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Outdoor ritual photo beneath a large banyan tree. A man in an orange-saffron cloth sits cross-legged at the lower left, tending a flame and offering in a metal vessel, with a brass lamp and flowers nearby. Behind a low mound of stones stands a dark stone deity murti of a seated teacher figure with a crescent-shaped headdress. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around the mound, one holding a long ritual implement. Women in saris and a girl in white watch from the background amid trees and onlookers.

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Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree at a rock-and-stone platform holding a dark stone murti, a seated figure with a serpent-like hood carved above. In the foreground a seated man in saffron-orange robe and orange head cloth tends a small fire, with offering vessels, a brass lamp, flowers and a plate of fruit nearby. Standing beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds his hands together in prayer, while another man in white dhoti stands holding a long rod. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and coloured saris and shirts watch, with trees and a few onlookers in the background.Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dangling aerial roots, showing a consecration ritual at a stone-lined base. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a long orange head wrap holds a ritual implement and faces the altar, with a small brass bell nearby. Several people in white clothes stand and kneel around the rite, including a bent figure in white and a standing man in white with palms joined. Women wear sarees in red, pink and green, and a row of seated devotees watches from the background. A dark black stone deity murti with a raised hooded form stands on a granite pedestal at right, with brass vessels and offerings on the ground.2003-04-02Outdoor photo of a rock-built shrine under a large spreading tree at what appears to be a Guru Purnima gathering. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair stands at right holding a small bell in one hand, his other hand on his chest; his appearance shows several cues but this is an appearance-based candidate and the page does not confirm his presence, so he is treated as uncertain. Two women in white and a man in white with rudraksha-style beads stand near a tray of offerings. A man in white with folded hands stands at far right on a red mat. Behind the shrine, a dark deity murti wrapped in orange cloth and white flower garlands is set in an arched wooden frame, with petals scattered over the stone base. Two onlookers stand at left, one in a dark sari and one in a light blue top.2003-07-132004 - sacred collections uncategorisedOutdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree at a rough stone-rimmed shrine. In the left foreground, a dark stone deity murti stands within an arched metal frame, draped in orange cloth and with white flower garlands at the neck. A man in an orange robe stands centre-right with his hands folded, with long dark hair and a bead necklace. Around him are white-clad devotees: a woman in white holding a tray of flowers, two men in white kurtas with bead malas, a bespectacled man in white with folded arms, and a man in white holding a book. A red cloth is spread on the ground at right. Several people in white are at the edge of the frame.2003-07-132003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedApril 02 20032003-04-02Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with dangling aerial roots. A young man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a lit camphor flame in a brass vessel for a woman in an orange sari and a girl in a red dress. A man in saffron robes stands beside him, bare-headed and holding a brass plate. Around them, men in white and light shirts stand and watch, and a stone platform with a small brass pot sits in the foreground. Aarti is being performed at a sacred tree site.2008-03-25Outdoor photograph beneath a large leafy tree at an ashram-style site. In the foreground, a rough stone base holds an arched metal frame around a dark deity murti draped in orange cloth and white flower garlands. Beside it, a standing man in white clothes and a white mala holds a cup, while a woman in white holds a tray of flowers. At center right, a man with long dark hair, a saffron/orange robe and a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. Another man in white kurta and white dhoti stands at right with arms crossed. A small bowl of offerings sits near the base. Red cloth lies on the ground at right, and a woman in a green sari stands at far left.2003-07-13Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A black stone Dakshinamurti-style murti sits atop a rounded rubble-stone platform, draped in red cloth and wreathed with white flower garlands. Around the base, a group of women and girls sit and stand; one woman in an orange-saffron head wrap and orange sari is seated near a brass plate, and a person in white robes bends forward at the left edge. A woman in white sari and another in pink-and-white sari stand behind the seated group. A man in a brown-orange robe stands at the far right beside the shrine, and another man in a dark shirt stands in the background. The scene appears to be a ritual gathering at the shrine. Dirt ground and green foliage fill the background.July 13 20032003-07-13January 20 20082008-01-20