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Outdoor shrine beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right, a dark stone statue seated on a plinth wears an orange-red garment, a red headcloth and yellow and purple marigold garlands. In the foreground, a black-edged platform is heaped with red-painted offerings, with a small black stone stool bearing a six-pointed star, a bell and a white feather fan. Behind, white pipes stand among bare rock slabs and brick bases, with a low white wall beyond. No people are visible.

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An outdoor shrine beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. In the foreground at right, a dark stone statue of a seated sage wears an orange-red cloth wrap and a red head covering, draped with a garland of yellow and purple flowers. Before it is a raised circular platform painted red, with a small black stone altar bearing a six-pointed star motif and brass bells. Behind are tall pale blue pillars and a low boundary wall in an open ground. No people are visible.2010-10-05September 11 20132013-09-11A black stone statue of a seated sage in orange cloth and an orange head wrap stands under a silver arched frame beneath a large banyan tree. The figure wears a garland of yellow and purple marigolds, and its base is covered in red-painted stones. A small black stone platform with a decorated top and small brass bells sits at the front. The statue is a murti, not a living person, and no crowd is present.2010-10-05September 27 20132013-09-27Photo 11736535October 24 20102010-10-24 +1 copiesA large banyan tree dominates the left foreground, its many aerial roots and thick grey trunk spreading across the frame. Beside it stands a small shrine with a white arched canopy and a dark stone deity murti draped in an orange cloth and strung with yellow and orange marigold garlands. The murti sits on a red earthen mound with a small brass vessel and lamp at its base, set on a pale stone platform edged with black tiles. Green shrubs, leafy branches and a sandy path surround the shrine, with no people visible.2008-12-10A photograph of an outdoor garden area beside a large banyan tree with dense aerial prop roots hanging from its branches. In the centre stands a dark statue seated on a black base, draped in orange cloth with yellow flower garlands, under a small open-sided roofed shelter with grey pillars. The statue sits on a mound of reddish-brown earth. Green shrubs in the foreground, palm trees and a low concrete wall in the background. No living people are visible.2008-12-10A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At the centre stands a white carved stone arch with a small pitched roof, enclosing a dark seated figure draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flower garlands; this appears to be a statue or murti rather than a person. Below it is a raised mound of red earth set within a circular pale platform edged with black and white tiles, with a small oil lamp in front. Grey concrete posts and small bench-like blocks surround the site on sandy ground, with bushes and palms behind. No people are visible.2008-12-10A photograph of an outdoor shrine under a large spreading banyan tree with dense aerial roots and hanging vines. At the centre, a small white arched stone canopy with a pointed roof frames a dark black stone deity murti or memorial stone draped with an orange cloth and a garland of yellow and orange flowers. The shrine sits on a raised circular reddish-brown earthen platform edged with a black-and-white tiled border, on a bare sandy ground with a plain sign plaque in front. A small brass lamp or vessel rests at the base. Grey concrete posts and low planters surround the area, with a boundary wall and palm foliage behind. No people are visible.2008-12-10December 28 20082008-12-28A dark stone statue of a seated sage or deity stands on a black pedestal beneath a large silver arch with floral relief carving. The statue wears an orange-red turban and an orange-red shawl draped over the shoulders, and is garlanded with a yellow and purple flower garland. The base is heaped with red-orange ritual powder or kumkum. Behind it stands a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots, a circular raised platform around its trunk, and a red brick wall beyond. No physical people are visible.2010-10-05