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Outdoor photo beneath a large leafy tree at an ashram-style open courtyard. On the left, a stone shivalinga-style shrine is decorated with marigold garlands, white cloth and a red powder base. A bare-footed man in a saffron/orange robe stands at the right holding a long wooden staff in both hands, palms pressed together. Behind him, two men in white dhotis, one with a white shoulder cloth, stand with hands folded. A fourth man in white with an orange shawl stands at the far right edge. A green tarpaulin lies on the ground and a white cloth with blue trim rests in the foreground. The scene suggests a devotional or ritual moment.

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Outdoor photograph beneath a leafy tree at an ashram courtyard. A long-haired person in a saffron/orange robe stands barefoot with palms pressed together in prayer, beside an empty folding chair with a red seat. To the left, an orange-draped deity murti or statue garlanded with white flowers sits on a stone base, and a large black-and-white painted snake sculpture coils across the foreground. A seated man in white clothes at right holds a small flame lamp and a bell-shaped object, and a silver tray with offerings sits on the ground. Two men in white shirts and white dhoti stand with hands folded at left, and another saffron-clad figure appears at the far right edge.2004-12-31February 10 20072007-02-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree at a shrine to a Shiva lingam with a silver face and garland, set within an arched stone frame topped with a makara-style arch and a red rock base. Four men are visible: a bare-chested figure in orange cloth with long hair stands near the shrine, a bald man in orange robes stands beside him, and two men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand nearby, one holding a small object. A man in white stands further left near the tree, and the ground is dry earth with a circular paved platform. Text overlay reads copyright notice.2007-02-10Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Five men walk along a stone path toward a black serpent statue with white spots and a red-orange mound of offerings in the foreground. Left to right: a bald man in orange robe, a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and tripundra markings, a bald man in orange cloth, a man in white dhoti and shawl carrying an orange umbrella, and a long-haired man in orange robe with a rudraksha mala. On the right, a black deity statue seated on a pedestal wears orange cloth and a garland of marigolds and flowers. Nearby stands a dark statue. The scene suggests a temple devotional visit to a sacred tree shrine.2010-10-28October 10 20102010-10-10A photograph of an outdoor temple area under large spreading trees with bare-earth ground. At left, a red-painted shivalinga-style stone base with a gold-edged door frame and a marigold garland. Several men stand in conversation: a central smiling man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair, another in saffron with a rudraksha mala and bare shaved head, and a bearded older man in full saffron robes standing with hands folded. Nearby, men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand or walk, and a man in white walks at right carrying an orange cloth. The setting appears to be an ashram courtyard at dusk.2007-02-10Outdoor scene under large shady trees on bare red earth. Five men stand before a small shrine with a black Shivalinga adorned with a garland of orange and yellow flowers and an orange cloth. On the left, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala stands by a tall pole. Next to him, a bare-chested man in maroon-and-gold dhoti holds his hands together in reverence. Behind them, a man in white shirt and a man in white dhoti watch. On the right, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robe and rudraksha mala stands with hands folded in front of the lingam. Large flat boulders and low circular stone platforms surround the shrine.2011-10-01February 10 20072007-02-10 +1 copiesDecember 30 20082008-12-30October 01 20112011-10-01January 08 20102010-01-08October 21 20062006-10-21