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Photograph inside a stone temple with carved sandstone walls and a niche holding a dark bronze-toned deity murti standing in a framed shrine. A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and light grey trousers points toward the murti with his right arm. Beside him on the right, a person with long dark hair wears a flowing saffron-orange garment wrapped over the shoulders and looks toward the statue. Two physical people are visible.

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September 18 20062006-09-18A workshop photo of a sculptor's studio with a large dark grey stone deity murti, carved with ornate jewelry and a raised hand, dominating the centre. A person in an orange turban, orange robe and long dark hair, with a rudraksha mala hanging to the waist, leans forward and rests a hand on the statue's lap. Beside them an older man in a white shirt, pale pink shoulder cloth and cream dhoti stands with his hand on the stone. Other carved stone figures and a tin roof with a wire overhead fill the background.2004-12-31A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and ornate ceiling panels. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl-wrapped garment, points his right arm forward while standing among several men. Behind him, another man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the right, holding a black wallet, and a man in white stands at the left. A further man in white shirt and light trousers walks in the middle distance. The pillars display dense relief sculpture of figures.2006-09-18A photograph inside a stone temple colonnade with heavily carved pillars and a carved ceiling. In the foreground, a figure with long, dark, swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange shawl wrapped around the body and faces away from the camera, standing near a carved pillar. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and white trousers, wearing a rudraksha-style mala and a gold pendant, stands with one hand resting on a pillar. The carvings show figures in relief panels. a person is recorded only as an appearance-based candidate, with the orange-clad figure in the foreground.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18A dim indoor scene beside a dark stone deity murti of Dakshinamoorthy, seated with a raised hand and an elaborately carved crown and necklaces. A man in a white shirt, pink shawl and tilak mark stands beside it, touching the statue's arm. To the right, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe and turban, with a rudraksha mala, stands close and looks down at the murti. A faint figure stands in the background doorway. Plain walls and a hanging bulb light the room.2004-12-31September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18A photograph at a stone temple complex with carved pillars and a tiered gopuram in the background. A man in white shirt and dhoti with a dark rudraksha-style mala gestures upward toward the stone ceiling while speaking. Beside him stands a figure in an orange-saffron shawl and wrap, with long dark hair, looking up at the carved stone beams. Another partial figure appears at the left edge. Swamiji (probable): the saffron-clad figure with long swept-back hair and saffron wrap matches the page's Swamiji cue, shown in person.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18Photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a dark doorway behind. A man in an orange saffron wrap with long, swept-back dark hair smiles and looks upward, standing beside a bearded man in a white kurta with an orange shawl. A third man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at right beside a carved stone panel showing figures in relief. Three people are visible; the carved panel depicts deities and attendants.2006-09-18