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December 28 20092009-12-28September 24 20112011-09-24Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, at a site with red-brown earth. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange wrap and a white garland, stands with hands pressed together in prayer near a black stone deity murti draped in white cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange shawls, stand or hold offering items; one man in white holds a video camera. A small decorated pit or floor area with flower petals lies in front of the murti.2006-12-29A photograph of an outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, stands with palms pressed together and a white and yellow flower garland around his neck. Around him, several men in white dhotis and orange shawls carry offering trays and a white vessel. On the right, a dark stone deity murti with a white cloth draped over it and a yellow and red flower garland stands on a plinth scattered with red petals. A photographer stands near the murti, and a red-earth path runs through the scene.2006-12-29July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor devotional gathering beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right, a seated deity murti in an orange-saffron cloth is decorated with pink and yellow flower garlands and a rudraksha-style mala. In the left foreground, a woman in an orange robe stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, a long bamboo-like pole beside her. Around a brass lamp and metal vessels, several people in white dhotis and white shirts kneel and stand, while women in white and cream saris and one in an orange-bordered sari gather nearby. Flower petals and garlands lie on the ground.2005-07-21Outdoor devotional gathering beneath a large spreading banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots. Many devotees in white clothes sit on the ground facing a decorated shrine-like structure with a golden arch, garlands of orange and white flowers, and a deity murti at its centre. A red and gold ceremonial umbrella stands to the left, and a person in a saffron-orange garment stands near it. Several men in white kurtas and dhotis, some with shaved heads, kneel and sit in the foreground, while a seated woman in the front wears a blue top and a woman in a white sari with gold border has a long braid. A cameraman with a tripod stands at right near the back. Overall, a crowded ritual scene in daylight with a deity murti decorated with flower garlands and a ceremonial umbrella.2005-03-08Outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree at an ashram-style shrine. A golden multi-armed deity murti with a crown and a raised trident-like weapon sits on a red-and-gold base before a white arch. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl stands to the right of the murti, and another bald man in white robes stands near the base, with a woman in an orange sari and women in a teal and a pink sari nearby. Seated devotees in white shirts and khaki shirts face the shrine from the foreground. Brass pots and offering plates are arranged on the stone platform.2011-09-24February 23 20082008-02-23February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor photo under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At the centre stands a black stone murti of Dakshinamurthy, draped in red and orange garlands, set within a white arched shrine frame on a raised platform. Orange-red offerings. A woman in a white sari with a red border and a man in white kurta and white dhoti sit on dark polished stone tiles facing the shrine, seemingly in puja. Other people in white garments stand around the shrine, including a man in an orange dhoti at left and a woman in a white shawl near the murti. A man in a checked shirt and a man in white stand to the right. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-08-28April 03 20162016-04-03 +1 copies