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Outdoor ritual at a large banyan tree. In the right foreground, a long-haired figure in orange saffron robes stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, appearing to be a person, with distinctive long swept-back hair and saffron clothing. Beside him, a bald, bearded man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-bordered sash holds a lit oil lamp toward a woman in a magenta sari and white apron. Several people in white ritual clothes stand with hands folded, and a dark reflective pool lies behind them. In the lower left, a red-coloured mound with a ring of shells surrounds offerings, and a garland of flowers hangs at the edge. About seven people are visible.

Outdoor photo of a ritual at a shrine under a large shady tree. A man on the left wears a long orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair, and holds a ritual implement toward the shrine. Behind him a man in white holds a bell-shaped vessel and a long rod, and a seated person in white and orange sits near the shrine. Five or six devotees in white and light clothing stand with palms pressed together in prayer. At the centre, a dark stone deity murti with a garland and orange cloth stands within a stone-built platform. A black-and-white patterned serpent figure coils around the base of a lingam decorated with orange cloth, marigold garlands and offerings.

Outdoor photograph beneath a leafy tree at an ashram courtyard. A long-haired person in a saffron/orange robe stands barefoot with palms pressed together in prayer, beside an empty folding chair with a red seat. To the left, an orange-draped deity murti or statue garlanded with white flowers sits on a stone base, and a large black-and-white painted snake sculpture coils across the foreground. A seated man in white clothes at right holds a small flame lamp and a bell-shaped object, and a silver tray with offerings sits on the ground. Two men in white shirts and white dhoti stand with hands folded at left, and another saffron-clad figure appears at the far right edge.

July 08 2010

Outdoor photograph under a leafy tree at a temple site showing a Shivalinga on a stone base being bathed in an abhishekam. A man in saffron-orange robes with bare shoulders kneels at the left, pouring from a small vessel onto the black lingam. A woman in a white sari with a gold border kneels and holds a metal pot to pour water over the lingam. Nearby, devotees in saffron robes, white kurtas and white clothes stand around, including a girl in a white dress with a red-orange shawl and a boy in white with a rudraksha mala. A man at the right wears a white kurta and a lanyard. In the right foreground, a person in an orange head wrap with a white flower garland is seen from behind. The scene conveys a ritual bathing of a Shiva lingam with offerings.

Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, a small group of devotees stands in prayer before a carved stone deity murti draped with marigold and multicolour garlands. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a brass lamp and offering plate near a red-painted stone platform. Other devotees in white, saffron and orange-bordered cloth press palms together. Bright sunlight and open ground surround the shrine with a carved stone arch behind it. No readable text appears in the frame.

Outdoor photo under shade trees at a temple area. A woman in a white sari with gold border kneels on a red cloth beside a stone lingam, pouring from a metal vessel. Another woman in white sari with a flower garland and a young girl in a striped top with a garland stand nearby. A man in white kurta with a red lanyard and a bearded man in white stand behind. On the right edge, a figure in an orange turban and orange robe holds a small metal dish; the figure has long hair and a flower garland, and the face is cropped. Brass plates and vessels sit on the ground. Seated devotees in white fill the background, and a few people in white are visible on a raised platform.

Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree at an ashram grounds. On the left, a red-painted mound sits with a garlanded deity murti of a standing figure decorated with a multicoloured flower garland and a small offering lamp on a teal cloth. Several people walk along a sandy path: a man in white kurta, a woman in a magenta sari, a woman in a rust-orange sari carrying a cloth bag, and an older bald man in white robes with a sash. On the right, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl and reaches toward the tree. Other figures in white and orange stand further back. Fallen leaves cover the ground.

Outdoor temple scene under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A priest in white dhoti and white shirt bends over a brass tray with an oil lamp, arranging offerings on a mat before a red-painted stone peetha and a black stone deity murti draped with white cloth and garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers. Behind him stand devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar: a woman in white sari with gold border, a woman in orange robe, a young man in white, and several women in white saris. Dirt ground, scattered bricks and trees in the background. No a person candidate visible.

Outdoor temple grounds under a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a woman in white dhoti-style sari with folded hands stands on a paved platform near the trunk. A man in white with an orange shawl walks along a path toward a large dark stone deity murti on a black base, decorated with a garland of orange and red flowers, next to an orange-smeared sacred mound with scattered petals and a black-and-white painted border. Other devotees in white and green saris and white shirts walk and stand nearby, a child in orange clothing among them. A carved white stone arch frames the shrine on the right. A man in a white shirt and a bald priest in white stand by the shrine. Mostly white and orange colours dominate, with greenery in the background.

Outdoor temple scene under tall trees with sunlight filtering through. A large dark stone linga-like murti stands at left, draped in orange cloth and marigold garlands, with a mirrored frame beside it. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl kneels before a brass vessel and offering tray, with a white cloth spread on the ground. A tall young sannyasi in saffron robes and a yellow-orange marigold garland stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Four more saffron-robed sannyasis stand in a row to the right, one with a full beard. Another saffron-clad figure at left holds a camera to his eye. Devotees are visible in the background among the trees. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam at an outdoor shrine.