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A man in a plain white shirt bends forward and presses his forehead and folded hands against a dark stone or metal statue. The statue is draped in yellow and red flower garlands with rudraksha beads and wears saffron-orange robes. A second man in a green checked shirt stands partly visible at the lower left, and a tree canopy forms the background. The photo is a devotional darshan scene at an outdoor shrine.

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A man in a white shirt and white trousers leans forward and presses his forehead to the hands of a large dark stone or metal sculpture, which is draped with thick garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses and green leaves, strung with rudraksha beads. A second figure in orange-saffron robes stands at the right edge beside the garland.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08A man in a white shirt and white dhoti leans in close to embrace a dark stone murti of a seated sage wearing an orange saffron cloth and an orange-and-green patterned headband. The murti is garlanded with a long chain of yellow marigolds and red roses. Overhead, the broad branches and leaves of a banyan tree frame the scene.2010-07-08September 28 20132013-09-28A man in a plain white shirt and white dhoti bends forward, resting his head against a large black stone statue of Dakshinamurthy, the seated teacher form of Shiva. The statue wears an orange cloth and a striped orange-and-green headcloth, and is draped with garlands of red roses and yellow marigolds. Beneath a silver-toned arch, the man's arms encircle the statue's shoulders in an act of devotion, with a dark rudraksha-style mala visible at the statue's chest. Leafy tree branches fill the background.2010-07-08August 03 20102010-08-03August 03 20102010-08-03October 10 20132013-10-10A man in a saffron-orange robe, wearing a garland of white jasmine and red and orange flowers, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar and head bowed before a dark stone deity murti. Beside the murti a second dark stone figure is adorned with a garland of yellow, pink and purple flowers and green leaves. Around him stand devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, several with tripundra marks on their foreheads, some with hands folded in prayer. Stone pillars frame the foreground and a thatched roof with palm trees appears behind.2011-02-15 +1 copiesA man in a white kurta and white dhoti bends forward at the base of a large black stone statue of Dakshinamurthy seated beneath an ornate silver arch. The statue wears an orange-red shawl and a matching turban, and is draped with long garlands of red and white flowers that hang down to a black pedestal. Flower petals and a small red offering lie on the platform, and an orange-painted stone object sits at the front. Green tree foliage surrounds the shrine in an outdoor setting. The bent man is a devotee performing a padapuja-style offering; no physical candidate for a person is clearly present.2009-10-17A photograph of a dark stone statue seated outdoors beneath leafy tree branches, dressed in an orange saffron shawl and an orange-and-maroon turban, with a red bindi on the forehead. Yellow, white and magenta flower garlands hang over its shoulders and chest, and a rudraksha mala is visible among them. The statue holds a tall staff topped with a carved finial in its raised hand. In front, a man with a shaved head wears a white kurta and a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders, and he is adjusting or placing the garland on the statue. A second person in white with a yellow shawl stands partly visible at the right edge.2009-12-17February 05 20152015-02-05