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A 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.

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November 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.2011-10-23A 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 bare-chested man in profile stands with palms pressed together in namaskar at prayer, eyes closed, before a dark stone deity murti draped in a bright pink cloth. He has long dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, and wears an orange and blue shawl over an orange dhoti, with layered gold and silver bangles on his wrists and a beaded necklace. Behind the murti a yellow curtain frames a stone archway, and red flowers are visible at the lower left.2011-10-28October 31 20112011-10-31A photograph of a shirtless man in profile with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra before a black stone deity murti. The man wears a yellow and green striped dhoti or cloth, red and orange rudraksha beaded necklaces and wrist bands, and his hair is pulled back into a bun. The murti is draped in red and yellow cloth and is set within an arched white stone niche framed by a yellow curtain, with trees blurred in the background. Ornaments and garlands surround the image. Cues are not sufficient to identify the man, so he is described only by his role as a devotee at prayer.2011-12-01November 02 20112011-11-02December 07 20112011-12-07January 17 20132013-01-17November 06 20112011-11-06A 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.2011-10-28November 01 20112011-11-01