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December 04 2011

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Outdoor photo of a man standing in profile at right with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered in prayer. He is bare-chested with a green and red dhoti-style cloth, gold bangles on his wrists and a gold-and-red beaded necklace, his hair tied back in a bun. To the left stands a black stone deity murti in an arched stone niche, draped in garlands of yellow, red, green and white flowers, with a red cloth behind it. Blurred trees fill the background.2011-12-04A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested in a saffron-orange wrap with gold trim, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a black stone deity murti seated inside a white arched shrine niche. The murti wears a red and yellow marigold garland, a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a red cloth. A red-stained mound of kumkum and a small oil lamp sit in front, with dense green trees and a tree trunk with aerial roots behind. The man wears a gold necklace and gold armlets. a person in saffron clothing with gold ornaments, performing a devotional gesture at the shrine.2013-08-04December 04 20112011-12-04March 02 20132013-03-02July 09 20132013-07-09December 28 20112011-12-28Outdoor photograph beneath leafy trees showing a man with bare upper body and a green silk dhoti-style garment with gold border standing with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, facing a shrine. The shrine has a white arched stone frame enclosing a dark stone deity murti dressed in an orange cloth and garlanded with orange and yellow marigold strings. A heap of red kumkum or powder lies at the base in front. The man has a forehead marking and his hair is tied up. A second figure is partly visible at the right edge. The setting appears to be an open-air shrine in greenery.2011-09-14April 08 20132013-04-08A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath trees. A black stone deity murti stands in an arched niche framed with garlands in red, yellow, green, white and purple, draped in a yellow cloth, with a heap of red offerings in front and a small wooden stand. A standing man in a green dhoti and green-gold shawl, with a topknot, a horizontal tilak, a red rudraksha mala and bracelets, presses his palms together in prayer with eyes lowered. Colourful kolam rangoli designs decorate the ground in front of the shrine.2011-12-13Outdoor photo of a man standing barefoot on a dark polished stone floor before a shrine beneath a large tree. He has long dark hair, bare chest, red rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and red bead bracelets, and wears a green and yellow silk dhoti with a yellow upper cloth. His hands are pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. Behind him, a white arched niche with yellow backdrop holds a black stone deity murti draped in pink cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. A heap of red kumkum or vermilion powder surrounds its base, with a small lamp and bell on a stand in front. Whether the man is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone, so he is described as a devotee.2011-10-29October 16 20112011-10-16A bare-chested man stands in profile at right in prayer, palms pressed together at chest level, eyes lowered. He wears a blue dhoti-style cloth with an orange edge, silver bangles on his upper arm and wrist, and a silver beaded necklace. His hair is pulled back into a bun. At left, a dark stone deity murti sits in a white carved arch draped with a green curtain, garlanded with white and red flowers and wrapped in a yellow shawl, with red flowers at its base. Blurred green trees fill the background.2011-12-02