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Outdoor puja at a shrine under trees: a dark stone deity murti wrapped in an orange cloth, adorned with a red and gold necklace and a headcloth, stands at left. In front, a bare-backed man in an orange dhoti kneels with his back to the camera. Beside him, a bearded man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala raises a tall gold multi-tiered aarti lamp over the deity. Other devotees in white and orange sit near the base, with an elderly man in white shirt observing at right, and white flower offerings lie on the stone.

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Outdoor ritual at a dark stone deity murti of a seated figure wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders, an orange headcloth, a red-and-white beaded necklace and a gold chest ornament, with raised hands holding objects. In front, a bare-backed young man in an orange wrap leans over a large gold cobra-hood shaped vessel with a lingam-like form, while an older man in white dhoti and shirt bends to touch it. Garlanded white flowers rest on an orange cloth. Tall brass lamp stands with oil lamps flank the scene; a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at right, and a bearded man at left edge. The setting is shaded by trees.2005-03-08Outdoor photo at an ashram grounds beneath tall shade trees. A black stone murti of a seated sage wrapped in orange cloth with yellow flower garlands stands on a large mound coated in bright orange-red paste. A bearded man in white dhoti and shawl with a flower garland stands at the base, arms extended over an oil lamp and brass puja vessels, performing aarti or padapuja. A man in orange robes stands nearby with hands folded. Several men in white clothes and orange robes stand to the right, watching quietly.2010-10-04 +1 copiesOutdoors under trees, a long-haired man in an orange wrap and loincloth bends forward at a dark stone deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with white jasmine and orange-pink flowers. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands behind holding a long metal rod, with another man in a white shirt and dhoti and a lanyard watching nearby. A man in a checked shirt stands at the right edge in the foreground. A red flower and orange marigolds lie on a stone platform before the murti. The orange-clad man's back is bare with a faint mark on the shoulder, and his hands rest on the stone base.2004-12-31February 05 20152015-02-05February 01 20182018-02-01July 23 20062006-07-23Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at a temple shrine. In the foreground a priest in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl holds a lamp toward a black stone statue of a seated sage in orange-saffron robes with a matching orange head wrap, wearing a red and orange flower garland and a rudraksha mala. The statue sits on a dark stone pedestal beside a silver-framed arched niche with carved designs. At left a standing man in orange robes presses his palms together, and a multicoloured umbrella with tassels stands nearby. Red-orange cloth lies on the ground by the pedestal and a small inscribed stone plaque is visible.2010-07-21Outdoor puja beside a large spreading tree at a temple setting. Two black stone deity murtis stand on the right, one with a green leaf garland draped down its body. In the foreground, a seated priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a shaved head, tends brass plates and a small lamp on a striped purple cloth. A standing priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala gestures toward the murtis, while a woman in orange with a white flower garland and gold ornaments stands behind them. Brass vessels and a small pot rest on the cloth.2015-02-05Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At right, a dark stone statue of a seated deity or sage wearing a saffron cloth and garlands sits atop a red-painted rock base beside a carved stone arch. A small seated figure with a cobra-hood motif sits on the rock base in front, adorned with a yellow flower garland. Four people stand on a light blue cloth in the foreground: an older man with grey hair and a saffron wrap on the left, a bald man in saffron robes, a man in white, and a long-haired person in a saffron wrap with bare back facing the statue. Brass vessels and a small tray of offerings sit on the cloth.2006-11-21February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor photograph at a shrine decorated with a golden arch and a deity murti adorned with marigold garlands and flower strands. A bare-backed man in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and a rolled topknot stands at left facing the shrine, holding flowers. Beside him a man in orange robes with a topknot bows and performs puja, while another orange-clad figure kneels near a brass lamp. On the right an elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Offerings of fruit, a kalasha and brass vessels sit on the shrine platform, and palm fronds frame the scene.2019-04-07