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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at an ashram shrine. A black stone Shiva linga-like deity murti stands on a raised platform inside a white arched frame, draped in orange and yellow marigold garlands, with heaps of orange and red offerings piled around its base. A woman in a yellow sari and a person in white stand by the murti. Six people sit cross-legged on a dark stone platform in the foreground, dressed in white and pale kurta clothing, facing the shrine. A standing man in a grey top and dark trousers watches from the left. Bamboo supports and aerial roots surround the scene.

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Outdoor photo under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. In the centre, an orange and white deity murti stands beneath a white arched shrine frame, decorated with an orange garland, on a dark pedestal. Several seated devotees in white shirts and dhotis sit on a stone platform facing the shrine, their backs to the camera. Women in saris and a man in white shirt walk on the dirt path at right, and a man in a brown shirt sits at left-centre. The overall setting suggests darshan under the tree.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a shaded shrine under large banyan-type trees. A black stone deity murti draped in an orange cloth and wreathed with marigold garlands stands inside a white arched frame. A woman in a white sari with a blue blouse bows and touches the murti. In front, a seated woman in white with a long braid and two seated men in white and maroon face the shrine on a grey stone platform, with red-painted rocks and scattered petals below. Standing onlookers in white and checked shirts stand nearby.2010-06-30Outdoor 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.2010-08-28June 30 20102010-06-30Outdoor 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 at a shaded temple courtyard beneath a banyan tree. A large seated deity murti, dressed in an orange cloth and garlanded with marigold and yellow flower strands, sits on a black pedestal framed by a white arched niche. A devotee in white kneels in prostration at the base of a red-painted platform. A man in a saffron-orange kurta and cream trousers stands at right with palms joined in namaskar. Five seated people in light shirts, white clothes and a grey salwar face the murti from a dark tiled platform. Another man in a white shirt and cream dhoti bends over the murti in the background.2010-07-08Outdoor photo of a dark stone Dakshinamurthy murti seated under a banyan tree, framed by a pale carved stone arch. The murti wears a red-orange cloth and garlands of marigold-like flowers, and a large pile of orange-red flowers covers the raised platform in front. A man in a grey shirt and light trousers stands at the murti, adjusting or offering something. Two women in white and pale saree-style dress stand to the left, and a woman in a white dress and another in a patterned top with a yellow shawl sit on the stone step at the bottom, facing the murti. Hanging aerial roots and dense foliage surround the courtyard, with purple and white decorative poles at the edges.2009-10-17Outdoor 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 shrine scene under large banyan trees. A black deity murti stands in a silver arched niche, draped in a red garment and garlanded with orange and yellow marigold strands, set on a mound of red-orange flower or powder offerings. Devotees sit on a dark stone platform in the foreground, some in white and light-coloured clothes, one woman in a blue sari with a long braid, others in striped shirts. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand near the shrine, and one man in white stands beside a woman in a patterned sari at the right, appearing to take part in a puja or offering. Dappled sunlight falls on sandy ground with stone blocks around the shrine.2010-12-22Outdoor 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.2010-07-14An 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 copiesA 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 copies