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Outdoor temple garden in bright daylight with young trees and a wooden trellis frame supporting a sapling in a ring of white stones. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands beside a red and white plinth holding a small statue draped in white cloth. Other people in white dhotis and orange shawls stand around the plinths and pathways, one carrying a black bag. Several other red-and-white plinths hold white-draped statues among the trees.

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Outdoor photo of a young tree with broad green leaves, supported by a bamboo-and-wood scaffold frame, growing from a mound of red soil ringed by white bricks. To the right, a saffron-robed sannyasi with rudraksha beads and a marigold garland stands barefoot beside a red-and-white plinth holding a statue. Behind them, two more saffron-clad monks and a figure in white dhoti stand among trees under a clear blue sky.2011-01-18Outdoors in bright daylight, a young sapling is supported by a wooden frame of upright poles and crossbars, set in a mound of red earth ringed by white-painted stones. On the right, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a beaded necklace walks past, looking down. Behind him, two more men in orange robes stand close together, and at left a figure in white dhoti stands near the frame. At the far right edge, another person in white sits beside a red-and-white raised platform. Green trees and clear blue sky surround the scene.2011-01-18A photograph of an outdoor temple site with a red-and-white painted shrine block bearing a blue Tamil-script sign reading ஆடி லிங்கம். A man in orange robes with a white-and-bead garland stands barefoot, looking upward with his hand near his chest, beside a wooden frame of poles and crossbeams. Behind him, another man in orange and men in white dhotis stand among green trees. A small mound of earth with offerings lies in the foreground near the frame, and a white-draped object is visible at the right edge.2011-01-18December 09 20112011-12-09Outdoor photo in a garden shrine area with dirt ground, tree branches supported by wooden poles, and a palm plant in the foreground. A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back hair and a mala necklace, stands between two small shrine platforms with arched niches holding black stone deity murti and a black Shivalinga. The platforms are painted red and white with Tamil inscriptions; one reads a Tamil name of a planet deity and the other reads a Tamil word for lingam. Other trees and a building are visible in the background.2011-10-09Outdoor photo at a shaded temple grounds with large spreading trees. A priest in white dhoti with a red-bordered shawl holds a brass vessel and a lamp, performing a ritual near a stone structure. Beside him a younger man in white with a yellow shawl stands with palms joined in prayer. A bald man in an orange-saffron robe stands at right with hands folded. Behind them a man in white stands, and another in white holds a camera or phone up. A tray of red petals sits on a low stone ledge at left, next to a black stone deity murti and a red-painted stone base. Wet paved ground with a stone platform.2010-09-27December 19 20112011-12-19Outdoor photo beneath a large leafy tree at an ashram-style open courtyard. On the left, a stone shivalinga-style shrine is decorated with marigold garlands, white cloth and a red powder base. A bare-footed man in a saffron/orange robe stands at the right holding a long wooden staff in both hands, palms pressed together. Behind him, two men in white dhotis, one with a white shoulder cloth, stand with hands folded. A fourth man in white with an orange shawl stands at the far right edge. A green tarpaulin lies on the ground and a white cloth with blue trim rests in the foreground. The scene suggests a devotional or ritual moment.2006-10-07December 25 20082008-12-25 +1 copiesOutdoor temple ritual beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A shrine arch frames a deity murti draped in red and yellow garlands. Several men and women in saffron-orange robes stand in a line along a dark polished floor. A woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands center-right holding a brass vessel, while nearby devotees hold offering items and a long wooden staff with a decorated top is held at right. Brass lamps and a flower-strewn tray rest on white ledges at the left foreground, and a striped canopy appears at upper right. The setting suggests a puja or darshan at an open-air shrine.2008-12-27Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots, a man in a white kurta with an orange saffron shawl stands at the trunk, holding a small dark object in one hand. Behind him, several people in white clothing move around a shrine on a red-ground plinth; a dark deity murti with orange garlands and red flowers sits in a white arched niche, and red flower offerings are scattered around its base. Green foliage and red earth fill the background. a person: the man has short dark hair and wears a saffron shawl over white, a distinctive ceremonial presentation, but his face is not the basis for identification, so the label is given only as a role-based candidate with appearance cues. Visible people: the standing man plus three figures in white at the shrine, four in total.2010-07-11July 07 20092009-07-07