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A photograph of a man standing barefoot in an outdoor temple setting with hands pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed in prayer. He wears a pink and orange draped garment, a bare upper torso with a red-and-white beaded bracelet and a beaded necklace, and a long dark swept-back hair. In front of him is a black stone deity murti seated on a pedestal, draped in yellow cloth, with garlands of flowers and a small yellow headpiece, set within a white carved arch niche. Before the murti is a mound of red-painted offerings and a small wooden stand with a red flower. Trees and foliage fill the background.

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A man with long dark hair stands barefoot on a stone floor in an outdoor temple setting, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. He is bare-chested, wearing a coral-orange cloth draped over one shoulder, a coral dhoti, and a magenta and green silk waist sash, with red and orange rudraksha-style beads on his wrists and neck. Beside him is a black stone deity murti, multi-armed and garlanded with marigolds and red beads, seated in an arched white shrine framed by a yellow cloth backdrop. Red powder-covered stones surround the murti, with a small wooden stand and a lamp in front. Trees and foliage fill the background.2011-11-03October 30 20112011-10-30Outdoor photo of a man standing barefoot on a dark polished stone floor before a shrine beneath a large tree. He has long dark hair, bare chest, red rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and red bead bracelets, and wears a green and yellow silk dhoti with a yellow upper cloth. His hands are pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. Behind him, a white arched niche with yellow backdrop holds a black stone deity murti draped in pink cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. A heap of red kumkum or vermilion powder surrounds its base, with a small lamp and bell on a stand in front. Whether the man is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone, so he is described as a devotee.2011-10-29Outdoors in a leafy garden, a standing man with long dark hair and bare chest faces a shrine. He wears a blue dhoti-style lower garment with an orange and gold-bordered sash over his shoulder, bangles on his wrists and a beaded necklace, and presses his palms together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. Beyond him, a black stone deity murti with multiple arms wears a pink-red cloth and sits in a white arched niche draped with yellow fabric. A heap of red kumkum or vermilion powder surrounds the base, with brass bells and a small offering stand in front. A dark tiled floor lies in the foreground.2011-10-28October 29 20112011-10-29March 02 20132013-03-02A photograph of an outdoor shrine among trees and dry leaves. A black stone deity murti with multiple arms and a yellow shawl sits within a silver arched niche against a magenta cloth backdrop, on a red-painted mound with a small wooden stool and brass bell in front. A man in saffron-orange garments with a white forehead band and beaded necklaces stands at right with palms pressed together in prayer. Red mats lie on the ground at lower left, and a green-lidded plastic container sits at right.2013-03-03 +1 copiesNovember 01 20112011-11-01November 17 20112011-11-17Outdoor shrine scene: a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands barefoot with palms pressed together in anjali on a dark stone floor, facing a black deity murti draped in a yellow cloth with a pink curtain behind, and a pile of red offerings in front. He wears a white forehead mark, a long gold-beaded necklace and a gold armlet, with long dark hair, in front of a stone altar and small red mats. Suggests a puja or darshan moment.2013-03-03May 04 20132013-05-04November 15 20112011-11-15 +1 copies