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October 11 20132013-10-11October 11 20132013-10-11October 11 20132013-10-11October 11 20132013-10-11An outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree at a shrine courtyard with a dark polished granite floor. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand and walk around the area, one at left wearing a rudraksha mala and another holding a small object. At centre right, a deity murti is decorated with orange and red garlands and flower strings, set in a white arched frame, with a pile of red-orange flowers at its base. A man in a red-and-white striped shirt stands beside it, and a figure in orange robes works near the trunks. Hanging ropes swing from the banyan branches. Several people are visible, and one man in white sits on the ground near the murti.2010-07-15A photograph of devotees gathered under a large sprawling banyan tree at an outdoor shrine. Several people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, including men in white dhotis and women in saffron and red saris. A golden-clad deity murti or sculpture with garlands and a gold crown stands at the right beside a stone snake figure, and a gold-and-purple cloth hangs from it. Orange-robed sannyasis and other devotees stand on the red brick pavement among the aerial roots.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01June 30 20102010-06-30Outdoor photo beneath a huge banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches. Several people stand on a paved path with hands folded in prayer, a few in white dhotis with gold borders, a woman in a red sari with an orange shawl, a shirtless man in grey trousers, and others in orange and saffron clothing. On the right stands a large golden-clad murti with an orange turban, garlands, a decorated blue-and-gold backdrop and an orange-gold cloth draped beside it, with a small black shivalinga-style stone at its base. The scene suggests darshan or puja at a sacred tree shrine.2017-01-01A photograph of devotees standing with palms pressed together in prayer beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. On the right, a dark stone deity murti wrapped in an orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flower strands stands on a red-painted base. Several people in white clothes stand in the foreground, including a woman in white with a grey-haired older woman in a white shawl with red border on the left, a man in a white shirt, and a man in a blue sports top. A bald man in a light green robe sits on a bench near the deity, and a woman with light hair stands in a patterned top among the group.2010-08-14Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a person in an orange saffron robe wears a white and orange floral garland and stands with hands together in front of a black stone deity murti draped in white cloth, set on a red-painted pedestal. Behind them, several people in orange robes and white clothes stand with palms joined, and two men in dark shirts and jeans stand by the tree. A bowl sits near the murti base. a person appearance is uncertain; the standing figure in orange with a garland shows some cues but is not clearly distinguishable.2006-12-25A standing saffron-robed man with long dark hair and a white-and-red flower garland stands barefoot on a dirt path beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. To the right, a dark stone Shiva lingam or deity murti is draped with a white cloth and sits on a red-painted base with a small kalasha-like bowl. Two men in white kurta-style clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaste at the left edge, and a figure in white is partly visible behind them.2006-12-25