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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and hanging vines. Three male devotees stand on a dark stone platform facing a shrine. The figure on the right wears a long saffron-orange robe, wraps the upper body in an orange shawl, has long dark hair and stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him is a white-robed priest with a shaved head and a white dhoti with a red border, hands folded. Another white-clad man with a shaved head stands at left near a stone platform holding a brass plate with offerings. Garlands of red and orange flowers hang near the tree trunk and a white-arched shrine stands in the background with a mound of red kumkum or offering powder and a deity murti.

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November 12 20102010-11-12December 24 20092009-12-24Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots and bare earth ground. In the centre, a man in white dhoti with a gold border and a white head wrap, hands pressed together in prayer, wears a white flower garland. Beside him at left, a bearded man in orange robes stands. At right, a black stone Shiva lingam is wrapped in orange cloth and has a green leafy offering placed before it. Its base sits on a stone platform. The scene suggests a devotional darshan or puja at an open-air shrine.2005-01-01December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 25 20072007-12-25Night photograph at a banyan tree courtyard. Three figures stand on a dark stone platform before a small shrine with a silver arch framing a red-clad deity murti surrounded by red flowers. A man in orange saffron robes stands in front with palms pressed together in namaste, bare-footed. Beside him a bald man in a white dhoti and white upper cloth with a sacred thread stands with hands folded. At the right, a figure in orange holds a small offering plate. Aerial roots hang from the large banyan trunks, and a blue sign reads 'Do Not Enter the Cave' at left. The orange-clad figure in front shows long hair swept back; appearance-based candidate for a person, but unclear from this view.2010-11-12A photograph of a banyan tree shrine at an outdoor ashram site. Three men stand barefoot on a polished black stone walkway at the left. The nearest man wears white ritual dress with a red-and-gold shawl and a dark blue turban. Beside him a bald man wears a saffron-orange robe. A third man at far left wears white with a yellow scarf. Two garlands of yellow and red flowers hang on the banyan tree trunk on the right, and a low circular stone platform surrounds the tree's aerial roots.2010-09-27Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At center, a dark stone deity murti seated on a black base is draped in orange cloth and garlanded with marigolds. In front, a large mound of orange-red sindoor-coated stones or lingams is set in a black snake-shaped border with a black serpent head. Four people stand at left in front of the shrine: a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, two men in white dhotis with folded hands, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border touching her forehead in prayer. A fifth person in an orange cloth stands at the right with folded hands. White pillars and a red-framed stand stand at the side. The scene reads as a shrine worship and puja at a tree-shaded temple site.2010-10-28Outdoor photograph at a shaded garden spot beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. In the centre a man in a plain white dhoti and shawl leans forward with his hand raised to his forehead, bowing in reverence near a low stone platform. Beside him stands a bearded man with long dark curly hair wearing an orange-saffron robe and barefoot. On the left edge an older man in white with an orange-red shawl and gold bracelet stands on a dark polished granite slab. Behind, a younger man in white with a yellow shawl stands near a pole. Dry earth ground and green foliage surround the scene.2009-10-15December 30 20062006-12-30 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07October 10 20102010-10-10