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Outdoor temple scene under tall trees with reddish earth. On the left, a man with long dark swept-back hair stands barefoot on a small mat, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a beaded necklace; he holds his hands together near his chest. Behind him, a second man in orange-and-yellow robes with a shaved head holds a leash to a black dog walking across a stone pathway. On the right, a black stone murti of Ganesha, seated with four arms, wears a red cloth on its head, beaded garlands and an orange-and-gold draped hanging, set within a white carved arched shrine framed by green fabric. The base is heaped with red kumkum-coloured offerings, and a small stone bench sits nearby.

May 11 2013

Outdoor shrine scene under shady trees. A standing man in saffron-orange robe with gold-yellow border and rudraksha beads stands barefoot on a tiled platform with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed in reverence. Beside him, a black stone deity murti in red garment and crown sits on a raised pedestal, with a red-painted serpent coiled around the base near a small offering stone and a banyan tree behind. Red and white prayer mats lie on the ground. A candidate matching the page's a person reference shows long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, so he is.

Outdoor shrine scene: a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands barefoot with palms pressed together in anjali on a dark stone floor, facing a black deity murti draped in a yellow cloth with a pink curtain behind, and a pile of red offerings in front. He wears a white forehead mark, a long gold-beaded necklace and a gold armlet, with long dark hair, in front of a stone altar and small red mats. Suggests a puja or darshan moment.

March 20 2013

Outdoor temple scene under dense green trees. At left, a deity murti in a white arched niche with an orange curtain, draped in garlands, sits on a black pedestal before a mound of red powder and a snake-shaped black border. A standing man at right wears a bare upper torso with layered gold-and-bead necklaces, a rudraksha-style mala, gold armbands, and an orange-and-gold dhoti, hands folded in anjali. Behind him, several people in orange robes stand along a path. Red and pink mats lie on the stone floor.

A man in an orange-red dhoti with a wide gold border and an orange shawl stands barefoot on a red mat at an outdoor shrine, hands pressed together in anjali mudra, a white vibhuti line on his forehead. Before him is a dark-blue deity murti with multiple arms, set in a white arched niche with red drapery and a mound of red flowers on a black pedestal. Trees and sandy ground surround the shrine, and another orange-clad person stands at the right edge. Gold armlets and rudraksha-style adornment are visible on the standing man, who appears to be performing puja.

An outdoor temple shrine under trees. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange robes with gold trim stands barefoot on a dark stone slab with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a long dark swept-back hair, a gold necklace and a white tilak on the forehead. Behind him a deity murti in red and black stands in a white arched niche with a yellow backdrop, surrounded by a mound of red flowers. To the right a row of devotees in saffron and orange robes stands with hands folded in prayer on red-and-white patterned mats. a person stands in front, distinguished by long swept-back hair, saffron robes with gold trim and a gold necklace.

May 26 2013

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April 23 2013

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Outdoor photo at a rocky courtyard shaded by large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. Two men in ochre-orange dhoti and shawl stand with palms pressed together in namaskar near a large black stone deity murti of a seated figure draped in orange cloth with a green backdrop. The man on the left wears a long mala, a white-yellow sandalwood forehead mark and a bare upper body with arm bands; the man on the right, further back, wears a shawl over his shoulders. Red flower petals lie at the murti's base beside a small stone plaque and a stone bench.