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February 05 2015

Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A man with long dreadlocked hair, orange-saffron dhoti and a red-and-white flower garland stands at left, holding a plate of offerings and gesturing toward a large deity murti. The murti is adorned with a golden crown, gold ornaments, a tall yellow and red flower garland, and an orange-and-teal cloth. Brass oil lamps stand on a platform in front. Behind, a man in white clothes films with a camera, and another attendant in orange robes stands nearby. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti at a shrine.

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December 23 2008

Outdoor temple scene beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A man with long dark braided hair and a red and white rudraksha mala stands at left in a saffron-orange robe, one arm raised toward a garlanded stone deity murti on a raised platform. A second person in orange clothes holds a tray of offerings beside him. The deity wears flower garlands in yellow, red and green, and brass oil lamps stand in front of the platform. The image carries a faint archive copyright overlay.

Outdoors under a large banyan tree with sweeping aerial roots, a man in saffron-orange dhoti and a bare upper body, wearing a white flower garland, holds a lit oil lamp toward a dark stone statue. The seated statue, dressed in white cloth with a red border, wears thick garlands of yellow, red and white flowers and a white headpiece. A small black stone object with marigold garlands sits at its base on a brick platform. Sandy ground and distant trees and huts fill the background. The man's face is not visible, so no identity is claimed.

A photograph outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. On the right, a black stone statue of a seated figure, draped in white cloth with a red border and decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands, sits on a dark pedestal set in red-painted rock. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching garment, wearing a white-and-marigold garland and with long hair, holds a brass lamp or aarti vessel toward the statue with a lit flame. A small shivalingam-like stone with a marigold garland sits at the statue's base. The ground is bare sandy earth.

2006-12-26 +1 copies

December 23 2008

Two women in saffron-orange saris stand at left with their backs partly turned, one raising an arm and pointing toward a large gilded deity murti seated on a golden throne beneath a banyan tree. The murti wears a blue-green garment, long beaded and gold necklaces, and is framed by a red, yellow and green flower garland arch. A black Shiva lingam stands on a stone base in front, with a yellow flower offering nearby. A man in white dhoti stands behind the murti near a canopied palanquin, and colourful prayer mats lie on the ground under hanging ropes and swings.

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January 03 2016

Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large banyan tree with dense green leaves and hanging aerial roots. A tall black stone deity murti stands at right, adorned with green leaf garlands and bangles on its arms. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a red-and-gold striped dhoti and shawl, wearing a white and red flower garland and gold bangles, stands near a second man in matching orange-red robes bending forward with hands at his waist and rudraksha mala around his neck. A shaved-headed attendant at left wears orange cloth and rudraksha beads, and offerings of orange marigolds and red flowers sit on a tray beside brass vessels and a kalasha-style pot in the foreground. A tripod camera stands in the background. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam-style offering before the murti.