November 08 2011

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2011-11-08

Four saffron-robed sannyasi-style men, bare-headed and shaved, walk on a paved path before a large red stone seated deity murti. The murti wears a tall crown, holds a bow and arrow, and sits on a carved throne. Behind it stand green trees and palms, with a dark stone sculpture visible at the right edge and a red-painted pillar in the foreground.

2011-11-08

Four shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes stand on a paved courtyard before a large red sandstone deity murti of a seated goddess with multiple arms, a crown and a trident-like staff. Three men face the statue with their backs to the camera, while a fourth stands at right beside a tall dark stone figure. Green trees, a flowering shrub and a red pillar frame the scene. No identifiable a person is clearly visible; the men are shown as devotees or sannyasis.

2011-11-08 $A photograph taken outdoors beneath a large banyan tree at a shrine. A long-haired figure in orange robes stands at left, bending forward to offer something from a small bowl at a black stone Shiva murti seated on a red rock pedestal, with a cobra hood carved above it, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and pink flowers. Another bald man in orange robes stands behind, and a third man in orange with a head covering watches. A silver tray with small vessels and a green cloth sits on the ground in front. Dappled sunlight falls on the sandy ground, and a second orange-clad deity figure stands to the right with garlands and a large orange cloth.$ 2006-11-21 $Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right, a dark stone statue of a seated figure wears an orange cloth, a red-and-white garland, and a necklace, with a snake-hooded statue at its base. In front of it, a seated figure in orange with a snake-hood-like headdress sits on a red stone platform strewn with yellow flowers. Standing on the left, a bald man in orange robes and glasses watches. In the centre, a man in an orange dhoti with bare upper body and long dark hair holds a bowl of food. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a brown shawl and cap stands. A figure in white clothing is partly visible at the far left edge. Offering items such as a metal lamp and small bowls rest on a cloth on the ground.$ 2006-11-21

2010-10-28 $Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree at a shrine. A white carved arch frames a dark stone deity murti draped in orange cloth, with garlands and a round silver-toned pendant. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes and an orange turban gestures toward the murti with an outstretched arm. Beside him stands a bearded man in orange, and to the left a man in orange clothing is partly visible. On the right, a young man with long dark hair wears an orange wrap and stands by the red rock base. Red-tinted stone and flower offerings lie at the base of the shrine.$ 2006-11-21

Outdoor temple courtyard photograph. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala walks across a sandy path, with long dark hair swept back; the robe and mala are visible but the appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the figure is described by role as a sannyasi. Beside him, a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border walks carrying a staff, and another man in white sits on a mat at right. Behind them are orange-tiered platforms, a garlanded stone pedestal, grey stone deity statues including a multi-armed figure at upper left, and palm trees. A brass oil lamp rests on a mat with an orange cloth at left.