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Outdoor temple scene in a grove of trees. A black stone deity murti stands in an arched niche framed by garlands of marigolds and flowers in red, yellow, purple and white, with an orange-red cloth draped behind it. Its head is wrapped in an orange cloth and it wears a red garment and beaded necklaces. Beneath it, a basin is heaped with red flowers. In the foreground, two people face the murti in worship: a woman in a red and gold striped sari with long dark hair raises one hand in offering, and a bald person in orange and yellow robes with gold armbands stands beside her. Dry ground and bushes surround the shrine.

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December 12 20112011-12-12A photograph of a man with long dark hair and a white-and-orange sacred mark on his forehead stands in prayer with palms pressed together at his chest. He wears an orange cloth draped over his shoulders, a white and red garland, and multiple beaded bracelets on his arms. Beside him, a second man with a shaved head and light orange robe stands partially visible. Before them is a shrine with a dark deity murti draped in orange cloth and decorated with multicoloured garlands in yellow, purple, red and white, set in a stone arch. A mound of red offerings lies at its base, and tall trees surround the open outdoor area.2011-12-11 +1 copiesOutdoors under trees, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair stands at right with palms pressed together in prayer before a shrine. He wears a white jasmine garland with red and purple flowers, gold bangles, and an orange saffron shawl draped over his shoulders. Behind him, another person in orange is partly visible. At left, a stone shrine arch framed with garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers holds a dark deity murti draped in orange cloth. A heap of red kumkum or flower offerings lies at its base, with a small wooden stool or platform before it. The setting is a dry, sandy clearing with bare earth and leafy trees.2011-12-11 +1 copiesJune 06 20142014-06-06December 21 20102010-12-21December 15 20112011-12-15January 12 20132013-01-12February 05 20152015-02-05September 24 20132013-09-24Outdoors under a canopy of tall trees, a shrine with a white arched frame houses a black linga-style stone with a white deity form, garlanded in yellow, orange, red and purple flower garlands and draped with a red cloth. In the foreground, a bare-backed man in white dhoti and shawl stands at the base, reaching up toward the garlanded shrine. Beside him a bald man in an orange robe and gold chain watches, with a bowl of yellow offerings at the lower right. The base is ringed with red and black stonework.2011-01-01Outdoor shrine under a banyan tree in Bidadi. A large black stone deity murti stands within an ornate silver arch, wearing an orange cloth, a red-and-orange headwrap, and garlands of yellow and red flowers. Several arms are visible holding ritual objects. In the foreground, a figure in an orange robe with a shaved head bows with hands together before the murti, and a second person in white stands at the right with hands folded in prayer. Red stone pedestals, a blue bucket, and scattered flowers sit on the ground.2010-07-15December 11 20112011-12-11