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Outdoor photo of a devotional gathering beneath large banyan trees at a shrine. At the left-centre, a deity murti stands in an arched white frame, adorned with a marigold garland and dark marks, with a red-painted stone pedestal in front. Several people in plain white garments stand and sit on a dark stone platform; a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the front with hands folded, a woman in a red-and-orange sari stands at the left, and a woman in a white sari holds a yellow paper in the background. Other devotees, including children and a seated woman in a pink sari, watch or sit near the water-marked floor. Potted and stone-edged planters line the ground, and a green tank sits at the right.

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July 07 20102010-07-07Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At the centre stands an orange-painted deity murti with a red and orange marigold garland, set before a white arched niche and a raised platform with orange offerings. A woman in a pink and white sari stands at the murti's base, and a young boy in a yellow shirt stands beside it. Devotees in white and pale clothes sit on the ground in the foreground, viewed from behind, including a woman in a blue patterned top. A woman in a blue top stands at the right edge. Men and women in white garments line the left side. The scene appears to be a ritual gathering, with some seated participants and others standing near the shrine.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo under a broad shade tree at an ashram. In the background a dark statue with orange and red garlands stands under a white arched frame, with a stone platform and a pile of orange-red cloth offerings in front. 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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 copiesFebruary 24 20072007-02-24