Photo taken from behind of a person in a sleeveless red top and orange wrap, with orange shawl draped over shoulders and hair in a bun, standing beside a large dark carved stone deity murti wrapped with a white cloth and gold-and-black braided cord. Another person's gloved hand, wearing blue gloves, rests on the murti at right. Concrete block wall and wooden planks are in the background. - Nithyanandapedia

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Photo taken from behind of a person in a sleeveless red top and orange wrap, with orange shawl draped over shoulders and hair in a bun, standing beside a large dark carved stone deity murti wrapped with a white cloth and gold-and-black braided cord. Another person's gloved hand, wearing blue gloves, rests on the murti at right. Concrete block wall and wooden planks are in the background.

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A man in an orange saffron wrap over a red sleeveless top stands at a stone temple site, his right hand resting on the polished black stone leg of a large dark deity murti. His hair is swept back, and he has a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a man in an orange robe holds a small white object, and another man in white clothes with a pendant stands near the murti. The black stone statue dominates the right side of the frame, and the setting appears to be an unfinished temple interior with concrete and wooden planks. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair and saffron wrap; he is performing a respectful touch of the murti in the role of devotee.

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A man in an orange saffron dhoti and a red sleeveless top stands at left, touching a tall black stone murti of a standing female deity with his right hand while holding an incense stick or agarbatti. He has long swept-back dark hair, a white tripundra mark on his forehead and a long rudraksha-style mala with bead strands down his chest. The black murti wears a tall conical crown, ornate jewellery, armlets and a pleated skirt, and stands on a dark pedestal. Behind them hang a dark red curtain and tall decorated cloth poles with floral, elephant and bird motifs in red, green, blue and orange.