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October 12 20172017-10-12An 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.2013-09-10A photograph of a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and hanging branches shading a paved courtyard. Sunlight streams through the canopy. On the right, a black stone murti of a seated deity sits in an arched niche with a red curtain, wearing a red cloth on its head and a garland of yellow and red flowers. A small child in light clothing stands at the base of the tree near a red-bordered planter. Yellow and red flower offerings lie at the base of the murti. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2017-10-12August 02 20132013-08-02October 12 20172017-10-12An outdoor grove beneath a large spreading banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. On the right, a black stone deity murti. It wears red and orange garlands and a red-and-saffron cloth, with a small black framed plaque and an offering lamp in front. The base is covered in red powder. A few small mats in red and white lie on the dirt ground, and a low stone bench stands to the left. No people are visible.2013-08-03Outdoor shrine beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A dark stone seated deity murti sits in an ornate silver arched niche draped with orange cloth, adorned with red and orange garlands and a gold-and-red garment. Red flower offerings are heaped at its base, with a small lamp and brass items before it. Sandy ground, a low stone platform and green foliage surround the shrine. No people are visible.2013-10-13Outdoor shrine in a grove under a large, sprawling banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. On the right, a black stone deity murti sits within a white arched niche with an orange backdrop, adorned with a red flower garland and yellow cloth. Below it, a red-painted rock base and a dark snake-like form lie on the ground. On the left, a small cave-like opening at the banyan's base holds a lit oil lamp, beside a tiled black platform and a circular stone enclosure. Red-earth ground and young trees surround the area. No people are visible.2013-09-11July 16 20132013-07-16Outdoor 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.2013-07-16October 24 20102010-10-24July 04 20132013-07-04