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Outdoor photograph under a banyan tree showing a black stone deity murti dressed in an orange cloth and draped with garlands and gold-toned ornaments, set inside a white carved arched shrine. A woman in a white sari stands at the shrine offering garlands or flowers to the murti. Around a round paved platform with a painted border, several devotees watch: a young man in white kurta and white dhoti, a man in a maroon shirt and black trousers, a man in a grey shirt, a boy in white, and a young man in an orange t-shirt. A small kolam design and a blue bucket lie on the ground, and a brass lamp rests at the right edge.

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Outdoor scene under a large banyan tree where devotees in white dhotis and kurtas gather around a black stone Shiva lingam-form deity murti draped in orange cloth and white and orange flower garlands. The murti stands within a white ornate arched frame with a trident-like pole visible at left. A man in a maroon shirt and dark trousers stands at centre front with hands folded. Two men in white at left walk away from the shrine, while others in white stand nearby. Pink and white flower rangoli designs decorate the paved ground in front, and a bright orange-red stone base surrounds the murti.2010-07-04Outdoor photo under a banyan tree at an ashram-style shrine. A dark stone deity murti under a white arched frame is decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands and an orange-and-saffron cloth. Around a round platform with a red base, several people stand or kneel: a man in a light shirt and trousers on the left, a man in white kurta and dhoti in the centre-left, a woman in a blue patterned top and white dhoti at centre, a boy in a yellow shawl kneeling with hands folded on the right, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti walking on the right. Behind the shrine, women in white saris stand with hands folded near a white pillar. Sandy ground, green foliage and a white dhoti-clad figure in the background.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A dark stone deity murti stands in an white arched stone frame, draped in an orange cloth and yellow-and-orange marigold garlands, with an orange-red pile of offerings at its base. A woman in a white sari bends forward at left to offer to the murti. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands in front, one in a red shirt and another in orange clothing at right. A few more people in white are visible at the edges under the trees, with a sign reading 'Nithyanandapedia' near the base. Approximately 12 people visible.2010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor shrine under a large canopy of tree branches. A dark stone deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with orange and yellow flower garlands stands within a white arched frame. A mound of orange-red offerings sits at its base on a circular platform. Around it, several people in white dhoti and shirt attire stand and folded hands in devotion; a woman in a green sari stands at left with two children seated in the foreground, and a woman in white with gold-bordered cloth stands at right. A man in orange cloth is at the shrine base attending the murti. No person is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-07-11August 28 20152015-08-28Outdoor photograph of a banyan tree grove where a black stone deity murti stands beneath a white arched frame, draped in an orange garment and surrounded by heaped red flower offerings on a round black-and-white platform. Several devotees in white dhotis and white saris, some with orange shawls, stand and stand nearby; one man in an orange top and another in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala watch, while a person in white kneels in front of the murti. Hanging aerial roots and dense green leaves frame the scene.2010-07-14Outdoor 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 beneath a large banyan tree at an ashram grounds. A white arched shrine frames a deity murti in orange and red with a garland, set on a round raised red platform with a black border. Several people in white clothing move around the shrine: one man in white on the left holds the banyan trunk, another in white stands near the platform, and a monk in saffron-orange robes stands behind. A woman in a purple sari stands at right, and a seated woman in white and a seated person in a mustard-yellow outfit sit on a black stone slab in front. Floor rangoli in pink and blue flowers lies near the slab. Nearly all visible people are standing or seated; the count is roughly ten.2010-07-04Outdoor photograph in a shaded grove under large banyan-type trees. At centre, a dark stone murti wearing an orange-saffron cloth stands within an ornate white arched frame, with orange-red offerings heaped on a dark base in front. Devotees in white ritual clothing gather around it: a bald man in white kurta and a woman in a pink salwar top stand near the murti, a man in white kurta and dhoti faces it, and several people in white stand in the background. A woman in an orange-bordered white sari stands at right. In the foreground a woman in white with a long braid sits cross-legged on a dark tiled platform facing away. The scene reads as a padapuja or darshan at a shrine.2010-10-05December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A dark stone deity murti draped in orange cloth stands inside a white arched frame on a red-and-black circular platform. Several people in white ritual clothes stand and bow in worship around the shrine; one man in a white dhoti and shirt has hands folded, another in white stands with a white shawl, and a woman in a white sari walks nearby. On the left, a figure in orange robes kneels on a dark stone slab, and a man in an orange garment stands among the devotees. Sandy ground, white pillars and concrete paving surround the scene.2010-07-14