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August 19 20112011-08-19Outdoor photo beneath large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. On the left, a man with long dark hair and a tilak on his forehead stands in folded-hands namaskar, wearing an orange robe with a gold border and a beaded necklace. On the right, a large black stone deity murti seated on a pedestal wears an orange cloth, a red headband, a white and red flower garland and gold ornaments. Nearby are a glass-walled box, stone blocks and red-painted stones with offerings.2011-08-19Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the left, a figure with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment and a beaded necklace stands on a stone platform, facing right with hands together. On the right, a black stone deity murti seated on a pedestal wears an orange cloth, a red-and-orange headband, a white and yellow flower garland and a necklace. Before it stand a clear glass box and a small stone offering table, with scattered red and orange petals on the ground.2011-08-19A man with long dark hair and bare feet stands in an outdoor grove beneath a large banyan tree, hands pressed together in namaskar. He wears a red-and-maroon striped dhoti and a matching wrap with a rudraksha-style cord at his neck. Before him on a raised black stone dais sits a dark deity murti wearing an orange saffron cloth, a white flower garland and a gold-coloured necklace, with a red cloth backdrop. Red-painted stones, a brass bell and a small stone altar sit in the foreground beside a clear glass box.2011-09-01August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesOutdoor scene beneath large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. A man in saffron-orange robes with a yellow waist sash stands at left with hands joined in prayer, head bowed. At right a large black stone deity murti is draped in orange cloth and wears garlands and a crown, set on a dark pedestal beside green fabric. Rocky ground, stone blocks and red flower offerings lie at its base, and a small plaque stands in the foreground.2013-05-30August 29 20112011-08-29 +1 copiesSeptember 01 20112011-09-01A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A standing man in orange saffron clothes with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white cloth on his left arm stands on a concrete path with palms joined in anjali, facing a black stone statue. The seated black stone statue, dressed in an orange cloth with garlands of marigolds and an orange head wrap, sits on a dark pedestal beneath a green draped canopy and an ornate silver arch. The pedestal and surrounding base are smeared with orange-red kumkum, and a small brass lamp sits nearby. A plain placard stands on the stone base. Earthen ground, a low wall and a concrete platform complete the scene.2011-06-26Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots, a man with long dark hair stands barefoot on a wet stone platform, palms pressed together in namaskar. He wears an orange-red silk-like dhoti and a matching shoulder cloth, with a beaded necklace. Beside him a large black stone deity murti seated on a pedestal wears an orange garment and an orange headband, with a yellow cloth backdrop behind it. Red-orange sindoor-coated stones and a Shiva lingam-like form sit at the base, with brass oil lamps and a small brass puja set on a tray. A clear glass box and a pale stone platform complete the shrine area.2011-08-23Outdoors in a shaded grove with bare-looking trees and hanging aerial roots, a standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and upper cloth with a white vertical forehead mark and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace presses his palms together in anjali near a black stone deity murti. The murti wears an orange headband, a teal and gold-bordered cloth, and layered necklaces. Stone platforms, scattered dry leaves and a small red-stained base surround the scene. A white-edged shrine stone and a small plaque sit at the murti's base.2013-03-06September 06 20112011-09-06 +1 copies