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An outdoor temple shrine under trees. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange robes with gold trim stands barefoot on a dark stone slab with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a long dark swept-back hair, a gold necklace and a white tilak on the forehead. Behind him a deity murti in red and black stands in a white arched niche with a yellow backdrop, surrounded by a mound of red flowers. To the right a row of devotees in saffron and orange robes stands with hands folded in prayer on red-and-white patterned mats. a person stands in front, distinguished by long swept-back hair, saffron robes with gold trim and a gold necklace.

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Outdoors under tall trees, a woman in an orange saffron sari with gold-toned trim and a gold necklace stands barefoot on a dark stone platform with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a shrine. Behind her, a group of devotees in orange and red clothing stand in a row with hands folded, some wearing rudraksha malas. At left, a black stone deity murti dressed in red sits within a white arched niche with a yellow backdrop, surrounded by a heap of red flowers. Red and patterned prayer mats lie on the ground. The scene suggests a temple devotional gathering.2013-02-28Outdoor 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.2013-03-03March 20 20132013-03-20Outdoor shrine scene under shady trees. A standing man in saffron-orange robe with gold-yellow border and rudraksha beads stands barefoot on a tiled platform with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed in reverence. Beside him, a black stone deity murti in red garment and crown sits on a raised pedestal, with a red-painted serpent coiled around the base near a small offering stone and a banyan tree behind. Red and white prayer mats lie on the ground. A candidate matching the page's a person reference shows long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, so he is.2013-05-11January 17 20132013-01-17January 18 20132013-01-18Outdoors under trees, a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands barefoot on a dark stone platform with palms pressed together in namaskar before a deity murti. The deity, seated in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, sits on a dark pedestal before a bright pink backdrop and an ornate silver arch, with a heap of red flowers below. The standing man wears a gold necklace, bracelets, a sacred thread and a tilak, and his bare upper body is visible. Small prayer mats lie on the ground, and bare branches and foliage fill the background.2013-01-13Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at a shrine. A deity murti of Dakshinamurthy, orange-painted with garlands, sits in an arched white stone niche on a red-flower-covered platform. A man in orange robes with long dark hair, a gold-coloured headband and a shawl stands with hands in anjali mudra on a black polished stone floor, facing the shrine. Beside him, another man in orange holds a brass plate. Behind them, a row of people in white dhotis and a woman in a white sari with a green border stand in devotion, while kolam rangoli designs decorate the ground. Scenes like this suggest a puja or darshan at the shrine.2010-12-27March 24 20132013-03-24A standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, with a gold necklace and armlets, performs namaskar with palms pressed together before a dark stone deity murti in a white arched niche with an orange curtain. Red flower offerings are heaped around a black circular base; a small brass bell and a lamp sit nearby, with trees and a red-carpeted stone platform in an outdoor setting. Visible cues are consistent with a person presence in devotional worship, with a hair knot and rudraksha-style gold ornaments.2013-01-19January 23 20132013-01-23Outdoor temple scene under dense green trees. At left, a deity murti in a white arched niche with an orange curtain, draped in garlands, sits on a black pedestal before a mound of red powder and a snake-shaped black border. A standing man at right wears a bare upper torso with layered gold-and-bead necklaces, a rudraksha-style mala, gold armbands, and an orange-and-gold dhoti, hands folded in anjali. Behind him, several people in orange robes stand along a path. Red and pink mats lie on the stone floor.2013-07-20