A photograph of a standing figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban with hands pressed together in prayer, beside a small black Shiva lingam wrapped in an orange cloth with red flowers and a gold-coloured yoni base. Behind them stands a black stone deity murti in an orange cloth with red flowers and a necklace, on a rocky stone platform. A black-and-white patterned serpent figure curls around the base of the lingam, with a golden hood above. Green trees and dappled shade fill the background.

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2004-07-21

2004-07-21

Outdoors under shade trees, a figure in orange saffron robes and an orange head wrap stands with palms pressed together in prayer beside a shrine. On the right, a black stone Shiva lingam is draped in orange cloth, adorned with red hibiscus flowers and a silver necklace, and a hooded cobra carved in stone rises above it. Nearby, a black and white patterned serpent sculpture curves along the ground, and grey rocks surround the base of the shrine.

A photograph in an outdoor garden setting with trees behind. A person in an orange saffron robe and orange head wrap stands at left with hands pressed together in prayer, a wooden mala hanging from the wrist area. At right, a dark stone Shiva lingam is draped in orange cloth with a red flower garland and a stone Nandi-like sculpture adjacent. In the centre, a black stone lingam with a hooded cobra carved above it sits on a golden yoni base decorated with red flowers and an orange cloth, surrounded by a black-and-white dotted serpent-shaped border on the ground. Dappled sunlight falls across the rocks and path.

A standing figure in orange saffron robes and an orange head wrap stands with palms pressed together in prayer beside a shaded outdoor shrine among green trees. The figure wears a rudraksha mala and bare feet on a pale stone path. Before them, a black stone Shivalingam wrapped in orange cloth and garlanded with red flowers sits on a gold-banded base, with a carved cobra hood rising above it. A black-and-white patterned serpent body coils across the ground toward the lingam. To the right, a black deity murti with a cobra hood, wrapped in orange cloth with red flowers, sits on a rough stone platform beneath a gold ornamental arch. a person is shown in an orange robe with rudraksha beads and a saffron head wrap, and the robe and beads are the distinguishing cues.

2004-07-21

$A photograph taken outdoors beneath a large banyan tree at a shrine. On the right stands a large dark stone statue of a seated sage in orange cloth with a crown-like orange head wrap, rudraksha-style beaded malas and a white ceremonial necklace, garlanded with marigolds and flowers. In the foreground an older man in orange robes and an orange head wrap bends forward at a stone platform, touching a small seated figure in orange cloth and a decorated headdress, surrounded by yellow and orange flower offerings on red-painted rock. Behind them a second person in orange robes with long dark hair stands by the trunk. Three people are visible in the scene.$ 2006-11-21 $Outdoor shrine under a large spreading tree with dappled sunlight. On the left, a dark stone deity murti seated with orange cloth, a tilak and garlands of marigold and colourful beads, with a snake-like carving at its base. In the centre, three men in saffron-orange robes stand near the shrine: one with long hair and hands folded, one older with a saffron head wrap and hands pressed together in prayer, and on the right a bald man in orange holding a small oil lamp flame in a metal dish. Marigold petals lie on the ground and a metal oil lamp stands at the front. A person in white clothing is visible in the background.$ 2006-11-21

2004-07-21

+1 copies $An outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. On the right stands a dark stone murti of a seated sage in saffron cloth with a saffron head wrap, wearing a white ceremonial necklace and garlanded with orange and pink flowers, set in a carved silver-toned arch. In the foreground an elderly man in orange robes bends forward with his hand on the head of a kneeling figure in orange and gold-bordered cloth, who is seated before the murti on a red painted base strewn with yellow marigolds. A second person in orange robes stands behind them in the background.$ 2006-11-21