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Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, a standing man with long dark hair and bare upper body, wearing a yellow dhoti and a red-and-gold waist sash, presses his palms together in front of a shrine. The shrine has a silver arched frame and green backdrop, and holds a black deity murti draped in yellow cloth and marigold garlands. Heaped red kumkum or vermilion powder surrounds the base, with a black serpent figure along the platform edge. A small stone path and a tiled floor lead to the shrine.

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November 04 20112011-11-04Outdoors among trees, a man stands barefoot on a black stone platform with palms pressed together in namaskar. He wears a rust-orange dhoti with yellow borders over a bare chest, and a beaded mala hangs around his neck. Beside him a shrine holds a black stone deity murti dressed in yellow cloth with a yellow head covering and red garlands, set in an arched white frame with a green curtain. In front of the shrine is a mound of red offerings, with a small stone seat and a small rug on the ground. The man is a devotee at the shrine, and the page indicates a person's presence but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2013-05-13October 13 20112011-10-13Outdoors under a dense canopy of banyan-type trees, a man in white dhoti and a red-and-white striped cloth at the waist stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a black stone deity murti. The murti wears a yellow garment, red and white flower garlands and a gold-toned necklace, and is set in an arched white frame. A low red-and-black stone base with a kumkum-coloured surface sits in front of it, with a stone bench nearby. Paved slabs and a patch of bare earth lie in the foreground.2011-11-07A man in orange-saffron dhoti and a red-and-saffron sash stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaste before a black stone deity murti with four arms and a blue cloth draped across its body. The murti sits within a white arched shrine framed by red cloth, atop a mound of red offerings and a black base with white dots. A large tree canopy overhangs the scene. The man has long, swept-back dark hair and bare arms with bangles, and appears to be in prayer or darshan. a person appearance is uncertain from this view.2011-10-24Outdoors under a large spreading tree, a standing man in an orange saffron robe and orange dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a black stone deity murti set in a silver-framed arched shrine. The murti is draped in red cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, and a red sindoor-covered stone mound sits in front. Nearby are a snake-like dark stone with dots, a white cloth offering and a small stone platform, with sunlit trees and a glass-topped step in the foreground. The man wears a rudraksha-style mala and bangles and has his hair tied up; no clear a person features are discernible enough to confirm identity.2011-11-21Outdoor temple scene under a large spreading tree with hanging aerial roots. On the left, a deity murti with a yellow garment and marigold garlands sits within an ornate silver-framed arched shrine, set on a red-painted mound with a dark serpent-like base. On the right, a man in white dhoti and white shawl stands barefoot on a dark stone walkway with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind him, a person in saffron/orange robes stands partly visible. Reddish earth and greenery surround the shrine.2011-10-14April 18 20132013-04-18September 02 20112011-09-02A devotee in a red-and-gold dhoti with a flower garland stands barefoot at left with palms pressed together in namaskar on a small mat. Beside him a black stone murti of a deity, draped in an orange-and-green cloth and red-and-yellow garlands, sits on a dark stone pedestal before a red curtain. In front of it is a coiled black Shivalinga-style stone with a red flower, and a dark stone plaque. Large banyan trees and a stone pathway surround the open-air shrine, with a tall red-and-white structure in the background.2015-09-08A standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, with a gold necklace and armlets, performs namaskar with palms pressed together before a dark stone deity murti in a white arched niche with an orange curtain. Red flower offerings are heaped around a black circular base; a small brass bell and a lamp sit nearby, with trees and a red-carpeted stone platform in an outdoor setting. Visible cues are consistent with a person presence in devotional worship, with a hair knot and rudraksha-style gold ornaments.2013-01-19A photograph of an outdoor shrine among trees and dry leaves. A black stone deity murti with multiple arms and a yellow shawl sits within a silver arched niche against a magenta cloth backdrop, on a red-painted mound with a small wooden stool and brass bell in front. A man in saffron-orange garments with a white forehead band and beaded necklaces stands at right with palms pressed together in prayer. Red mats lie on the ground at lower left, and a green-lidded plastic container sits at right.2013-03-03 +1 copies