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November 16 2011

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A standing man in saffron-orange robes with bare shoulder and arm, hands pressed together in namaste before a dark stone deity murti in an arched silver-framed shrine. The murti wears a pink cloth, garlands of yellow and green flowers, and a red beaded necklace. Behind it hangs an orange patterned cloth. A heap of red-painted stones or vermilion-coated lingams surrounds the base, with a small brass lamp and offering vessels at the right. Tall trees and dry ground form the outdoor setting.2011-11-16Outdoor shrine under a leafy tree. A person in saffron-orange draped clothing with a rudraksha mala stands with hands raised in prayer, facing a black stone deity murti with multiple arms, draped in a red cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flower garlands. The deity sits in a silver arch niche with a magenta backdrop, atop a mound of red kumkum or vermilion powder on a black base with white dots. Sunlight filters through the branches, and a small oil lamp sits at the base.2011-02-01A devotee in saffron-orange robes stands with palms joined in prayer, seen from behind, facing a black stone four-armed deity murti under a silver arched niche. The murti is draped in red cloth, adorned with yellow and purple marigold garlands and a red turban-like headdress, and holds objects in its hands. The murti sits on a red-painted mound with a small black plaque and flower offerings at its base, under leafy trees in an open outdoor courtyard. A pink cloth backdrop frames the shrine.2011-02-01February 09 20122012-02-09January 13 20132013-01-13December 29 20112011-12-29November 15 20112011-11-15 +1 copiesA 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 copiesSeptember 12 20112011-09-12 +1 copiesOutdoor shrine under a shady tree canopy with a white arched stone frame enclosing a black stone deity murti draped in yellow cloth and garlands, seated on a black pedestal, with a green backdrop behind it. A large mound of red kumkum or vermilion powder fills the base of the shrine on a dark ringed platform. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at right with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered in devotion. Dirt ground, tree trunks and aerial roots frame the scene.2011-09-06 +1 copiesA man in an orange shawl and orange garment stands at right in profile, hands pressed together in anjali mudra, head slightly bowed, with a topknot of hair. Before him, under a white carved stone arch framed by green cloth, is a black stone deity murti draped in a yellow cloth, seated on a dark pedestal. Red flower offerings are piled at the base, and trees with sunlit foliage fill the background. The figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm an identity, so he is described by role as a devotee.2011-12-28January 18 20132013-01-18