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December 07 2007

Outdoor devotional scene under spreading trees beside a dark stone deity murti draped in orange cloth with marigold garlands. A large group of devotees in white clothes stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, including children in white dresses and white dhotis. On the right, a figure in a long saffron-orange robe with long hair stands near a brass lamp and an offering plate, while other men in saffron shawls and white attire stand behind. A small oil lamp burns on the ground in front of a white cloth spread on the earth. Marigold petals are scattered on the stone. The whole group appears to be preparing a welcoming ritual.

Outdoor photo of a ritual at a shaded temple grounds under large trees. A central black stone deity murti stands in a silver arch, draped in orange and red garlands, with a red stone pile and flower offerings before it. A young person in orange robes and a white flower garland, carrying a flower offering, walks across a dark reflective floor. Behind them, several people in orange robes and white dhotis stand in a line, one holding a tall golden staff. A white-clad attendant carries a brass vessel. Brass bells and a yellow flower arrangement lie on a white platform in the foreground.

December 07 2007

Outdoor photo at a shaded temple grove beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A devotee in an orange-saffron robe with a white flower garland stands with hands joined in prayer before a shrine. Behind him, a line of people in saffron and orange robes and white clothes stands in the open courtyard. A tall deity statue draped in orange and multicolored garlands sits on a red stone base within a grey arched frame. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-style brass vessel rest on the white stone platform in front, scattered with yellow petals. A young boy in orange stands near the shrine. A man on the right holds a trident-like staff.

Outdoor temple ground under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A carved white arch frames a dark deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with marigolds. In front, a red mound of offerings sits on a circular platform, with a plate of flower petals and brass lamps nearby. A young man in orange robes with a flower garland and a headband stands on a polished black floor, holding a small bell and palms joined. Other orange-clad devotees and people in white ritual clothes stand behind, some with hands folded in prayer.

Outdoor temple scene under large banyan trees with aerial roots. At center stands a shrine with a white arched frame and a dark deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with marigolds, set on a red-earth mound with a tiled ring. In front are oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a plate of flower offerings. On the right, several figures in orange robes with rudraksha malas and white flower garlands stand with palms pressed together in prayer on a dark polished floor. Behind them, people in white dhotis and saris also stand with hands folded. A devotee in a yellow top and a man in white kurta watch nearby.

Outdoor temple scene under large banyan trees with aerial roots. A red mound-shaped shrine holds an orange-draped deity murti framed by an arched white gateway and marigold garlands. A man in orange robes with a long garland stands on a dark polished floor holding a lit oil lamp (aarti). Other saffron-robed attendants stand to the right with hands folded, and several white-clad devotees stand near the shrine. Brass vessels and a plate of flowers sit on white ledges in the foreground.

December 23 2008

A photograph taken outdoors under a large shady tree at an open-air shrine area with a dark stone or metal deity murti wrapped in orange and yellow cloth. A man in orange sannyasi robes walks barefoot on the paved path in the foreground, and another bearded man in orange robes with long dark hair walks beside him. A bearded man in white ritual clothes with a plain white cloth walks in the middle, and a man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl and glasses walks at right. Several other people in white clothes and a woman in a teal sari stand behind them. Red and orange fabric covers a platform at left and marigold garlands lie on the ground.

Outdoor photo at a shrine under large leafy trees beside a black stone deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers. A bearded man in a full orange robe holds a brass bell in one hand and raises a small flame or lamp toward the murti. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl stands with hands folded. Around them, many people in white and cream clothes, some with yellow shawls, stand with palms pressed together in prayer. A yellow flower offering sits on a tray on a stone table in the foreground, and a red-painted stone base is at the lower left.

December 29 2007