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July 05 2011

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September 27 20112011-09-27November 21 20112011-11-21September 20 20112011-09-20December 23 20102010-12-23A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl stands barefoot on a paved path beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. He wears a long rudraksha-style bead mala and an armband, with hands pressed together in anjali and eyes closed in prayer. To the right, a dark stone deity murti is draped in white cloth and adorned with red and white flower garlands, set on a red-painted plinth with a small wooden bench nearby. Trees and a low wall fill the background.2011-11-12A photo of a man in orange saffron robes standing with palms pressed together in namaskar at an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots. He stands on a low stone platform before a black stone deity murti or linga wrapped with a pink cloth and draped with a yellow and red flower garland. Dry earth and a small orange-draped stone pedestal are visible at right, with an orange cloth hanging at the right edge. His face is turned downward in prayer. Appearance is inconclusive for the candidate's identity, so the figure is described by role as a devotee at worship.2011-11-16 +1 copiesOutdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, a bare-chested man in orange saffron cloth wrapped at the waist stands on a sandy path with a rudraksha mala around his neck, hands folded before him. To the right, a large dark stone sculpture of a seated deity is draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with purple, yellow and red flower garlands, with a tall silver pillar beside it. In the foreground, a red-smeared rock-shaped stone with a small brass lamp and offerings rests on a raised platform, and a stone bench sits near the tree's base. The scene reads as a pada puja setting, with the standing devotee at the sculpture's side.2010-11-18 +3 copiesSeptember 02 20112011-09-02A photograph of a temple courtyard beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, stands barefoot on a paved path with hands folded, facing a large black stone deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and purple flower garlands. A red-painted base and brass lamps with a small offering tray sit at the foot of the murti, and white kolam designs are drawn on the ground at left. a person is visible, identified only by appearance cues of long swept hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, in the role of a devotee at prayer.2011-01-23 +1 copiesAugust 31 20112011-08-31August 17 20112011-08-17A photograph in an outdoor shrine beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. A person in plain saffron-orange robes, sleeveless with a draped orange shawl, stands on woven mats with palms pressed together in anjali. To the right, a black stone deity murti is draped in orange cloth and wears garlands of marigolds and yellow flowers, set on a dark pedestal. Before it, a red-orange painted base holds brass oil lamps, a brass plate with flowers, and a small brass vessel. The ground is bare earth with stone steps and white pillars around. The person's face is not described; their role is devotee performing puja.2009-12-02