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January 20 20082008-01-20Outdoor ritual at dusk beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A line of devotees, mostly women in white and coloured saris along with a few men in white, stand with palms joined in prayer on sandy ground. At right, a priest in white dhoti with bare torso stands with hands folded, and beside him a man in saffron robe holds a lamp or ritual vessel. A dark stone deity murti draped in orange cloth with garlands stands on a stone base at right, with a stone shivalinga-style piece and a small ornamental cloth nearby. A child in green stands among the devotees.2008-01-20January 20 20082008-01-20December 20 20072007-12-20January 24 20082008-01-24 +1 copiesMarch 22 20082008-03-22December 18 20132013-12-18January 20 20082008-01-20Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a dense canopy. A small shrine arch framed in red and white stands at right, holding a dark stone shivalinga draped in an orange cloth, with garlands at its base. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt sits on a mat with several women in white and red saris and others in white and blue, seated in a group, with a few men in white kurta-style clothing standing and sitting nearby. At left, a woman in an orange sari with a pale border bends low while others in white stand near a metal pot. A small boy in a yellow-and-white striped shirt walks across the foreground past a stone pedestal with a black-and-white patterned border. Around 20 people are visible.2008-03-22Outdoor temple courtyard beneath a large old banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A large orange-coloured mound. Beside it stands a dark stone statue draped in orange cloth, with an orange garland, next to a tall white pillar. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts stand or walk around the shrine, and an older woman in a white sari with orange border stands at left near a stone platform, possibly performing worship. A man in grey trousers and white shirt with a pendant walks in the foreground. The scene appears to be a shrine worship area; no clearly identifiable in-person candidate for the a person is visible.2010-07-11December 30 20062006-12-30Outdoor photo beneath a massive old banyan tree with many thick hanging aerial roots and sprawling branches. A crowd of roughly two dozen devotees stands and walks on bare dusty ground. Many wear white dhotis and white saris, while women in red, green and patterned saris are also present. At the right edge, a dark stone or metal deity murti draped in orange cloth sits on a red stone base beside a tall pillar. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near the murti, and a boy in a light shirt stands in the middle distance. Nobody in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person; the seated figure is a murti wrapped in orange cloth.2007-05-04