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A person with long, swept-back dark hair stands in profile at right, palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height, in front of a black stone deity murti. The figure is bare-chested, wearing a red and green silk dhoti-style garment with gold zari borders, a red shawl over the shoulder, gold beaded necklace and gold bangles. Behind the murti is a yellow curtain within a white arched niche, and in front lies a heap of red-orange stones with a small lamp and offerings. The murti wears a red cloth and garland.

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October 31 20112011-10-31A man stands in profile at right, bare-chested, with long dark hair, hands pressed together in anjali mudra at his face in prayer. He wears a red and gold patterned shoulder cloth and a green and red striped silk waist cloth with gold bangles and a gold bead necklace. In the blurred background a black deity murti with red garment and garland stands before a yellow draped arch, with offerings in the lower left.2011-10-31November 01 20112011-11-01A man with long, flowing dark hair stands in profile with palms pressed together in anjali mudra before a black stone deity murti dressed in yellow cloth, set against a red curtain. He wears saffron-orange garments with a gold-bordered waist cloth, rudraksha bracelets on his arms and a rudraksha mala at his neck. Red kumkum or vermilion offerings fill the altar base in front of the murti, and an outdoor shrine setting with greenery is visible behind. The man's appearance with long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha adornments is consistent with Swamiji (probable), shown in an act of prayer as a devotee before the murti.2011-10-23November 01 20112011-11-01November 02 20112011-11-02November 06 20112011-11-06November 05 20112011-11-05A man in profile stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a blurred deity murti draped in yellow cloth with red and maroon garlands. He wears long swept-back dark hair, bare chest, an orange-saffron dhoti with gold border, a gold waist band, rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets. Green fabric and a white arched stone frame surround the murti, with red flowers below and foliage at the top.2011-11-05A devotee stands in profile in the foreground, palms pressed together at chest level in namaskar, eyes closed, with long dark curly hair. He wears a blue upper cloth draped over bare shoulders, a bright orange waist cloth with gold border, and beaded bangles on his wrists plus a red-and-white beaded necklace. Behind him, a black stone deity murti with multiple arms, draped in a pink cloth and wearing a garland, sits before a yellow curtain and a carved white stone arch. The base of the shrine is heaped with red kumkum, and dark trees surround the open-air setting.2011-10-28Outdoor shrine scene: a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands barefoot with palms pressed together in anjali on a dark stone floor, facing a black deity murti draped in a yellow cloth with a pink curtain behind, and a pile of red offerings in front. He wears a white forehead mark, a long gold-beaded necklace and a gold armlet, with long dark hair, in front of a stone altar and small red mats. Suggests a puja or darshan moment.2013-03-03A barefoot man with long dark hair stands in a red-and-gold dhoti and matching shawl, hands pressed together in anjali before a black deity murti. The murti wears an orange garment and a red headband and holds raised ritual objects in its multiple arms, set in a yellow-curtained arched niche with white ornate framing. In front, a mound of red kumkum or vermilion offerings rests on a dais, and a kalasha sits nearby. Trees and leafy greenery fill the open outdoor shrine behind a dark stone floor. A rudraksha mala hangs at his neck. The man's appearance is not clearly identifiable as the a person from the image alone, so he is described by role as a devotee performing prayer.2011-09-16