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Outdoor photograph beneath large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots and a sandy courtyard. On the left, a man in a green dhoti with a white sacred thread stands with hands clasped, looking toward the right. In the centre, a figure in a blue garment walks past a clear glass cube set on a red base. On the right, a black stone deity murti with garlands and a figure in an orange robe stands beside a stone pedestal with red offerings. Red-painted stone blocks and low walls surround the open ground.

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September 14 20112011-09-14Outdoor temple scene under large banyan trees with aerial roots. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand near a black stone deity murti set in a white arched shrine framed by a blue curtain; the murti has a crown, garlands and a skull-like face with raised arms holding a trident and other implements. The taller man on the left wears an orange shawl, orange-and-yellow dhoti, a long rudraksha-style mala and gold bracelets. The second man, shaved-headed with white forehead marks, wears orange robes and holds a white cord or thread, possibly tending the site. Red offerings. Stone paths and sandals on the ground frame the open-air setting.2013-05-18September 20 20112011-09-20Outdoor 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.2011-08-19August 30 20112011-08-30November 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copiesOutdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, a bare-chested man in orange saffron cloth wrapped at the waist stands on a sandy path with a rudraksha mala around his neck, hands folded before him. To the right, a large dark stone sculpture of a seated deity is draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with purple, yellow and red flower garlands, with a tall silver pillar beside it. In the foreground, a red-smeared rock-shaped stone with a small brass lamp and offerings rests on a raised platform, and a stone bench sits near the tree's base. The scene reads as a pada puja setting, with the standing devotee at the sculpture's side.2010-11-18 +3 copiesSeptember 27 20112011-09-27May 29 20132013-05-29A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A single man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, walks barefoot along a path toward a black stone deity murti wrapped in red cloth and draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. In front of the murti, a black shivalinga-style base is coated with red kumkum, with a small stone altar holding brass bells and a lamp. Stone platforms and a rangoli design lie on the ground to the left. The man is a devotee or sannyasi walking past the shrine; his identity is not established from appearance.2011-02-11A photograph at an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. In the foreground a barefoot man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth wrap, walks past a red-painted mound topped by a dark stone deity murti with a snake coiled around its base. A brass pot and offering dish sit on a wooden tray near the mound. Behind the shrine, another figure in orange robes stands beside the murti. A water tank lies to the left. The foreground man has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, which fits a person candidate, though his appearance is uncertain.2006-11-22September 20 20112011-09-20