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Outdoor photograph in a shaded grove beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Devotees in white ritual clothes stand and gather around a small shrine. A woman in an orange and white garment with a shawl leans against the banyan trunk at left. A pillar-like stone arch with a tall deity murti draped in orange and red garlands stands center background, with a man in white near it. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas, one in pink and a man in a light shawl at right, watch from the paved area. A girl in a yellow top and a girl with a white flower in her braid stand in the foreground. Several people sit on a black stone platform at right. Garlands of red, yellow and white flowers hang on the tree at left.

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July 07 20102010-07-07July 03 20102010-07-03July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a shaded ashram grounds under large banyan trees. A white stone arch frames a dark murti of a deity draped with orange garlands, with orange cloth and marigold strings nearby. Several devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas or saris stand and bow on a dark stone platform and paved paths; one woman in an orange shawl and white clothes holds a tree trunk. A young boy in a yellow cloth sits at the platform's edge. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near the front; no figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-07-03Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at a shaded shrine. A shivalinga-style murti stands on a red-stone base wreathed with marigold and multicolour flower garlands, with a white arched frame behind it. Several people in white ritual clothes are gathered: a man in white kurta with hands folded in prayer near the tree, a woman in a peach sari, a small child in white, and a few attendants in white standing or seated on a glossy dark floor where others kneel. One person in white is bending toward the murti, possibly offering a puja. Hanging garland strands and wooden bench details are visible.2010-08-28Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree at a shaded shrine. At centre stands a dark stone deity murti draped in orange and marigold garlands, set before a white arched niche with a red-powdered base. A man in white clothes stands at the shrine tending it, while several people in white and light-coloured attire stand and walk nearby. In the foreground, a group of seated devotees on a black stone floor face the shrine, including women in white and pink saris and a child in yellow. A man in a pink shirt and brown trousers stands at right. Hanging aerial roots and ropes frame the scene.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor temple grounds under a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a woman in white dhoti-style sari with folded hands stands on a paved platform near the trunk. A man in white with an orange shawl walks along a path toward a large dark stone deity murti on a black base, decorated with a garland of orange and red flowers, next to an orange-smeared sacred mound with scattered petals and a black-and-white painted border. Other devotees in white and green saris and white shirts walk and stand nearby, a child in orange clothing among them. A carved white stone arch frames the shrine on the right. A man in a white shirt and a bald priest in white stand by the shrine. Mostly white and orange colours dominate, with greenery in the background.2010-07-11Outdoor photo of devotees gathered around a dark stone deity murti under a large spreading tree beneath a white arched frame. The murti wears a garland of yellow and orange marigolds. Several people in white dhotis and white saris with yellow borders stand or kneel in prayer on a swept sandy-brown courtyard. A woman in an orange top stands at left, a woman in a teal top sits at lower left, and a man in a white shirt kneels at the base of the murti near a clear plastic container.2010-09-14Outdoor temple courtyard shaded by large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. Beneath a white arched shrine, a golden deity murti wearing a red garland stands in a red-curtained niche. Several women in white or cream saris with yellow and green borders move around the shrine; one woman in a bright orange sari stands before the shrine. A man in a grey shirt and white trousers stands in the middle distance, and a bare-footed man in white shirt and white dhoti, with a mala around his neck, stands with hands joined in prayer on a dark stone floor. White kolam designs are drawn on the ground near the tree roots. Count of visible people: about seven.2010-08-19December 26 20062006-12-26Outdoor photo under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At the centre stands a black stone murti of Dakshinamurthy, draped in red and orange garlands, set within a white arched shrine frame on a raised platform. Orange-red offerings. A woman in a white sari with a red border and a man in white kurta and white dhoti sit on dark polished stone tiles facing the shrine, seemingly in puja. Other people in white garments stand around the shrine, including a man in an orange dhoti at left and a woman in a white shawl near the murti. A man in a checked shirt and a man in white stand to the right. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-08-28