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A man with long dark hair stands outdoors before a black stone deity murti dressed in white cloth and draped with yellow, red, and purple marigold garlands, set in an arched stone niche amid green trees. He wears a white dhoti, a bare chest, and a thick white and red flower garland around his neck, holding a silver handle over a lit oil lamp flame on a red-decorated base, with a silver vessel below. Aarti or puja is being performed. A cameraman is visible at the right edge.

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January 01 20112011-01-01January 01 20112011-01-01A photograph of a black stone murti of a deity standing in a silver arched shrine niche, draped in white cloth with gold border and adorned with thick garlands of yellow, orange, red and purple flowers. A small brass lamp with an open flame burns at the base in front. In the blurred foreground on the right, a man with long dark hair and a white garland of flowers with red accents, wearing a white sleeveless garment, holds a ritual item in his hands during puja. Trees and foliage surround the shrine outdoors.2011-01-01December 24 20092009-12-24December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 12 20112011-12-12 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor ritual scene beneath large spreading trees at an ashram-style site. In the left foreground, a Shiva lingam stands inside a white stone arch, draped with garlands in yellow, red and purple, and heaped with red offerings. Nearby, a flame burns on a tree trunk. Two men stand to the right: a young man in white dhoti and shawl with a long hair and rudraksha garland holds a bell and oil lamp, while a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a matching shawl stands beside him. Other devotees in white and red-bordered garments stand with hands folded, and a person in white stands at the back near the lingam. Floor kolam designs are visible in white.2010-12-21December 24 20092009-12-24October 03 20162016-10-03July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl performing aarti with a lit oil lamp held in his right hand. He wears a white flower garland with red and maroon petal strands and a gold beaded necklace, and has a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a pillar and canopy are decorated with garlands of yellow, white, red and maroon flowers and banana-leaf foliage. A metal vessel is visible at the lower right edge.2007-01-01 +1 copies