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A person in an orange saffron robe bows deeply at the base of a stone shrine plinth, head lowered toward the granite platform. Behind is an open-sided stone pavilion with carved pillars. Atop the plinth stand painted deity murti: a male figure with a crown, holding a staff, and a seated consort in a green and gold sari, with a cobra hood above. Brass oil lamps and lamp stands flank the shrine, with brass kalasha pots along the left. The setting is outdoors with trees behind. Attribution of the bowing figure is unclear from appearance alone.

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A person in saffron-orange robes bows deeply, head lowered near the granite base of a shrine in an open pillared pavilion. Behind them, a large deity murti with a golden crown and multiple arms stands beside a female figure in a green and red sari, both on an orange-draped platform decorated with a garland. Brass oil lamps stand nearby, and trees are visible through the open columns on a sunny day. The bowing figure is the only physical person visible.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23Photograph of a puja at a shrine niche with a white carved arch, warm lighting and a gold-framed deity murti draped in pink and white garlands. A bare-chested elderly man in grey-and-maroon lungi leans forward, hands raised in namaskar near the shrine. Beside him a seated man with shaved head, white tilak, rudraksha mala and saffron dhoti pours from a silver vessel onto a plate, with an oil lamp and brass vessels on a gold-bordered cloth. Garlands and flowers fill the altar.2012-06-05A temple abhishekam at an open-sided stone pavilion with a grey granite Shiva lingam on a tiered black stone yoni pitha. A woman with long dark wavy hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top and rudraksha mala, pours water from a woven basket-like vessel onto the lingam while a water spray fills the air. Behind her, two young men in orange robes stand, one holding a brass pot. In the foreground, a person in white clothing with an orange shawl kneels on the wet floor, partly soaked by the splashing water. A corrugated roof, red curtain and a wall clock are visible.2008-01-17February 23 20072007-02-23A temple photograph showing a person in an orange sleeveless robe and matching orange cloth over the head bending forward to press their hands onto a dark stone lingam-like object on a white-draped platform. Behind them stand two large gilded deity murtis with red turban crowns, garlands of yellow and red flowers framing a gold arch, and one holds a trident. In front, a white marble seated statue with raised hand and a small red mark on its forehead sits on a low wooden step. Brass lamps stand at the left.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOctober 26 20102010-10-26February 23 20072007-02-23A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with a dark stone Shivalinga on a water-channelled stone base, before a golden seated deity murti with a trident and a golden staff, beside a golden murti of a goddess in a green and red sari with jewelled necklaces. A man in an orange shawl and saffron dhoti stands at the left, his long hair swept back, while a devotee in white dhoti lies prostrate in full padapuja before the lingam, bare feet visible. Water flows over the lingam; brass vessels stand at the lower left and a small gold kalasha-like object sits at the right. Another man in orange stands at the far left edge. The orange-clad standing figure shows distinctive long hair and orange robes, but no clear face-independent cues beyond clothing, so identity remains uncertain.2007-02-23A photograph of a young man with shoulder-length dark hair sitting cross-legged in meditation on a red cushion in a shaded outdoor clearing. He is bare-chested, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a long rudraksha mala, with a red bindi on his forehead, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. Behind him a rough pile of stones supports a dark stone deity murti draped in red cloth, with overhanging tree branches and green foliage framing the scene. The image is watermarked with text along the right edge. a person candidate is present but the appearance is uncertain, so the label is unsure.2003-01-01A photograph of an outdoor temple abhishekam. A long-haired man in saffron-orange cloth stands at left, pouring water from a brass vessel onto a man lying prostrate in orange cloth on a stone platform. A second man in orange dhoti stands behind at left. Behind the water stream stand two deity murti, one male with a crown and trident-like staff and one female in a green and red sari with jewelled ornaments, on a stone pedestal. In the foreground sits a small silver shrine with a deity figure and a golden shri yantra or kalasha-like object. Water splashes across the platform and the scene is set in a stone pavilion with trees behind.2007-02-23November 09 20072007-11-09