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Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with white-painted support pillars. In the foreground a woman with short dark hair walks barefoot on sandy ground, wearing a white outfit with a yellow shawl draped over her shoulders. Behind her, a man in white dhoti sits on a dark tiled platform with a seated devotee in an orange robe; nearby, an orange-draped deity murti and red-orange offerings are arranged under the tree. Several other people in white clothes and one in a blue shirt stand or sit around the area.

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Outdoor scene under a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots and dappled sunlight. A crowd of around 40 people in mostly white clothing moves and gathers around a raised circular platform draped in red cloth with a black-and-white dotted border. Several white pillars stand in the foreground. A few figures in orange and saffron robes stand near the platform, and a shaved-headed figure in orange at its center is partly visible. Some women wear yellow and green saris. Small offerings with flowers sit on a stone block at the lower left. A white-clad man in the center holds a long white cloth.2009-12-02A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large spreading banyan tree with thick low branches. At the centre stands a black stone deity murti draped in bright orange-red cloth, set within a white arched frame on a red-and-white platform. Several people in white clothes are present: a seated devotee in white at the front on a dark polished slab, another seated person in white beside them, and standing attendants in white, one reaching toward the murti. A man in a yellow shawl stands at the right near the platform. White pillars and low stone benches surround the open dirt courtyard, and sunlight filters through the leaves.2010-10-04 +1 copiesDecember 31 20092009-12-31A photograph of people walking barefoot along a dirt path beneath a large spreading banyan tree with thick aerial roots and a low stone-edged planting bed. A shaved-headed man in a saffron-orange robe walks at centre, gesturing with his right hand, holding a small object in his left. Beside him, a bearded man in a white kurta wears a dark head covering and a brown-and-gold patterned shawl draped over his shoulders. Behind them, two men in white clothing follow, one holding a camera. A hose coils along the stone border on the right. The scene is outdoors in daylight.2010-09-27August 21 20112011-08-21April 07 20192019-04-07Outdoor 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.2010-07-14Outdoor procession on a dirt path beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A figure in the centre-front wears a white dhoti and shawl, a long gold necklace, and has long dark swept-back hair; he walks barefoot, with a garland of orange and purple flowers on a pillar nearby. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls and women in white and orange saris follow in a line, some with hands folded. A heap of orange-red flowers sits on a raised platform at right beside a deity murti area. Appearance-based a person cues include the long swept-back hair and gold necklace, with the figure leading the procession in white ritual clothes.2010-12-21A photograph of a group of devotees standing outdoors on reddish-brown earth beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots and spreading branches. Most wear white ritual clothing and flower garlands: men in long white kurtas and white trousers, women in white tunics and white trousers. Several have their hands folded in namaste or stand barefoot in a reverent line. One woman carries a black bag and another a red bag. Light filters through the leaves onto a pale stone platform at the right edge.2009-12-02Outdoors under a large spreading banyan tree with dense dark-green leaves, a devotee in a white dhoti and an orange-and-yellow patterned shawl sits on a low curved stone edge in the right foreground, back toward the camera. Further back, several people in white and light clothing stand and sit around a central shrine area with a raised orange-and-red draped structure and a dark circular base. A dark stone path lies to the left with a few seated figures in white and blue. No clearly distinguishable a person candidate is identifiable from appearance, so the a person field is unsure.2010-12-31Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and a long horizontal limb. On a dark polished granite platform of square slabs on dirt ground, a figure in an orange saffron garment with a reddish-brown shawl and a white garland stands with hands folded at chest level. Two attendants in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow sashes stand to the right beside a low white stone wall, one holding an object. A stone bench and steps lead to the tree. The figure's face and hair are partly obscured and the person is not clearly identifiable, so a person is unsure.2010-10-05A photograph under a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and spreading branches. In the left foreground a line of devotees in orange and saffron garments, some in orange saris, walks along a dirt path, while a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at the front. A monk in orange robes stands near a wooden post, and a few people in red and maroon clothes are nearby. On the right, a figure in orange sits under the tree near a seated woman in white and green, with a small deity shrine and metal railings beyond. Dirt ground, green shrubs, and cables are visible in the foreground.2016-09-04