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A photograph outdoors beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At the centre stands a dark stone statue of a robed sage wearing an orange-saffron shawl, an orange head wrap, and a long garland of yellow, orange and purple flowers. The statue stands within a carved silver-toned arch and rests on a dark stone base above a mound of red-orange painted rock, with a small stone plaque and a brass-edged platform in front. Four people stand or bow in devotion: a man in a pink shirt and grey trousers stands at left with hands folded, a man in a red shirt beside him stands with hands clasped, a man in a white shirt stands with hands together, another man in white bows forward toward the statue, and a woman in a yellow blouse at right presses her hands together in prayer with her head lowered. The scene is a devotional shrine setting. The statue is not a living person, so the a person field reflects a depiction of an unidentified sage.

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A photograph taken outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At the centre stands a dark stone statue of a robed figure wearing an orange-saffron cloth and a garland of yellow and red flowers, set within an ornate white arched frame. The statue rests on a mound of bright orange-red powder with a black-and-white dotted border. Five men stand on the paved ground in front of it: on the left a man in white with hands joined in namaskar, then men in pink, red, white and grey shirts and trousers. The statue is a murti, not a living person, so a person is set to depiction only if a probable candidate were visible, which it is not here; the figure is a statue rendered in saffron cloth with garlands, not an identifiable living person.2010-11-03Outdoor temple scene under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A black stone deity murti stands in a silver-framed niche draped with green cloth, garlanded with yellow and red flowers and a red shawl. Before it, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and white shawl stands with hands folded in prayer at a red-smeared offering stone with brass lamps. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with palms pressed together in worship, and another man in an orange-saffron cloth walks at the right edge. Several people are visible, with a bare-chested priest wearing a rudraksha mala and a white shawl. a person candidate not clearly identifiable from appearance.2011-10-01Outdoor photo of a dark stone Dakshinamurthy-style murti seated beneath a white carved arch in a shaded grove of banyan trees. The statue wears an orange cloth, a head wrap and garlands of yellow and red marigolds, and sits on a base heaped with red-orange offerings. A man in a white shirt and blue jeans bends forward to tend the murti, while a woman in a sari stands at left and another man in a white shirt watches from the right. Several onlookers' heads are visible at the bottom edge.2010-07-08A dark stone statue seated under a white arched niche with a red backdrop, draped in garlands of yellow, purple and white flowers and wearing an orange robe and a green-and-gold headpiece. Devotees gather around the base on an orange-cloth platform: a man in white shirt and glasses pours or holds a white offering, a woman in a white sari and a child in a yellow-bowed hairstyle stand nearby, and an older man in white with a yellow shawl stands at the left. Banyan trees and a dirt-yard setting frame the shrine. The statue is a deity murti in ceremonial worship, not a living person.2009-12-28June 30 20102010-06-30Outdoor photo of a black stone statue in an orange-red painted base, set within a white ornamental arch framed by trees. The statue wears an orange-saffron cloth, an orange turban-like head covering, and two garlands of orange and white flowers, holding objects in its raised hands. Three men in white dhotis and white shirts stand before it: the man on the left has his palms pressed together, the middle man in white with a yellow shawl joins palms in prayer, and the man on the right in a yellow shawl bows with his head lowered. A brass tray with offerings sits on a small table at the base, and a broom leans against a column nearby, with a white wall and a green canopy overhead.2009-12-17December 14 20102010-12-14Outdoor temple scene under tall shade trees. In the foreground, a figure in a red sari-style garment walks barefoot toward a black stone statue of a seated sage dressed in red, adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands, set on a base of red-painted stones. A silver arched frame surrounds the statue. To the right, a row of people in white dhotis and white garments stand with hands folded, some holding brass trays of offerings, while a man in orange-saffron robes with orange shawl and rudraksha beads stands near a stone well. A rangoli-style design marks the ground. The setting appears to be an ashram courtyard during a devotional or puja gathering.2010-12-26Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree at an ashram-style garden. In the centre, a black stone murti of a deity, dressed in an orange-saffron cloth and rudraksha mala, stands under an ornate silver arch and above a base of red powder mounds with a small plaque. A woman in a cream sari with a yellow border stands at left, palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the statue. Two men in white clothing sit in the foreground, one at lower left and one at lower centre, watching. White poles and hanging aerial roots frame the scene.2010-09-30Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. On the right, a black stone deity murti in a red-painted niche is heavily garlanded with yellow, purple, white and orange flower garlands, with a kalasha-style offering in front. Several devotees in white clothing stand and pray: a woman in an orange top and white dhoti with folded hands near the lower left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti standing with hands folded, and a woman in white with hands joined. Other people in white are visible in the background among the trees. No clear a person candidate is identifiable from appearance.2009-12-28Outdoor 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.2007-08-09October 01 20112011-10-01 +1 copies