Outdoor photo of a devotee in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, barefoot, raising a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward three grey stone deity statues on a rock-bordered platform in a garden. A person on the orange-walled building's roof photographs the scene with a camera. Tall green trees and a blue sky frame the orange boundary wall and red-framed window. - Nithyanandapedia

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Outdoor photo of a devotee in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, barefoot, raising a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward three grey stone deity statues on a rock-bordered platform in a garden. A person on the orange-walled building's roof photographs the scene with a camera. Tall green trees and a blue sky frame the orange boundary wall and red-framed window.

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January 01 2012

A man in saffron-orange robes stands at right holding a lit oil lamp (kalasha-style lamp) in one hand and a small handbell in the other, performing a puja outdoors. Three white stone deity murtis stand on a rubble-stone base in front of a red boundary wall, with a green tree behind them under a clear blue sky. The man wears a rudraksha-style mala and a gold-coloured band on his arm, and his face is turned toward the murtis.

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Night photograph of an outdoor shrine with a group of grey stone deity murtis standing on a raised stone plinth in front of an orange-red boundary wall and a dark tree. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, holds up a lit oil lamp in his right hand while a small brass vessel is in his left, performing aarti toward the murtis. A partially visible person in a striped garment stands at the right edge.

April 02 2003

A man sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on a low wooden platform over a woven mat and a decorated floor design. He wears an orange saffron cloth, a long dark rudraksha mala, and a red forehead mark, with short dark hair. Behind him stands an orange plinth holding a dark black stone deity murti draped with a garland of yellow and purple flowers. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at his left, and dark stone statues, palm trees and a tall ornate pole are visible in the outdoor setting.

October 31 2011

A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a woven mat over a raised stone platform with a gravel border and pink chalk-style lines. He wears long dark hair, a red tilak mark on his forehead, and a dark rudraksha mala. A brass kalasha-style pot sits to his left. Behind him stands a black stone Nandi bull on an orange stepped pedestal, with grey stone statues and palm trees around. A second man in white clothing with a yellow shawl sits in meditation further back on the left. The scene looks like an outdoor meditation spot, and the photo carries a faint copyright overlay in the lower right. Swamiji (probable): the saffron robes, long hair and rudraksha mala are the cues.

A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform covered with a mat, eyes closed, wearing an orange-saffron robe draped over his shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at his left. Behind him stands a dark stone Nandi bull with flower garlands in red and yellow atop an orange-red pedestal, with dark stone deity sculptures and palm trees in the background. a person is seated in meditation, identified by saffron robes, rudraksha mala and a tilak on the forehead.

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January 14 2010

Outdoors on a gravel path among palm and shrub greenery, two people in saffron-orange robes stand before a large grey stone deity murti with multiple arms and a tall crown, its halo-like backdrop carved in relief. The orange-robed person on the left holds a bright orange umbrella over the group, while the person beside them in orange, with bare arms and a sash, reaches toward the statue. Two men in white dhoti-style garments with yellow shawls stand to the right; one holds a small book. Marigolds appear at the base of the statue.

Night-time photograph of a priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand and a small vessel in his left, performing aarti before a group of grey stone deity murtis standing on a low stone platform. A tree and an orange boundary wall are behind the figures. A partially visible devotee with folded hands stands at the right edge. The priest is not shown with distinctive visible cues of the page's named subject, so his identity is not established.