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A photograph of a man standing in a temple doorway with his palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered in prayer. He wears a hot pink and green silk garment draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala. Beside him stands a copper-coloured deity murti dressed in turquoise and gold, with a tall crown and a garland. Behind him, a figure in orange saffron robes stands in the dim interior. In the foreground are a silver lamp stand and a gold bowl. Stone pillars with carved relief frame the scene.

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A man stands beside a carved stone pillar at a temple doorway, hands pressed together in front of his chest in prayer, gazing upward. He wears a hot pink saree with a green and gold woven border and a long rudraksha mala. A small red tilak marks his forehead. Beside him on a stone ledge sits a deity murti dressed in orange cloth with a silver crown. The background is a dim red-walled interior.2011-10-07A man stands with eyes closed and palms pressed together at chest level in a prayer gesture, beside a carved sandstone pillar in a temple courtyard. He wears a magenta silk garment with a green and gold zari border draped over the shoulder and a long rudraksha mala hanging across his chest, with a small red mark on his forehead. To the right, a small deity murti or statue draped in orange cloth sits on a raised stone ledge. The surroundings are soft and hazy with a dark interior doorway behind him.2011-10-07A man stands at the edge of a carved stone temple pavilion with his palms pressed together at chest level in namaskar. He wears a hot pink silk garment with a green and gold bordered wrap over one shoulder, and a long rudraksha mala with silver beads hangs to his waist. He has a red kumkum mark on his forehead and looks off to the side. Beside him on a stone ledge sits a deity murti dressed in orange cloth with a red and gold crown. Carved pillars with floral and animal reliefs frame the scene, and the background is a soft red interior.2011-10-07A man stands in a stone temple doorway with hands pressed together in namaskar, gazing upward. He wears a hot pink garment draped over a green and gold border cloth, a long rudraksha mala hanging to his waist, and a small red tilak on his forehead. Beside a shallow stone water tank, an orange and gold cloth-draped deity murti with a crown-like headpiece sits on a ledge. Carved sandstone pillars frame the scene, with a dark interior behind him.2011-10-07A man stands beside a carved stone pillar at a temple doorway, hands pressed together in namaste at chest level and gazing upward with a slight smile. He wears a bright magenta-pink garment draped over one shoulder with a green and gold border, and a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads hangs across his chest. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. To the right, a small orange-and-red clad deity murti sits on a stone ledge in the background, and the scene has a warm hazy glow.2011-10-07A man walks forward on a green-carpeted stage in a temple courtyard. He wears a magenta silk sari-style drape with a dark green and gold woven border, and a long wooden rudraksha-style bead mala hangs around his neck. He has a white tilak with a red bindi and his hair is tied back. Behind him to the right, a large golden-brown deity murti with many arms is seated on a yellow draped seat. To the left, a man in orange ochre robes stands partly visible. Bamboo poles and a hanging orange cloth frame the scene, with white statues among trees behind.2011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07December 03 20112011-12-03A man with dark hair pulled back in a low knot stands in profile with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra before a blurred golden deity murti under a green-leaved canopy. He wears a green and gold striped silk garment over a bare shoulder and multiple rudraksha bracelets and a rudraksha mala with gold spacers. The background is softly out of focus with yellow and gold tones.2011-12-23December 23 20112011-12-23December 17 20112011-12-17November 08 20112011-11-08