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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A dark stone shivalinga or deity murti on a red-painted base is garlanded with white, yellow and red flower garlands and draped in white cloth. In the foreground, a man in saffron/orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaste beside a man in white ritual clothes also with hands folded. A woman in a green top stands at left, an older man in white clothes with hands folded stands behind, and a cameraman in orange and white records the scene at right. Other people in white clothes stand in the background, and a red drum or drum-like object is visible near the centre. Dappled sunlight falls on the sandy ground.

2006-12-30 +1 copies

June 17 2009

A photograph of an outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, stands with palms pressed together and a white and yellow flower garland around his neck. Around him, several men in white dhotis and orange shawls carry offering trays and a white vessel. On the right, a dark stone deity murti with a white cloth draped over it and a yellow and red flower garland stands on a plinth scattered with red petals. A photographer stands near the murti, and a red-earth path runs through the scene.

Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At center, a dark stone deity murti seated on a black base is draped in orange cloth and garlanded with marigolds. In front, a large mound of orange-red sindoor-coated stones or lingams is set in a black snake-shaped border with a black serpent head. Four people stand at left in front of the shrine: a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, two men in white dhotis with folded hands, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border touching her forehead in prayer. A fifth person in an orange cloth stands at the right with folded hands. White pillars and a red-framed stand stand at the side. The scene reads as a shrine worship and puja at a tree-shaded temple site.

Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, at a shaded temple-like grounds with a reddish earth floor. In the centre, a dark stone statue of a seated figure draped in orange cloth sits on a raised platform, in front of a heap of orange-red offerings with a black and white rope-like border around its base. Several people stand in white clothing on the left and right, some with hands folded in prayer, one woman in white with an orange shawl bows near the platform's right edge, and a man in white with folded hands stands behind the statue. Small white pillars and stone benches surround the area.

A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. In the foreground, a saffron-clad man in an orange robe and a white-clothed figure with a yellow shawl stand near a red-painted shrine with a black-and-white painted cobra sculpture. A saffron-robed man with a dark beard kneels at the shrine holding a lit oil lamp and a plate of red flowers. Behind them, a row of about ten people wearing orange, saffron, white and yellow garments stand with hands joined in prayer on a paved path beside a small pool. A black deity murti on the right is adorned with yellow and red flower garlands.

Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears an orange dhoti and a white and orange floral garland, holding a lit oil lamp or aarti flame before a large black stone statue of a seated figure draped in white cloth, set on a red-painted pedestal with a small bowl. Behind him, a man in an orange robe presses his palms together in namaskar, and a white-clad attendant and several people in dark shirts stand nearby on a dirt path. The scene reads as a temple ritual at the banyan tree shrine.

October 10 2010

Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a person in an orange saffron robe wears a white and orange floral garland and stands with hands together in front of a black stone deity murti draped in white cloth, set on a red-painted pedestal. Behind them, several people in orange robes and white clothes stand with palms joined, and two men in dark shirts and jeans stand by the tree. A bowl sits near the murti base. a person appearance is uncertain; the standing figure in orange with a garland shows some cues but is not clearly distinguishable.

FEB-2007-01

October 04 2010

2010-10-04 +1 copies

Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots. A man in orange saffron clothing with a shawl and a white and orange floral garland walks barefoot on a dirt path, smiling, with long dark hair swept back. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl carries a woven basket. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk in procession, one older man wears a green-bordered white shawl. At right, a dark stone deity murti with a yellow and red flower garland stands on a red-painted base beside a painted serpent form. Visible people number about six to eight.