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Outdoor scene beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. On the right, a dark stone deity murti stands on a gold pedestal, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with white and red flower strands. In front, many white cloth bundles are piled on a red base. Around them, about eight people stand with palms pressed in anjali, including an older woman in white, a girl in a red dress with gold trim holding a lamp, a girl in a blue floral dress, and men in white shirts and light trousers. A cameraman with a camera on the left, appears to be filming. The setting suggests a Guru Purnima offering of bhiksha.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 22 20132013-07-22July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20172017-01-01Devotees make offerings at a golden-framed deity murti under a banyan tree outdoors. A woman in a white sari with a gold border leans forward and touches her face to the statue's base. Behind her, a group of women in white and red saris and a man in a white shirt stand near a heap of white cloth bundles of offerings. The murti is draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers, with a golden crown-like top. A red brick wall and green trees form the background.2013-07-22Outdoor temple courtyard beneath a large old banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A large orange-coloured mound. Beside it stands a dark stone statue draped in orange cloth, with an orange garland, next to a tall white pillar. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts stand or walk around the shrine, and an older woman in a white sari with orange border stands at left near a stone platform, possibly performing worship. A man in grey trousers and white shirt with a pendant walks in the foreground. The scene appears to be a shrine worship area; no clearly identifiable in-person candidate for the a person is visible.2010-07-11Outdoor photo beneath a huge banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches. Several people stand on a paved path with hands folded in prayer, a few in white dhotis with gold borders, a woman in a red sari with an orange shawl, a shirtless man in grey trousers, and others in orange and saffron clothing. On the right stands a large golden-clad murti with an orange turban, garlands, a decorated blue-and-gold backdrop and an orange-gold cloth draped beside it, with a small black shivalinga-style stone at its base. The scene suggests darshan or puja at a sacred tree shrine.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, at a site with red-brown earth. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange wrap and a white garland, stands with hands pressed together in prayer near a black stone deity murti draped in white cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange shawls, stand or hold offering items; one man in white holds a video camera. A small decorated pit or floor area with flower petals lies in front of the murti.2006-12-29Outdoor devotional gathering beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right, a seated deity murti in an orange-saffron cloth is decorated with pink and yellow flower garlands and a rudraksha-style mala. In the left foreground, a woman in an orange robe stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, a long bamboo-like pole beside her. Around a brass lamp and metal vessels, several people in white dhotis and white shirts kneel and stand, while women in white and cream saris and one in an orange-bordered sari gather nearby. Flower petals and garlands lie on the ground.2005-07-21