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Outdoor photo of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees standing on a dirt path beneath large shade trees. On the right, a white arched stone frame surrounds a dark deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and white flowers, seated on a red-painted mound. A bearded man in white dhoti and yellow shawl holds a plate at the far right. Several saffron-robed monks, one with a shaved head and one with a tall orange turban, look up toward the tree and the hanging ropes. Another man in white with an orange shawl stands in the middle. A white compound wall lies behind them.

Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large banyan-like tree with spreading branches. On a raised stone platform stands a deity murti under a silver arched frame, decorated with flower garlands in red, purple and white, set on a rocky mound. In the foreground a figure in orange robes with a white flower garland holds his hands together in prayer, while a row of saffron-robed devotees stand behind, one holding a tall staff. A woman in a white sari and another in yellow stand with palms pressed together, and a person on the right raises a camera. A small oil lamp flame burns near the platform edge.

Outdoor temple scene under a large leafy tree at dusk. On the left, a black stone murti of a deity, dressed in orange cloth and draped with a thick garland of yellow, white and multicoloured flowers, stands in a silver arch on a red-brown stone base with offerings of sweets and flower petals. In the centre, a man with long dark hair in an orange robe holds a lamp flame toward the murti. To the right, several people in orange robes stand with hands folded in prayer; one wears an orange turban and a rudraksha mala, another a shaved head and orange robe. A mat and puja plate with lamps and flowers lie on the ground in the foreground.

December 30 2008

August 09 2007

Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Five men walk along a stone path toward a black serpent statue with white spots and a red-orange mound of offerings in the foreground. Left to right: a bald man in orange robe, a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and tripundra markings, a bald man in orange cloth, a man in white dhoti and shawl carrying an orange umbrella, and a long-haired man in orange robe with a rudraksha mala. On the right, a black deity statue seated on a pedestal wears orange cloth and a garland of marigolds and flowers. Nearby stands a dark statue. The scene suggests a temple devotional visit to a sacred tree shrine.

Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan-like tree. A shrine arch of pale stone frames a dark deity murti draped with orange and red flower garlands, with a heap of red flowers at its base and an oil lamp lit in front. In the foreground a woman in a leopard-print wrap stands with hands together facing the shrine. To the right, three men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand in a row, one holding offerings. Dappled sunlight falls across a paved courtyard and a low stone wall. Scene suggests a puja or aarti in progress.

December 23 2008

December 27 2008

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An outdoor ritual scene beneath large shade trees. At left, a deity murti stands in a white arched niche, decorated with garlands in red, orange and white, on a rough red-stone base with a tray of offerings. A man in white dhoti stands near it. In the centre, a woman in orange robes and a white flower garland holds a small vessel toward the murti. Beside her, a line of people in saffron and orange robes stand on a dark reflective floor; one tall man in orange holds a long staff, and another holds a small tray. On the right, people in white and yellow clothes stand together, and a man in white raises a camera overhead. Several devotees stand in the background. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.

December 31 2008

Outdoor temple scene under a large spreading tree. A black stone deity murti seated in front of a carved stone arch wears an orange cloth, a garland of white flowers and a red-orange sash. In the foreground a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the murti. Beside him a man in a yellow and green wrap with long hair stands with hands folded. A procession of men in orange and saffron robes and turbans walks behind them, and a bald man in white dhoti and orange shawl walks at the left. The murti sits on a stone platform of cobbles edged with black and white tiles, with a small brass lamp and a tray placed in front.