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A 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.

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July 07 20102010-07-07Outdoor 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.2010-07-03Outdoor 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 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.2007-05-04Outdoor 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 copiesJuly 11 20102010-07-11July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesDecember 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor 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.2010-08-28An outdoor photograph under a large banyan tree at a shrine. In the foreground, several men in white shirts and light trousers sit with their backs to the camera on black mats. Near the centre, a standing man in a white dhoti and light shawl stands before a shrine with an orange-clad deity murti decorated with red and orange garlands, set within a white arched stone frame on a red base. A woman in a pink shawl and other devotees in white stand nearby, a child sits at the right, and marigold garlands hang on the banyan trunk at left. Aerial roots and hanging ropes surround the scene.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. Under the canopy stands a white arched shrine framing a black pedestal holding a deity murti draped in orange cloth, with a heap of red flower petals and offerings before it. Around the shrine about a dozen people in white and cream traditional clothing stand or bow with hands folded in prayer. One woman in a flowing orange sari with a white shawl stands at left, another in a green blouse and white sari stands center, and a man at right in white dhoti holds hands together. The paved ground is dark stone with a sandy path and greenery beyond.2010-11-07