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Outdoor shrine beneath a large ancient banyan tree with dense aerial roots and sprawling branches, supported by metal rods. Two men in saffron-red dhoti and shawl stand in a paved courtyard; the man in front wears a white flower garland and holds his hands together in prayer, while the second man, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, stands behind him. At right, a large dark stone deity murti with a garland and orange-red cloth is set on a pedestal, with a red-stained offering area and a low wooden stand in front. A floodlight glows among the trees.

June 09 2009

A photograph taken at night beneath a large old banyan tree with thick, hanging aerial roots and a circular stone platform at its base scattered with yellow flower petals. A man stands at left in an orange-saffron dhoti and matching upper cloth with a gold-edged border, wearing a long white flower garland with red blossoms, his palms pressed together in namaskar as he bows toward the tree. A brass plate of yellow flowers is visible at the lower left edge. The man's appearance does not clearly establish him as the event's named figure, so he is described only by role as a devotee performing a tree worship gesture.

A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands barefoot on a paved path under a large banyan tree, hands pressed together in namaskar before a black stone deity murti seated on a red-draped pedestal. The murti wears a red turban-like cloth, a garland of yellow and white flowers, and sits beside a yellow curtain. The surrounding red-painted base holds a small black bench. Hanging aerial roots and tall white posts surround the open courtyard, and a figure in white stands in the distance.

June 16 2014

November 26 2014

April 23 2013

2013-04-23 +2 copies

A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A shaven-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a red-orange beaded mala and white and ochre tilak markings on his forehead and arms, stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him a dark stone deity murti is draped in green cloth, garlanded with white flowers and red blossoms, and set against a red-pink backdrop. In front stands a black stone Nāga snake sculpture coiled on a red-painted platform, with a black-and-white striped rail. A metal railing borders the walkway, and a small inscribed stone plaque sits at the base of the shrine.

December 31 2015

July 22 2013

A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right, a black stone deity murti seated on a dark pedestal wears a red cloth, a red turban-like crown, and a garland of yellow and pink flowers, and is backed by a yellow curtain; red-painted stones surround its base. A standing person in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste. A second person in white clothing stands further back near the pillars. Stone benches and paved walkways lie in the foreground.

A devotee in a red-and-gold dhoti with a flower garland stands barefoot at left with palms pressed together in namaskar on a small mat. Beside him a black stone murti of a deity, draped in an orange-and-green cloth and red-and-yellow garlands, sits on a dark stone pedestal before a red curtain. In front of it is a coiled black Shivalinga-style stone with a red flower, and a dark stone plaque. Large banyan trees and a stone pathway surround the open-air shrine, with a tall red-and-white structure in the background.