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A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath leafy trees. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron cloth and matching orange turban kneels and places a white and yellow flower garland on a dark stone shivalinga wrapped in a red cloth, with a cobra-hood brass canopy above it. Behind him a second man in a white dhoti and white shirt leans in to watch. Another man in white stands at the left edge. Behind the lingam a black stone deity murti decorated with white and red-yellow garlands and a red cloth sits within an ornate golden arch set on a rocky platform.

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2003 - Sacred collection Uncategorized +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a shrine beneath trees. A black stone deity murti stands on a rough stone plinth, draped in orange cloth, wearing a gold pendant, marigold and mixed flower garlands, and a rudraksha-style mala. In the foreground a bare-backed man with long dark hair and an orange cloth around his waist kneels before the murti with his head bowed, while a man in white clothes kneels beside him. A woman in the background holds up a camera. Fresh flowers and a green leaf lie on the stone base.2004-12-31Outdoors under trees, a long-haired man in an orange wrap and loincloth bends forward at a dark stone deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with white jasmine and orange-pink flowers. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands behind holding a long metal rod, with another man in a white shirt and dhoti and a lanyard watching nearby. A man in a checked shirt stands at the right edge in the foreground. A red flower and orange marigolds lie on a stone platform before the murti. The orange-clad man's back is bare with a faint mark on the shoulder, and his hands rest on the stone base.2004-12-31July 21 20042004-07-21Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at a shrine. On the right, a large black stone murti of a seated deity wears an orange shawl and garlands of yellow and purple flowers, with an orange and gold turban-like head covering. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and an orange turban kneels beside a stone block, holding a brass plate or basket of yellow and red flowers and arranging them near the base. Another person in orange stands at left, and a figure in white is partially visible behind, photographing with a camera. White pillars and a low white wall are in the background.2010-02-17July 21 20042004-07-21Outdoor photo under a large banyan tree at a shrine. On the right stands a dark stone murti of a seated figure garlanded with yellow and purple flowers and draped in an orange cloth, with an orange headcloth. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and an orange cap bends forward, tending items on the stone base, and another in orange holds a brass tray of yellow and white flower garlands. Behind them, a man in white shirt and dhoti photographs the scene, and other people in white and orange stand under the trees.2010-02-17July 21 20042004-07-21Outdoor photograph at a shrine under trees. A smiling figure in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing a white-and-multicolour flower garland with a green, orange and blue stripe, holds a copper vessel and a bundle of green leaves over a black stone deity murti. A man in a white shirt bends at lower right, and two men in light shirts photograph the scene at upper right. Red earth, a red-painted base and stone pavers surround the shrine. The turbaned figure is an appearance-based probable candidate for a person, identified only by saffron turban and orange robe with garland; the photo shows abhishekam-style offering.2005-12-31An outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. On the right stands a dark stone murti of a seated sage in saffron cloth with a saffron head wrap, wearing a white ceremonial necklace and garlanded with orange and pink flowers, set in a carved silver-toned arch. In the foreground an elderly man in orange robes bends forward with his hand on the head of a kneeling figure in orange and gold-bordered cloth, who is seated before the murti on a red painted base strewn with yellow marigolds. A second person in orange robes stands behind them in the background.2006-11-21A photograph of a standing figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban with hands pressed together in prayer, beside a small black Shiva lingam wrapped in an orange cloth with red flowers and a gold-coloured yoni base. Behind them stands a black stone deity murti in an orange cloth with red flowers and a necklace, on a rocky stone platform. A black-and-white patterned serpent figure curls around the base of the lingam, with a golden hood above. Green trees and dappled shade fill the background.2004-07-21Outdoors under shady trees, a man in orange robes kneels at a stone shrine, offering bananas from a brass plate to a Shiva lingam draped in orange cloth and white flower garlands. A black stone deity murti with orange cloth and marigold garlands stands in a golden arch on the right, and a painted black-and-white serpent coil surrounds the base. Behind, a man in white dress with folded arms stands, and several seated visitors in casual clothes, including a woman in black and a child in pink, watch. Stone blocks lie on the ground.2004-12-31