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A photograph of an outdoor ashram tour under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Several visitors in white clothing stand on sandy ground behind a metal railing, including a woman with a white shawl and a bag. Two monastics in orange and saffron robes stand near the centre, one bald with bare shoulders and a shawl, the other with a dark shawl. A man in a white shirt and a woman in a green t-shirt look toward a black stone deity murti in a carved arched niche, adorned with a red and gold cloth, a garland and a beaded mala. Red earth and construction mounds surround the area.2016-03-14Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. Under the canopy stands a white arched shrine framing a black pedestal holding a deity murti draped in orange cloth, with a heap of red flower petals and offerings before it. Around the shrine about a dozen people in white and cream traditional clothing stand or bow with hands folded in prayer. One woman in a flowing orange sari with a white shawl stands at left, another in a green blouse and white sari stands center, and a man at right in white dhoti holds hands together. The paved ground is dark stone with a sandy path and greenery beyond.2010-11-07March 14 20162016-03-14June 17 20092009-06-17Outdoor devotional scene under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. On the left, a black stone deity murti dressed in an orange cloth with red and white garlands stands within a white arched shrine framed by a yellow backdrop, with a heap of red powder and a small brass lamp at its base. Several devotees in white clothing stand with palms pressed together in prayer facing the shrine. A man in a white shirt and a woman in white stand near the front, a barefoot man in a white shirt is at center, and a woman in pink stands at right beside a woman in a purple garment at the edge. Red soil and green foliage surround the scene.2011-08-19Outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A dark stone deity murti draped in orange cloth stands inside a white arched frame on a red-and-black circular platform. Several people in white ritual clothes stand and bow in worship around the shrine; one man in a white dhoti and shirt has hands folded, another in white stands with a white shawl, and a woman in a white sari walks nearby. On the left, a figure in orange robes kneels on a dark stone slab, and a man in an orange garment stands among the devotees. Sandy ground, white pillars and concrete paving surround the scene.2010-07-14August 28 20152015-08-28Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Near a small shrine with a white arched frame, an orange-clad figure stands beside a murti with orange garments, with a heap of red flowers at its base. Around the shrine, several people in white dhotis and saris stand and walk on a paved area; one woman in an orange sari and another in a green blouse and pale blue head covering stand nearby. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right. The scene appears to be a devotional gathering at a shrine among trees.2010-11-07November 21 20112011-11-21A photograph of devotees gathered under a large banyan tree in an open garden, facing a black stone deity murti set in a white arched niche with a yellow cloth backdrop. The murti wears an orange cloth, a red-and-white garland and is flanked by ornaments. A red-powdered offering sits on a raised base in front, and a child in white stands at the left edge. Devotees in white ritual clothes, some with rudraksha-style necklaces, a woman in a pink-and-striped dress and others in orange and pink, stand in a semicircle with hands folded. A man in a red shirt holds a camera at the left. The scene is a darshan at an outdoor shrine with aerial roots hanging from the banyan.2011-08-19June 17 20092009-06-17Outdoor ashram scene at a shaded shrine. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at left; one holds a microphone and gestures with a raised fist while the other, with a rudraksha mala, listens beside him. A dark stone deity murti stands in an arched niche with green drapes, adorned with white flower garlands, red cloth and a beaded necklace. Red stones form a platform before it, with brass lamps and a stone vessel. Around them, a group of visitors in white clothing with red beaded garlands sit and stand, some holding water bottles, and one woman in a yellow sari appears at right. Iron railings and trees frame the courtyard.2016-03-14