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Outdoor photograph under a large banyan tree at an ashram. Central focus is a black stone statue of a seated figure draped in orange cloth, set within a white carved arched frame on a red-orange mound of offerings with a dotted black and white base. Several people stand and kneel in prayer around it: a woman in yellow trousers and a white top with a backpack on the left, a man in white clothes standing beside her, a woman in a white sari kneeling with folded hands on the right, another woman in white at the back, and an elderly person seen from behind in white at the bottom right. A figure in orange robes stands at the left edge. Hanging aerial roots and tall white pillars frame the scene, with a dark reflective slab in the foreground.

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A photograph of an outdoor shrine under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A black deity murti stands within an ornate silver arch, draped in an orange cloth and surrounded by a mound of orange-red flowers on a black-and-white bordered base. A saffron-robed monastic with shaved head stands with hands joined at the left, a woman in white clothes with bare feet approaches the shrine, another woman in a white top and yellow trousers stands at right, and a seated person in a white top with lettering stands in the lower right foreground. A sari-clad woman in white and yellow stands at far right, and a dark reflective pool occupies the lower left foreground.2010-09-30Outdoor photo of a dark stone Dakshinamurthy murti seated under a banyan tree, framed by a pale carved stone arch. The murti wears a red-orange cloth and garlands of marigold-like flowers, and a large pile of orange-red flowers covers the raised platform in front. A man in a grey shirt and light trousers stands at the murti, adjusting or offering something. Two women in white and pale saree-style dress stand to the left, and a woman in a white dress and another in a patterned top with a yellow shawl sit on the stone step at the bottom, facing the murti. Hanging aerial roots and dense foliage surround the courtyard, with purple and white decorative poles at the edges.2009-10-17October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesOutdoor temple scene under tall shady trees. A deity murti in red and orange with a white ornamental arch behind it stands on a raised red-stone platform edged in black and white, adorned with marigold and yellow garlands. In front, a figure in saffron-orange robes stands barefoot with hands joined in prayer. To the right, a group of devotees in white and saffron clothing stands in line with hands folded. A stone bowl with an offering and a small lamp sits near a tree trunk with hanging roots. Ground is paved and sandy.2010-12-28November 07 20102010-11-07Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree at an ashram grounds. A carved stone arch frames a dark deity murti draped in red and orange flower garlands, set on a red-painted pedestal with a black-edged platform. Several devotees in orange and white attire stand and bow around it; in the foreground a woman in an orange and blue patterned sari walks past, and a man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl and shoulder bag stands near a woman in white with a yellow shawl. On the left, a person in white kneels low in prostration on the paved path. Hanging ropes and white pillars surround the shrine. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A dark stone deity murti stands in an white arched stone frame, draped in an orange cloth and yellow-and-orange marigold garlands, with an orange-red pile of offerings at its base. A woman in a white sari bends forward at left to offer to the murti. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands in front, one in a red shirt and another in orange clothing at right. A few more people in white are visible at the edges under the trees, with a sign reading 'Nithyanandapedia' near the base. Approximately 12 people visible.2010-07-11Outdoor photograph of a banyan tree grove where a black stone deity murti stands beneath a white arched frame, draped in an orange garment and surrounded by heaped red flower offerings on a round black-and-white platform. Several devotees in white dhotis and white saris, some with orange shawls, stand and stand nearby; one man in an orange top and another in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala watch, while a person in white kneels in front of the murti. Hanging aerial roots and dense green leaves frame the scene.2010-07-14July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree at an ashram-style garden. In the centre, a black stone murti of a deity, dressed in an orange-saffron cloth and rudraksha mala, stands under an ornate silver arch and above a base of red powder mounds with a small plaque. A woman in a cream sari with a yellow border stands at left, palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the statue. Two men in white clothing sit in the foreground, one at lower left and one at lower centre, watching. White poles and hanging aerial roots frame the scene.2010-09-30Outdoor photograph of a black stone murti of a deity draped in an orange cloth with marigold and red flower garlands, set within a silver arched frame amid trees. A man in white ritual clothes, his head shaved, bends forward to touch his forehead to the murti's base. Nearby, several people in white dress stand around; a woman in a white sari at left holds a small object, and a man in a white shirt at right stands with his hands together. The base is piled with red offerings and small brass lamps sit on the ground.2010-10-04 +1 copiesJune 30 20102010-06-30