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Outdoor 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. Many people in white clothes sit on a black tiled floor in a semicircle; women wear white saris with gold borders and a girl wears a pink and white dress. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near the centre, and another in white stands at the back. A woman in a pink sari and a man in a white shirt stand near the altar, and several more people are seated in the background. The scene appears to be a group gathering or satsang in an open-air setting.

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July 07 20102010-07-07July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At the centre stands a black deity murti draped with orange and white flower garlands, set on a black pedestal inside a white arched frame, with a mound of orange-red flowers at its base. Several people in white clothing stand and bow around it; a man in a white kurta and white shirt at left, a man in a white dhoti tending the murti, and a woman in a purple sari at right. A woman in white sits on black stone slabs at lower right, and colourful rangoli floral designs are drawn on the ground.2010-07-04Outdoor 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.2010-08-28July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2010-08-28A photograph of a devotional scene under a large banyan tree. At centre, a black stone lingam or deity murti stands on a raised red-tinted base, draped with orange and red marigold garlands, with a white arched shrine frame behind it. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti attends the murti, and a young boy in a red top stands beside it. Around the shrine, several devotees sit on a dark mat: women in white saris with coloured borders, including one with a teal border and floral print in the foreground, and men in white shirts. A standing woman in a blue top and a man in white stand nearby, and a child in yellow is at the left edge. Thick aerial roots and branches frame the outdoor setting.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo under a large spreading tree at a dirt-ground shrine. A dark-skinned deity murti with a saffron-orange garland and raised arms stands on a pink-and-white pedestal inside a stone arch. Around a circular paved platform, devotees in white dhotis and shirts, saris in green, orange, red and white, and salwar kameez stand and walk; a few people are kneeling. Several boys and a woman in white sit on a dark mat in the foreground facing the shrine. A watermarked copyright line is visible in the image but not reproduced here.2007-05-04A photograph of a shaded outdoor grove beneath large banyan trees. In the centre, a white arched shrine frames a deity murti draped in orange and red garlands. Several devotees in white clothes move around a circular platform and dark stone slabs, some bending low. A woman on the left wears an orange shawl over white. A man in a yellow-and-white garment kneels near the foreground. Other people in white and a woman in a patterned sari stand nearby. Some attendees carry out simple devotional actions near the shrine, and the scene suggests a puja or darshan at the banyan grove.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Seated devotees in white and pastel clothes face a small shrine under a white arched frame, where a deity murti draped in orange and yellow marigold garlands stands on a dais with orange flower offerings piled before it. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands at the left, and a woman in a yellow sari stands near the shrine, with another figure in red and white tending the murti. The devotees sit on a dark stone platform. Some people are seated in the foreground, a few partially visible at the edges.2010-07-03