraksha mala and a long garland of yellow and red marigolds with purple flowers. A man in a light blue-and-white checked shirt and white trousers bows deeply, pressing his forehead to the murti's feet in reverence. Beside him, a man in a white shirt leans in to steady or assist, and a light cloth hangs nearby. Silver-toned arches frame the shrine beneath a banyan-like tree, with small red and orange flower offerings on the ground.2010-08-28A dark stone or bronze-toned statue of a standing sage-like figure wrapped in saffron-orange cloth and a matching turban, adorned with yellow, orange-red and purple flower garlands and a rudraksha mala. The statue holds a ritual staff or implement in its raised hands. Beneath a silver ornate arch set among green foliage, a young man in white clothes bows deeply with his forehead touching the statue's feet, hands pressed together in reverence, while a small child with a pink hair clip is visible at the lower left. The scene is an outdoor devotional offering of respect before the statue.2010-08-14A devotee in white kurta and dhoti bows deeply with folded hands, forehead pressed to the feet of a dark stone statue. The statue, under green foliage between ornate silver-toned arches, wears an orange saffron wrap with red-banded edges, an orange head turban with a red tilak, and a rudraksha-style mala. It holds a raised object in one hand. Behind the devotee, a partly visible person in white stands in the background among the leaves.2010-07-14October 06 20062006-10-06July 08 20102010-07-08A black stone statue of a seated sage wearing an orange shawl and a saffron headband, decorated with a yellow and red marigold garland, stands under green banyan-like foliage in front of an ornate silver arch. A man in a white shirt and white trousers bends forward with his palms pressed to the statue's chest in reverence, while a second man in a white shirt stands at its right side with his hand on the statue. A third person in a striped shirt sits in the lower right foreground, seen from behind. Copyright text overlays the lower right corner.2010-07-07June 30 20102010-06-30September 28 20132013-09-28