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A photograph of devotees gathered under a large banyan tree in an open earthen courtyard. Aerial roots hang from the branches and are tied to wooden poles. At center stands a dark stone deity murti in an arched white niche with a yellow backdrop, draped with an orange cloth and a garland of red and white flowers. Many people face the murti in a semicircle: several women in white salwars and white dresses, a man in a light blue shirt in the foreground, a boy in a red t-shirt raising an arm, a woman in an orange and yellow sari, and an older man in white at right. A low circular stone ring surrounds a small planter at left. A man in a red shirt stands at the far left edge. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.

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A photograph of devotees gathered under a large banyan tree in an open garden, facing a black stone deity murti set in a white arched niche with a yellow cloth backdrop. The murti wears an orange cloth, a red-and-white garland and is flanked by ornaments. A red-powdered offering sits on a raised base in front, and a child in white stands at the left edge. Devotees in white ritual clothes, some with rudraksha-style necklaces, a woman in a pink-and-striped dress and others in orange and pink, stand in a semicircle with hands folded. A man in a red shirt holds a camera at the left. The scene is a darshan at an outdoor shrine with aerial roots hanging from the banyan.2011-08-19Outdoor photo of devotees gathered in a shaded grove beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. In the centre stands a black stone deity murti wrapped in an orange cloth and draped with red and white flower garlands, set within a white carved arch framed by a yellow backdrop. Devotees in white and light clothing stand in a semicircle around it; a man in a white shirt stands with hands clasped behind his back, a woman in white holds a white bag, and a woman in a pink shawl and a man in a red shirt stand to the right. A man in a red shirt at left operates a camera, and a small child in white stands near a red-painted base.2011-08-19Outdoor photo of a group of devotees gathered in a shaded grove of banyan trees with hanging aerial roots, standing on reddish earth before a small shrine. Inside a white arched niche with a yellow backdrop stands a dark statue of a deity in orange-saffron dhoti, adorned with red and white flower garlands and a red headband. Devotees in white ritual clothes, a woman in a patterned orange sari, a woman in a floral blouse with a backpack, and a man in a red shirt raising an arm stand in front of the shrine, with a cameraman in a red shirt filming at left. Circular stone rim at left.2011-08-19Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at an ashram. In the left foreground a black stone murti of a seated deity in orange cloth with a red headdress and white and red flower garlands sits in an arched white and yellow shrine niche, in front of a mound of red-orange kumkum or sindoor. Around the shrine stand devotees in white clothes with hands folded in namaskar, a woman in a white sari, a bald man in a white shirt, and a man in a white t-shirt and dark pants. On the right a woman in pink and an older woman with grey hair and glasses stand watching. Two people in a distant orange-clad group appear behind them. The count is approximate.2011-08-19A photograph of a devotional scene under a large banyan tree. At centre, a black stone lingam or deity murti stands on a raised red-tinted base, draped with orange and red marigold garlands, with a white arched shrine frame behind it. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti attends the murti, and a young boy in a red top stands beside it. Around the shrine, several devotees sit on a dark mat: women in white saris with coloured borders, including one with a teal border and floral print in the foreground, and men in white shirts. A standing woman in a blue top and a man in white stand nearby, and a child in yellow is at the left edge. Thick aerial roots and branches frame the outdoor setting.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor devotional scene under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. On the left, a black stone deity murti dressed in an orange cloth with red and white garlands stands within a white arched shrine framed by a yellow backdrop, with a heap of red powder and a small brass lamp at its base. Several devotees in white clothing stand with palms pressed together in prayer facing the shrine. A man in a white shirt and a woman in white stand near the front, a barefoot man in a white shirt is at center, and a woman in pink stands at right beside a woman in a purple garment at the edge. Red soil and green foliage surround the scene.2011-08-19Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree at a shaded shrine. At centre stands a dark stone deity murti draped in orange and marigold garlands, set before a white arched niche with a red-powdered base. A man in white clothes stands at the shrine tending it, while several people in white and light-coloured attire stand and walk nearby. In the foreground, a group of seated devotees on a black stone floor face the shrine, including women in white and pink saris and a child in yellow. A man in a pink shirt and brown trousers stands at right. Hanging aerial roots and ropes frame the scene.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJune 17 20092009-06-17March 14 20162016-03-14June 17 20092009-06-17June 17 20092009-06-17Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Seated devotees in white and pastel clothes face a small shrine under a white arched frame, where a deity murti draped in orange and yellow marigold garlands stands on a dais with orange flower offerings piled before it. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands at the left, and a woman in a yellow sari stands near the shrine, with another figure in red and white tending the murti. The devotees sit on a dark stone platform. Some people are seated in the foreground, a few partially visible at the edges.2010-07-03