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December 28 2009

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Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. On the right, a dark deity murti is draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with yellow, purple and white flower garlands. In the centre, a man in white clothing with a yellow shawl stands embracing a woman in white garments, near a low wooden fence and a small stone platform. At the lower left, a woman in white with orange trim kneels and bends forward, and other people in white stand at the edge of the frame. A red base surrounds the murti.2009-12-28Outdoor 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.2009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28December 21 20102010-12-21 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard under tall trees with a red-brick paved floor. On the left, a dark stone deity murti sits in an arched shrine draped with a thick garland of yellow, white and red flowers. In the centre-right, a man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, with a long dark sash and a rust-coloured turban, stands with folded hands before the shrine. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with gold borders holds a white ceremonial parasol over the scene. Several other people in white dhotis and shawls stand and move in the background near the trees and a small stone platform with flower offerings.2016-12-03Outdoor photo at a shrine beneath tall trees. A man in a rust-orange turban, orange-brown wrap and long gold-bead necklaces stands with palms pressed together on a striped red, green and white mat, with a woven shawl draped over his shoulder. Behind him a row of people in white kurtas, white dhotis and saffron cloth stand with hands folded in prayer on a stone-paved path. A dark stone deity murti is seated in an arched niche decorated with garlands of yellow, orange, red and white flowers and a green cloth backdrop. A small black stone lingam-style base sits on a red rock platform in front, edged with a white and red flower garland. Sunlight filters through the branches.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor temple scene under tall shady trees. A seated black deity murti is draped with marigold garlands in red, yellow and purple, set in a white arched shrine frame above a mound of red kumkum. In the foreground a long-haired man in white dhoti and shawl stands with palms pressed together in prayer, a wrapped sacred thread and a beaded mala at his neck. Beside him a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a golden tray with offerings. Behind them, people in white and orange stand in devotion, and a woman in a yellow shawl folds her hands on the right. A small figure in white stands in the background near the shrine. Dhoti-clad worshippers form a puja gathering.2010-12-21Outdoor ritual scene under tall trees beside a dark stone deity murti set on a red stone base and framed by a large arch of marigold and white garlands in yellow, red, purple and green. A bare-chested man in a rust-brown dhoti with a red-orange turban and gold armlets stands on a striped mat with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the murti. Behind him a crowd of devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, one in a teal kurta, one with a white bag, stand with hands folded in prayer on stone-paved ground. A small floral garland rests at the base of the murti.2016-12-03June 30 20102010-06-30December 03 20162016-12-03