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December 14 2013

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A photograph of an outdoor shrine among dense green trees and hanging aerial roots. A dark stone deity murti in a sculpted white arch wears an orange cloth and garlands of yellow and red flowers. Its base is heaped with red and orange offerings. A woman in a white sari stands on a paved platform before the shrine, facing it with hands near her body, in a quiet devotional posture.2010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11December 14 20132013-12-14Outdoor photo of a shaded shrine beneath large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. A dark stone deity murti stands within a white carved stone arch, draped in an orange-saffron cloth and garlanded with yellow and red marigold strands. The base is heaped with red-orange offerings. A single person in white clothes with long dark hair stands at the right, facing the shrine, with hands together in reverence. The setting is green and leafy with a wet paved area in the foreground.2010-07-11September 07 20112011-09-07August 21 20112011-08-21Outdoor temple courtyard shaded by large trees. On the left, a dark stone deity murti draped in yellow cloth stands on a black pedestal beside a pile of red-painted stones and a small offering pot. On the right, a man in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth stands barefoot with palms joined in namaste, facing the shrine. Behind him, another person in white robes stands on a stone-stepped path. Lush greenery and a red boundary wall complete the scene.2011-09-07Outdoor photograph of a woman in a white garment standing with her hands joined in prayer before a large dark stone statue seated on a pedestal. The statue wears an orange cloth, an orange head wrap, a gold necklace and a garland of white and red flowers, with flowers and small offerings placed at its base. A second woman in orange clothing sits nearby in the background. The setting is a grove of banyan trees with hanging aerial roots, red-painted stone surrounds, a small brass lamp and bell on a red-draped platform in the foreground, and a yellow fabric backdrop behind the statue. The scene suggests darshan at a shrine under a banyan tree.2011-08-19October 12 20132013-10-12July 08 20102010-07-08December 14 20132013-12-14April 03 20122012-04-03