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Outdoor photo of a dark stone deity murti seated in a white arched shrine within a grove of trees, draped with a blue cloth and garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, with a silver-lidded vessel placed before it on a red-stained stone platform. Two young priests in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps stand at the shrine: the taller one, facing the deity with his back to the camera, raises an arm to the murti, while the smaller boy beside him stands with palms joined in prayer. Red kumkum powder dots the stone base and a black-and-yellow painted curb surrounds the platform. Two people, both priests, are visible.

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Outdoor shrine set among leafy trees with a white arched frame. A black stone deity murti seated on a pedestal is adorned with marigold and yellow garlands, red flower garlands, a blue cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace, with an orange cloth behind it. Before the shrine, a heap of red-painted stones surrounds a small brass vessel and lamp. Two young men with shaved heads in orange saffron cloths stand at the base: the one on the left faces the shrine with his back to the camera, and the one on the right stands with palms joined in prayer. Petals and a metal bowl lie on the ground. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2013-09-24September 24 20132013-09-24September 24 20132013-09-24Outdoor shrine under a dense leafy tree. A black stone deity murti with a white arched frame and orange-draped garland sits on a mound of red-orange kumkum. In front, a man in an orange wrap and orange top stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaste, facing the shrine. To the right, another man in orange robes stands with palms joined. The sandy ground and foliage frame the scene.2010-10-09Outdoor photo in a shaded garden under a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the left, a black stone deity murti sits on a pedestal with an orange cloth and a flower garland, framed by a white arched stone niche, in front of a mound of red-painted stones. At right, a man in an orange sannyasi-style garment with a swept-back dark hair knot stands with palms pressed together in namaste before the shrine. Another figure in orange robes with palms joined stands further right near a planter, and a grey stone slab lies at the foreground.2010-10-09September 10 20132013-09-10Outdoors beneath a dense banyan tree with aerial roots, a priest in saffron-orange robes stands on a grey stone platform performing an aarti with a lit oil lamp and a brass bell. A small shrine holds an orange-draped deity murti decorated with marigold garlands, framed by a white stone arch, and a mound of red kumkum surrounds its base. To the right, a second orange-robed attendant holds a brass plate, and a row of devotees in white and orange clothes stand with hands folded in prayer. The ground is swept dirt with a faint rangoli design near the platform.2010-12-27October 16 20112011-10-16A standing man in saffron-orange robes with bare shoulder and arm, hands pressed together in namaste before a dark stone deity murti in an arched silver-framed shrine. The murti wears a pink cloth, garlands of yellow and green flowers, and a red beaded necklace. Behind it hangs an orange patterned cloth. A heap of red-painted stones or vermilion-coated lingams surrounds the base, with a small brass lamp and offering vessels at the right. Tall trees and dry ground form the outdoor setting.2011-11-16August 09 20072007-08-09October 19 20132013-10-19September 19 20132013-09-19