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Outdoor photo of devotees gathered under shady trees before a golden shrine statue of a seated deity murti draped in a red and orange cloth and heavy garlands of marigolds and flowers with a silver arch. In the foreground a young man in white clothes with an orange collar stands beside the shrine, while a man in white shirt and white dhoti performs a puja with a lit oil lamp on a tray. Nearby a woman in a yellow-green sari and women in red and orange saris stand among the crowd, and many men in white shirts and dhotis wait behind a wooden railing in the dappled green setting.

Outdoor photo at a shaded banyan-tree shrine where devotees gather around a decorated deity murti under a silver arch. The murti is draped with colourful garlands and flower strings, with an orange and gold face and ornaments. Several people in white clothes and white dhotis stand or bend in worship, including a white-saried elderly woman and a girl in a blue dress. A metal pot holds offerings wrapped in white cloth in the right foreground, and seated devotees in the lower corners face the shrine. Wooden fencing and aerial roots frame the scene.

July 22 2013

December 26 2006

Outdoor photo of devotees gathered around a small shrine under leafy trees at an open-air site. The central deity murti, a dark stone figure, is draped in an orange-red cloth and adorned with a long garland of yellow, orange, purple and white flowers. Devotees in white dhotis and saris, plus a woman in an orange top and a child in a blue top, stand along a wooden rail fence, some with hands folded or raised in prayer. Wooden poles and a low wall surround the shrine.

July 07 2009

2009-07-07 +1 copies

A photograph of an outdoor shrine under a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A black stone deity murti stands within a white arched niche, draped in a garland of yellow and orange marigolds and an orange cloth. Before it lies a mound of red kumkum or vermilion-coloured offerings on a circular platform. Several people in white traditional dhotis and mundus with yellow-bordered shawls walk and kneel around the shrine; a man in a white shirt kneels at the base, and a woman in a teal top sits in the foreground. A woman in a white sari with a red-and-white shawl stands near the shrine, and a clear plastic box sits beside the platform. Devotees appear to be performing puja.

December 28 2009

July 07 2009

Outdoor photograph of a large black stone deity murti under a red-and-white arched shrine on a raised red-painted base, garlanded with thick bands of white, yellow, purple and magenta flowers. A woman in a white sari with a blue border stands at left of the shrine, bending toward the idol. Nearby, a man in white with a yellow shawl stands among other women in white saris. A small stone platform and brass lamp sit in the foreground, beneath large shady banyan trees with hanging aerial roots and metal poles. Several people are visible: a woman in white at right foreground, a woman with a long braid in front, and a man in white, about four to five people in total.

Outdoor photo of devotees gathered around a dark stone deity murti under a large spreading tree beneath a white arched frame. The murti wears a garland of yellow and orange marigolds. Several people in white dhotis and white saris with yellow borders stand or kneel in prayer on a swept sandy-brown courtyard. A woman in an orange top stands at left, a woman in a teal top sits at lower left, and a man in a white shirt kneels at the base of the murti near a clear plastic container.

Devotees in white and pastel clothing stand in a semicircle under a large banyan tree beside a black stone statue of a seated figure draped in orange cloth and heavily garlanded with yellow, purple and white flower strands. The statue sits on an orange-red platform with a small offering stand and brass vessel in front. A man in white dhoti and shirt, hands raised in greeting, stands among the women, several of whom wear white sarees with coloured borders and orange or red blouses. The statue is a deity or saint murti, not a living person; no one is clearly identifiable as a person here.