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Outdoor temple grounds with sandy earth, a young tree with a low stone-edged mound at the base, and wooden posts supporting it. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and bangles stands barefoot, bending forward with his face pressed to the tree trunk. Behind him, two men in white dhoti and white shirts, one holding a plate of yellow flowers, stand near ornate arched shrines with garlands and a stone lingam.

Outdoor temple garden scene. A long-haired figure in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha-style bead garland stands barefoot and bows with hands pressed together toward a tree trunk encircled by a white-edged raised platform with white and pink kolam designs on the ground. Behind, a second person in orange and a third figure in orange stand with hands folded near a small shrine with an orange garland and a dark shivalinga, flanked by stone arches. Banana plants and palms frame the scene, with a red-and-white canopy in the background.

December 19 2011

Outdoor temple-grounds photo of a ritual at a shrine with brass oil lamps (lamps on a stone base) and a floral-garlanded deity murti with flower garlands at right. Two men in saffron-orange robes with white forehead markings stand at left, one with a hand raised. A woman in an orange sari with a red-orange shawl stands center with palms joined in prayer, and another saffron-robed figure stands behind her. Several people in white dhoti and white shirts stand in the background near red-and-white striped shrine walls, with kolam patterns on the dirt ground and trees beyond.

December 31 2009

December 19 2011

Outdoor temple garden scene with red-and-white painted shrine walls and potted plants. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands barefoot with hands joined before a shrine. Beside him, a bald man in a white dhoti stands at a white-draped table holding a small bell and ritual items. On the right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl gestures over a table with a metal vessel, and another man in orange robes stands further right. Behind them are a deity murti decorated with white and red garlands, a small kalasha-style offering with flowers, a Shiva lingam on a pedestal, and green trees. Green signboards with Tamil text stand among the trees.

Outdoor shrine under a large banyan tree with aerial roots, a white-painted shrine with a decorated arched canopy holding a deity murti draped in red and orange marigold garlands, set on a heap of red-orange flowers. In the foreground on a dark polished stone floor, a man with long dark hair, a white flower garland and an orange robe holds a brass ritual vessel and stands with a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes who has his hands pressed together in namaste. Two more attendants in white with orange shawls stand at the right edge, one holding a tray of yellow flowers. This appears to be a puja at an outdoor shrine.

Outdoor photo beneath a large leafy tree at an ashram-style open courtyard. On the left, a stone shivalinga-style shrine is decorated with marigold garlands, white cloth and a red powder base. A bare-footed man in a saffron/orange robe stands at the right holding a long wooden staff in both hands, palms pressed together. Behind him, two men in white dhotis, one with a white shoulder cloth, stand with hands folded. A fourth man in white with an orange shawl stands at the far right edge. A green tarpaulin lies on the ground and a white cloth with blue trim rests in the foreground. The scene suggests a devotional or ritual moment.

Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a shrine with a silver arch framing a deity murti decorated with marigold and multicolour garlands, set on a bed of orange flowers. A second saffron-robed man with a shaved head and beads at right holds a tray of offerings. Dark polished stone floor tiles and white stone platforms with a bench fill the foreground, with a small flower arrangement in the background. The long-haired figure matches appearance cues associated with a person, shown in worship at the shrine.

Outdoor land puja on reddish earth beneath bare trees and palms. A man in a saffron/orange turban and orange robe, with a long white and pink flower garland and red-and-black rudraksha mala, pours water from a small metal pot over a sapling planted in a floral rangoli circle of yellow marigolds and pink petals. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels at the sapling's base, while a woman in an orange sari stands at left, a woman in white with a yellow shawl holds a tray of pink petals, and more people in white stand behind. Stone slabs and a white-lined path lie to the right, with a rolled mat on the ground.

A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots and hanging marigold garlands wrapped around its trunk. A small white-framed shrine holds a golden deity murti decorated with garlands, flanked by red drapery and red petals. Three people stand on a dark granite floor in orange robes: a long-haired figure with hands joined in prayer closest to the shrine, a figure in orange holding a tray of flowers and offerings in the centre, and a shaved-headed figure in orange at the right edge holding a tray. A fourth person in white and yellow stands at the far right edge. The setting is a temple grounds with a white stone platform and a swing hanging from the tree.