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December 12 2011

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October 17 20102010-10-17December 15 20112011-12-15A standing man in red sannyasi robes with a long gold-bead garland and a red bindi waves his right hand before a shrine. Behind him, a seated deity murti in red with a crown and a larger standing goddess murti in red and gold jewelry are framed by a dense arch of marigold and green garlands. A brass kalasha-style lamp stands at the front and a red-draped altar holds garlands, flowers and offerings. The setting is a red-draped temple pavilion with stone pillars.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22 +1 copiesA man in a pink dhoti and pink shawl stands before a shrine, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. He wears a long gold necklace and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand two ornately decorated deity murtis, one with a crown and trident, dressed in pink and red garments, adorned with marigold and rose garlands in yellow, red and purple. A brass lamp stands at left, a silver kalasha with flowers sits in front, and a small pink-clad murti is garlanded at the base. Orange drapes and carved stone pillars frame the shrine. The scene suggests a temple darshan setting.2010-12-26A photograph of a man standing in a temple shrine beside a richly decorated deity murti. The standing man wears a saffron-orange upper cloth, a rust-red dhoti with a gold border, a red and yellow flower garland and a long beaded ornamental necklace, and raises one hand in greeting while smiling. Behind him the central murti is draped in garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers and wears gold jewellery and a tall crown. Brass oil lamps and a white flower garland rest at the base of the shrine, and a figure in orange cloth sits at the right edge. The setting is a warmly lit shrine with gold-painted walls.2014-11-26November 29 20112011-11-29A photograph of a standing man in a maroon and saffron-bordered sannyasi dhoti and shawl, with a white garland and red-and-rudraksha mala, a tilak on his forehead and smiling with raised hands, in front of a gilded shrine arch. Behind him are four large painted deity statues, three of them in orange and gold garlanded with white flowers, and a central lingam decorated with a silver-trimmed garland and a crown-like silver halo. A silver kalasha or pot and a bowl of red flowers sit on the altar in front. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram shrine.2014-06-12 +1 copiesA man with long swept-back dark hair sits on a red and gold throne, wearing saffron-orange robes, a multicolour flower garland and a red bindi, speaking into a microphone on a stand with one hand raised. Behind him, a shrine is decorated with yellow, red and white flower garlands and brass lamps; two deity murtis, one in red with a crown and trident and one in teal with jewellery, sit beneath a gold arch with a silver kalasha-like object in front. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha-style ornamentation and throne seating. A small seated figure appears near the lower right of the shrine.2009-12-29A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-toned carved walls. In the left foreground a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing rust-orange robes and layered rudraksha and gold-bead malas, stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind him, a large deity murti pair stands draped in colourful garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers, with a gold crown and ornaments, beneath a gilded arch. To the right, a smaller garlanded murti sits on a gilded seat. Brass vessels, a lamp and offering items sit on the altar in front. Overall, a Hindu temple worship setting with floral decoration. The man is an appearance-based a person candidate with distinctive long hair and rudraksha malas and saffron-orange robes.2013-03-10November 26 20142014-11-26November 17 20112011-11-17