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December 20 20102010-12-20February 25th 20072007-02-25June 09 20092009-06-09Night photograph at an outdoor sacred site beneath a large banyan tree with exposed aerial roots. Two people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar on a sandy ground. The nearer figure wears a deep red-maroon sari with a gold-striped border, a garland of red and white flowers, and a dark patterned shawl over the shoulders. A second person in a red and gold-bordered sari stands behind to the left. A white cloth and a wooden plank lie on the ground near the feet, with a stone block nearby. Lamplight from a bright light source illuminates the scene, and a stone platform with rubble lies in the background.2014-05-27December 31 20062006-12-31Night photograph at a large banyan tree with aerial roots and a wide spreading limb, its trunk wrapped with a marigold garland and a white-and-gold chain. Two people in saffron-orange clothing stand on a dark polished floor facing the tree. The figure in front, wearing an orange robe with a white shawl, holds a lit lamp or torch toward the trunk. The second figure, wearing a saffron dhoti-style garment and holding flowers, stands beside them, with a partial figure at the left edge. A low stone ring surrounds the base of the tree. Two light-coloured poles stand near the tree. Scene reads as an evening offering or aarti at the banyan.2009-11-19Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, a bare-chested man in orange saffron cloth wrapped at the waist stands on a sandy path with a rudraksha mala around his neck, hands folded before him. To the right, a large dark stone sculpture of a seated deity is draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with purple, yellow and red flower garlands, with a tall silver pillar beside it. In the foreground, a red-smeared rock-shaped stone with a small brass lamp and offerings rests on a raised platform, and a stone bench sits near the tree's base. The scene reads as a pada puja setting, with the standing devotee at the sculpture's side.2010-11-18 +3 copiesNight-time photo at an outdoor shrine beneath large banyan trees with aerial roots and a hanging rope. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a matching orange shawl draped over one shoulder, with a red sash at the waist and a multi-strand beaded necklace, standing barefoot on a dark tiled platform with palms joined in anjali. Behind him, a second man with a shaved head in an orange cloth and beaded necklace holds a ritual vessel. Stone platforms surround the tree trunks. Two people are physically visible.2011-11-29February 25th 20072007-02-25Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots, a standing devotee in a yellow dhoti-style garment with a yellow shawl and a beaded garland stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a seated black stone statue on a dark pedestal. The statue wears a yellow cloth and yellow shawl, with a yellow headwrap, and is surrounded by red-painted base and offerings. Hanging strings and posts surround the shrine area, and a small stone bench sits in the foreground. The scene shows a murti in a tree-side shrine with a devotee offering prayer.2010-12-23Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. In the centre, a person with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron robe and a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a dark stone deity murti draped with a large garland of yellow, pink, red and purple flowers. To the left, two men in orange-saffron robes stand with hands folded, one holding a tall staff, and another man in white clothing stands at the edge. Brass puja vessels, flower offerings and yellow marigold petals sit on a mat in the foreground beside a red stone pedestal. A white circular platform surrounds the tree base.2008-12-28 +1 copiesFebruary 25 20072007-02-25