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Outdoor ashram scene under dense green trees. Two monks in saffron-orange robes walk along a path of flat stepping stones through dirt ground. The foreground monk wears a rudraksha mala and carries a small item in his hands; the second monk, partly obscured, walks behind him. At left, a dark stone deity murti is draped in red cloth and a white flower garland, with red offerings heaped at its base and a small black stone table nearby. Behind them, an orange-painted building wall and a white board stand among the trees.

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September 20 20112011-09-20November 07 20112011-11-07Outdoor photo beside a shaded temple path under dense tree canopy. On the left stands a dark stone deity murti draped in yellow cloth with a red garland and a green cloth behind, sitting on a pedestal with heaped red kumkum offerings. Three men walk single file along a stone-paved path: the front two wear saffron-orange robes, and the one behind wears white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala across the chest and a red waist cloth. Behind them are a reddish-pink wall and a stone slab. A coiled metal object lies at the lower right. The walkers are priests or sannyasis, and their faces are not identifiable.2011-11-07September 24 20112011-09-24September 20 20112011-09-20Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the left, a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, stands barefoot with hands joined in prayer, facing right. On the right, a black stone murti of a seated deity wears an orange cloth, an orange turban-like headwrap, a garland of orange and purple flowers, and a gold-toned necklace; it sits on a black pedestal beside a large red-painted shivalinga-like stone base. Offerings include small brass bells and a brass bowl on a low stone table. A carved silver-toned panel stands at the right edge, and a low stone platform lies beneath the tree. A purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2011-02-08Outdoor temple courtyard under leafy trees. In the foreground a woman with hair tied up in a bun, wearing an orange saffron sari and a beaded necklace, stands with her back to the camera facing a black deity murti draped in red cloth and garlanded with marigolds. Beside it a red-painted shivalingam-like mound and a small stone altar stand on a circular platform. Further back a man in white dhoti with a golden border and bare upper body stands on a stone path. Red walls and rangoli designs at the lower right.2011-09-24September 20 20112011-09-20September 24 20112011-09-24A barefoot man in a saffron-orange robe with a bare right shoulder and a long orange-and-beaded mala around his neck walks across a sandy courtyard shaded by a large banyan tree. Behind him, two other saffron-robed figures and a bearded man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stand near a small table. To the right, a golden deity murti decorated with white and multicoloured garlands stands on a mound of red-painted rock, with a large red-and-white flag hanging beside it. A brass plate with offerings sits nearby. One person stands in the far background near a white structure.2010-02-12September 22 20112011-09-22Two people in orange-red saffron robes walk single file along a narrow dirt path lined with stepping stones through a leafy garden. The figure in front has long dark hair, a rudraksha mala around the neck, and a wrapped saffron cloth over the shoulder; the figure behind is shaved-headed in a saffron wrap. Trees arch overhead, with reddish soil and green shrubs on either side and a terracotta building visible at the right edge.2011-08-23