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A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on a woven mat on a rocky hillside among shrubs and palms. Beside him, a white-and-red garlanded shrine with a seated deity murti under a colourful striped umbrella canopy with tassels. Large boulders surround the shrine on dry earth, with hillside houses visible in the background.

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May 19 20082008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19Outdoors among scrubby plants and boulders, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-white striped border sits cross-legged before a rock-carved shrine. A deity figure in yellow-green sari-like dress is shown on a rock face framed by a garland of red and white flowers. In front, a white plate, brass lamps and a small offering vessel sit on a cloth. A bright, washed-out outdoor photograph with a palm tree and a colourful canopy at upper right. The man is a priest or sannyasi performing puja; his appearance does not clearly establish a specific identity.2008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19A man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a red-and-white mat on a rocky hillside, palms pressed together in namaskar before a small shrine. The shrine has a framed picture of a seated figure draped in white, decorated with a garland of red and white flowers, and a multicoloured striped umbrella canopy shades it. Dry scrub, palm fronds and a dusty brown hill rise behind, with boulders in the foreground. The scene suggests a devotee's prayer or meditation at an outdoor shrine.2008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19A photograph of an outdoor shrine set among rocky hills and scrubby plants. A man in an orange saffron robe sits on a mat at the left, one arm raised and pointing toward a white-draped stone altar. The altar holds garlands of red flowers and a small white figure. Two decorated umbrellas with colourful fringes shelter the scene, and the right umbrella has a framed portrait of a robed figure garlanded in red. Large boulders and dry bushes fill the foreground and background.2008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19