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Outdoor shrine beneath a broad, spreading banyan tree with long aerial roots hanging from its branches. At the centre stands a dark stone deity murti with a red cloth backdrop, set within a white carved arched niche. The murti is partly covered with heaps of red flowers piled on a circular platform, with a dark decorative border around its base. Small oil lamps and offerings sit at the base, and a few short white posts and low stone blocks surround the open ground under the trees.

An outdoor shrine under a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A dark stone deity murti stands beneath a silver arched frame, wearing red cloth, a red-and-white garland and multicoloured flower garlands. Before it, a mound of orange-red offerings. A small brass bell and a lamp sit on the shrine's front plinth. No people are visible; the setting is a shaded ashram grounds with paved ground and low walls behind.

July 04 2013

A dark stone statue of a seated figure under a large banyan tree, adorned with a garland of yellow, orange, purple and white flowers arranged over an arched silver-coloured frame. The figure wears an orange cloth and a green and red headband. Before it stands a small dark stone altar with brass oil lamps and a small bowl, and a raised mound of orange-red pigment surrounds the base with a black and white bordered rim. Hanging aerial roots and white pillars are visible in the background, with no people present.

A black stone murti of a multi-armed deity stands in an outdoor shrine beneath a white arched stone frame with carved motifs. The figure wears an orange headband, a white and gold garment, and a white beaded garland, with a green draped cloth behind it. The base is heaped with red-stained offerings, and a small plaque sits at the front. Large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots surround the open courtyard. No physical people are visible.

2013-06-15 +1 copies

September 09 2013

Outdoor photo of a black stone deity murti seated on a dark pedestal beneath a carved stone arch, framed by trees and dappled sunlight. The murti wears a white dhoti and white shawl, a red-and-gold headpiece, and a large ornate necklace, with garlands of orange and marigold flowers draped over its shoulders and red-and-white flower strings hanging down. It sits within a raised circular platform of red-painted stones edged with a black-and-white pebble border, with a small shivalinga-style stone shrine nearby. No physical people are visible.

A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large spreading banyan tree with dense aerial roots and hanging vines. At the centre stands a black stone deity murti decorated with a yellow and red flower garland, set within a white stone arch. The murti sits on a circular raised base covered with red-orange powder or sindoor, edged with a black band dotted with white spots. Pale grey stone pillars and a paved circular path surround the shrine, with green foliage and a low wall in the background. No people are visible.

2010-10-24 +1 copies

February 05 2007

Outdoor shrine under a leafy banyan-type tree. A dark stone murti of a seated figure stands within a carved pale stone arch, draped with a white cloth and garlanded with yellow, green and red flower garlands. In front, a red-painted mound holds a smaller white figure with a garland of multicoloured flowers. Brass puja vessels, a wooden stand and a blue cloth sit on the ground, and a large hanging brass bell fills the right foreground. No living people are visible.

A brass temple bell hangs from a chain beneath a tree branch in an outdoor shrine. Behind it, a black deity murti draped with a red garland of yellow and white flowers sits on a mound of red kumkum or vermilion powder, framed by a white arched niche. Green leaves fill the background, with bamboo fencing and a sandy courtyard below. No people are visible.

An outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and branches overhead. On the right, a black stone statue of a seated deity murti sits in a silver-framed arched niche with an orange cloth backdrop; it wears a yellow headpiece, yellow garment and red and yellow garlands. The base is painted red with a small brass lamp and offerings before it. Dirt paths, low stone steps and a red wall stand in the background. No people are visible.