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A photograph of a devotee crowd gathered before a dark stone statue set within a white arched shrine niche with a yellow backdrop, under a banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. The statue wears an orange-saffron garment, a red-orange headband, and white-and-red flower garlands draped over the shoulders and arms. In the foreground, several women and girls stand with their backs to the camera: one in an orange top with a bag, one in a bright pink top, one in a teal-green shawl with a ponytail, and others in white and red clothing. On the left, a figure in white stands near the tree. Two people on the right raise cameras overhead, and a blue-and-white flag hangs at the upper left. Orange walls are visible beyond the greenery.

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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 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.2011-08-19Outdoor 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.2011-08-19A 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.2011-08-19A group of about a dozen women and a few men stand in a shaded outdoor garden beneath a large banyan tree at a sacred site. On the left, a dark stone deity murti in orange cloth, with a red-and-white flower garland, is set against a yellow cloth backdrop. A woman in a dark sari near the center gestures toward the murti as she speaks, while others in white, blue and orange-brown clothing listen with hands folded. The scene suggests a pada puja or darshan at the banyan tree. No person in the frame is clearly identifiable as a person, and the only figure in saffron is the stone murti.2011-08-19July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, showing a white arched shrine framing a deity murti draped in orange with garlands of yellow and orange flowers. Several devotees stand around on sandy ground: a man in a white dhoti and shirt on the left, a woman in an orange saree and orange skirt, a woman in a green and yellow saree with a white shawl, a man in a blue shirt and grey trousers near the shrine, and a woman in a maroon outfit at right. Orange and red offerings are heaped at the base of the shrine. No a person candidate is visible.2010-08-14Outdoor photograph in a shaded grove under large banyan-type trees. At centre, a dark stone murti wearing an orange-saffron cloth stands within an ornate white arched frame, with orange-red offerings heaped on a dark base in front. Devotees in white ritual clothing gather around it: a bald man in white kurta and a woman in a pink salwar top stand near the murti, a man in white kurta and dhoti faces it, and several people in white stand in the background. A woman in an orange-bordered white sari stands at right. In the foreground a woman in white with a long braid sits cross-legged on a dark tiled platform facing away. The scene reads as a padapuja or darshan at a shrine.2010-10-05Devotees stand in a shaded outdoor courtyard beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a woman in white with a shoulder bag presses her palms together in prayer, while a woman in a blue top and white shawl and others in white clothing face a stone statue on the right. The statue, wearing an orange cloth and a red-and-white flower garland, is a sculpted figure rather than a living person. Red-stained ground and a small stone platform with a dark puja offering area sit at the base. A person in white is visible further back near the statue, and a child in white stands at the right edge.2011-08-19June 17 20172017-06-17Outdoor 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.2011-08-19