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A photograph of a man in profile at right, hands pressed together in anjali mudra near his face, bare-chested with a pink-saffron dhoti and shawl, gold beaded bracelets and a gold beaded necklace. Behind him is a black stone deity murti draped in a white cloth, adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands and gold ornaments, framed by an orange-gold curtain and a white carved stone arch. In the foreground, a pile of red-orange kumkum or sindoor heaps lies at the base of the shrine, with a small brass lamp to the lower centre. Trees fill the background. Light is warm and the background is blurred.

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November 13 20112011-11-13November 08 20112011-11-08November 17 20112011-11-17November 11 20112011-11-11 +1 copiesA barefoot man in white dhoti and a white upper cloth with gold borders stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before an orange-draped black stone deity murti in an arched white shrine. The murti wears a red garland and sits amid a heap of red flowers. Green trees surround the open-air shrine on a dark tiled floor. The man wears a rudraksha mala and has his hair tied in a knot.2011-09-13A man in the foreground stands in profile at right with palms joined in namaskar near his face, eyes lowered. He wears a red-maroon draped garment with gold border and gold beaded bangles and an armlet. Behind him, blurred, is a dark stone murti of a four-armed deity seated, draped in a white cloth with a white headcloth, wearing layered beaded necklaces, with orange-gold curtains and a carved white arch framing it. Setting appears to be an outdoor temple shrine with green foliage at top right.2011-11-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a man with long dark wavy hair in orange and gold-bordered draped garments, shown in profile with palms pressed together in namaskar before a black stone deity murti. The murti is draped in white cloth, adorned with a gold necklace, red and yellow garlands, and framed by green gold-dotted fabric and a white carved arch. Below it sits a mound of red-orange offerings, and he wears red and gold bangles on his wrists. The setting is outdoors among green trees.2011-10-16November 13 20112011-11-13A man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges stands barefoot before a shrine, palms pressed together at his chest in namaste with eyes closed. He has a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and his hair is tied in a bun; he is bare-chested. Before him is a black stone deity murti in an orange-draped niche framed by a carved white arch, adorned with red and yellow garlands, and a mound of red kumkum or vermilion powder at its base. Trees and a sunlit outdoor setting surround the shrine.2011-09-13November 08 20112011-11-08Outdoor photograph of a man in white ritual dress with a red-bordered cloth worn over one shoulder and draped at the waist, standing bare-chested with palms pressed together in namaskar before a black stone deity murti with multiple arms. The murti sits in a white arched shrine framed by a yellow-orange cloth backdrop, with a green sash and garland, on a base heaped with red flowers and small brass items. Trees and dappled greenery fill the background. The man wears gold beaded bracelets and a beaded necklace and has his hair tied in a bun. Ritual pada-puja setting near trees.2011-12-31A man stands outdoors among trees in saffron and orange robes, hands pressed together in namaste before a black stone deity murti with multiple arms, seated within a silver-framed niche draped in red cloth. The man has a white tripundra on his forehead, long swept-back dark hair, an orange rudraksha mala, gold ornaments, gold bangles and an orange shawl with a white border. Red flowers are heaped at the base of the shrine beside a small brass bell, a stone plinth and a red flag.2013-03-22