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December 28 20092009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. On the right, a black stone deity murti in a red-painted niche is heavily garlanded with yellow, purple, white and orange flower garlands, with a kalasha-style offering in front. Several devotees in white clothing stand and pray: a woman in an orange top and white dhoti with folded hands near the lower left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti standing with hands folded, and a woman in white with hands joined. Other people in white are visible in the background among the trees. No clear a person candidate is identifiable from appearance.2009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. On the right, a dark deity murti is draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with yellow, purple and white flower garlands. In the centre, a man in white clothing with a yellow shawl stands embracing a woman in white garments, near a low wooden fence and a small stone platform. At the lower left, a woman in white with orange trim kneels and bends forward, and other people in white stand at the edge of the frame. A red base surrounds the murti.2009-12-28Outdoor shrine under shady trees at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam area. A dark stone murti of a deity is draped in a red cloth and garlanded with yellow, white and purple flower garlands, seated on a red painted base. In front stands a small black stone table with a brass bell and a small brass lamp. To the right a woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a small object, while a woman in a dark outfit bends low near a blue-and-white striped cloth on the ground. A woman in an orange sari and a child in yellow stand behind the shrine.2009-12-28Outdoor temple courtyard under tall trees with a red-brick paved floor. On the left, a dark stone deity murti sits in an arched shrine draped with a thick garland of yellow, white and red flowers. In the centre-right, a man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, with a long dark sash and a rust-coloured turban, stands with folded hands before the shrine. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with gold borders holds a white ceremonial parasol over the scene. Several other people in white dhotis and shawls stand and move in the background near the trees and a small stone platform with flower offerings.2016-12-03June 30 20102010-06-30Outdoor photo at an ashram grounds beneath a large banyan tree whose trunk and aerial roots are draped with yellow and pink flower garlands. A standing man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and holds his hands together in prayer before a shrine. Beside him, a figure in white clothing stands near a swing frame, and on the right a person in an orange garment and white dhoti holds a tall golden staff. The shrine displays a red and gold deity murti decorated with garlands and flowers, set in an ornate arched frame. A video camera operator is visible at the lower left edge, and the ground around a reflective dark floor panel is scattered with flower petals.2009-07-07Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, at a shaded ground with a sandy path. In the foreground on the left, a woman in a white sari with an orange border stands with palms pressed together in namaste. At the right, a black stone statue of a seated sage wearing an orange-red robe and a green and orange head covering is heavily garlanded with yellow, white and purple flower garlands. A man in white shirt and trousers with a lanyard stands beside the statue, reaching toward it. Other people in the background include a woman in a blue salwar kameez and seated figures in red and white, with a camera operator visible behind them. The setting suggests a devotional offering to a statue.2009-12-28February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor photo at a shrine beneath tall trees. A man in a rust-orange turban, orange-brown wrap and long gold-bead necklaces stands with palms pressed together on a striped red, green and white mat, with a woven shawl draped over his shoulder. Behind him a row of people in white kurtas, white dhotis and saffron cloth stand with hands folded in prayer on a stone-paved path. A dark stone deity murti is seated in an arched niche decorated with garlands of yellow, orange, red and white flowers and a green cloth backdrop. A small black stone lingam-style base sits on a red rock platform in front, edged with a white and red flower garland. Sunlight filters through the branches.2016-12-03