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December 18 20132013-12-18Outdoor temple scene under large banyan trees with aerial roots. At center stands a shrine with a white arched frame and a dark deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with marigolds, set on a red-earth mound with a tiled ring. In front are oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a plate of flower offerings. On the right, several figures in orange robes with rudraksha malas and white flower garlands stand with palms pressed together in prayer on a dark polished floor. Behind them, people in white dhotis and saris also stand with hands folded. A devotee in a yellow top and a man in white kurta watch nearby.2008-12-24December 18 20132013-12-18December 27 20082008-12-27Outdoor ritual scene beneath large banyan trees at an ashram shrine. A shrine with an arched white doorway holds a black deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with flowers. In front, a priest in an orange robe with a white flower garland holds a brass lamp toward a row of orange-robed devotees wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A woman in orange holds a long staff and an ornate ceremonial item. A reddish earthen mound and a plate of marigold petals sit on the ground, with brass vessels in the foreground. Several other people in orange stand along the right side of the dark polished platform.2008-12-24Outdoor photo at a shaded temple grove beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A devotee in an orange-saffron robe with a white flower garland stands with hands joined in prayer before a shrine. Behind him, a line of people in saffron and orange robes and white clothes stands in the open courtyard. A tall deity statue draped in orange and multicolored garlands sits on a red stone base within a grey arched frame. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-style brass vessel rest on the white stone platform in front, scattered with yellow petals. A young boy in orange stands near the shrine. A man on the right holds a trident-like staff.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 18 20132013-12-18Outdoor photo of a ritual at a shaded temple grounds under large trees. A central black stone deity murti stands in a silver arch, draped in orange and red garlands, with a red stone pile and flower offerings before it. A young person in orange robes and a white flower garland, carrying a flower offering, walks across a dark reflective floor. Behind them, several people in orange robes and white dhotis stand in a line, one holding a tall golden staff. A white-clad attendant carries a brass vessel. Brass bells and a yellow flower arrangement lie on a white platform in the foreground.2008-12-25December 28 20082008-12-28Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A devotee in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland raises a lamp toward a shrine with an arched white frame, where an orange-draped deity murti sits amid marigold garlands. Several other saffron-robed priests stand with palms pressed together, and white-clad devotees stand behind them in the background. A red-painted mound, offering plates and a brass lamp stand on a white ledge in the foreground, with flower petals on a dark polished floor. Ritual aarti in progress.2008-12-24Night-time outdoor temple ritual under a large tree lit by a bright lamp. Several men in orange-saffron robes stand in a row; one at the centre holds a garland of red flowers and a silver vessel, another holds a tall ceremonial staff, and others carry silver bowls. On the right, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, facing the group. On the left foreground, a large red-smeared linga or deity murti sits in a black bowl with a small brass bell and oil lamp nearby. Figures in white clothing stand behind. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja procession.2012-04-24