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Night photograph in an open sandy courtyard beneath a massive old banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Two men walk barefoot across the ground toward the right. The man in front wears a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a pink undergarment, with long dark hair. The man behind wears a white dhoti and an orange shawl over his shoulders and has a shaved head. To the right, a mound of red-painted stone or offering sits around a small shrine-like structure with red cloth and a small figure, ringed by a low decorated border. White-painted tree branches frame the left foreground.

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Night photograph of two men walking on a bare sandy courtyard beneath a large old banyan tree with aerial roots and hanging vines. In the foreground a pale branch with green leaves is strung with white decoration. The taller man in front wears a saffron-orange robe over a red-brown undergarment and walks barefoot. Behind him a bald man in a white dhoti and white top with an orange shawl follows. To the right stands a raised red-painted deity murti or altar mound with a red cloth and a silver stand, set in a circular tiled border. The lighting is dim and the scene looks like an evening temple precinct.2007-02-25February 25 20072007-02-25Dusk photograph beneath a huge banyan tree with long hanging aerial roots and pale-barked branches. In the foreground a small raised circular platform holds a red-painted stone mound with a tall metal trident-like stand and a standing deity murti draped in red cloth and garlands. Three people stand nearby on sandy ground: a woman in an orange sari-style garment on the left, and two men in white dhoti-and-shirt ritual clothes, one wearing an orange shawl with a flower garland. The setting looks like an outdoor shrine or puja spot.2007-02-25February 25th 20072007-02-25February 25 20072007-02-25February 25th 20072007-02-25Outdoor evening photo beneath a large ancient banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Three people stand on a sandy path: a woman in an orange sari with a dark braid holding a small brass object, and two men in white dhotis with orange shawls, one holding a small bell-like object. On the right stands a grey stone murti of a seated deity draped in red cloth with gold borders, beside a pink-painted stone platform. Vertical white poles and a faint shrine lamp area surround the scene.2007-02-25Photograph taken outdoors at dusk beneath a huge ancient banyan tree with thick aerial roots and sprawling branches. Three people stand on a sandy path in front of a shrine: a woman in orange sannyasi-style robes with her palms joined in prayer, a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl standing beside her, and another man in white with an orange shawl, bowing with hands together. To the right, a dark stone deity murti is draped in red cloth and decorated, beside a red-painted stone base and a white-painted pole. Prayer mats lie on the ground at left.2007-02-25Dusk scene under a huge banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. In the centre, a person in an orange saffron robe holds a lit oil lamp in both hands, flame visible. Beside them, two men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shawls and stand with hands together in devotion. On the right, a silver-clad deity murti or pillar is draped in red cloth, set on a black stone base before a rocky red-painted mound. Metal poles frame the area. The person in orange is an appearance-based candidate for a person but the appearance is uncertain, so the role is given as devotee in orange robes.2007-02-25A photograph of an outdoor temple grounds beneath a large spreading banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and branches. A figure in orange saffron robes, seen from behind with bare shoulder and a red-and-saffron cloth draped over the shoulder, walks along a dirt path toward the right. On the right, a dark stone deity murti or lingam stands on a platform, draped in orange cloth, with a large mound of red-orange powder or kumkum in front and a circular black-and-white border. Several white wooden posts stand around the open ground, and a second person in white clothes appears faintly in the background on the left.2011-01-22Dusk at a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Four people stand before a silver-toned deity murti draped in red cloth, beside a mound of red offerings encircled by a patterned border. A woman in an orange sari with a red shawl stands on the left with hands joined in prayer. Two men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand beside her, hands folded. On the right, a man in white and an orange shawl raises a camera toward the murti. A metal pole rises beside the shrine. The scene reads as a devotional outdoor worship at the tree.2007-02-25October 25 20062006-10-25