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Outdoor 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.

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October 10 20102010-10-10October 10 20102010-10-10October 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Five men walk along a stone path toward a black serpent statue with white spots and a red-orange mound of offerings in the foreground. Left to right: a bald man in orange robe, a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and tripundra markings, a bald man in orange cloth, a man in white dhoti and shawl carrying an orange umbrella, and a long-haired man in orange robe with a rudraksha mala. On the right, a black deity statue seated on a pedestal wears orange cloth and a garland of marigolds and flowers. Nearby stands a dark statue. The scene suggests a temple devotional visit to a sacred tree shrine.2010-10-28Outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A dark stone deity murti in orange cloth and a garland of orange and yellow flowers sits on a tall red-orange clay mound, with a black-and-white painted cobra form curling along its base. Four people stand before it: a bald man in orange robes at left, a man in a white dhoti and shawl, a man in white with a folded hand, and a woman in an orange sari with long dark hair who gestures toward the murti. A brass lamp stands on a small platform beside the mound. Four people are visible in total.2010-10-10October 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. In the foreground, a saffron-clad man in an orange robe and a white-clothed figure with a yellow shawl stand near a red-painted shrine with a black-and-white painted cobra sculpture. A saffron-robed man with a dark beard kneels at the shrine holding a lit oil lamp and a plate of red flowers. Behind them, a row of about ten people wearing orange, saffron, white and yellow garments stand with hands joined in prayer on a paved path beside a small pool. A black deity murti on the right is adorned with yellow and red flower garlands.2009-10-15July 21 20102010-07-21October 28 20102010-10-28Outdoor ritual scene under a broad leafy tree. On the left, a dark stone statue of a deity wearing an orange cloth, garlands and a crown-like headdress stands on a red rock platform, with marigold offerings at its base. In the centre-right, several men in orange robes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar; a bald man in orange in the foreground holds a small brass lamp on a tray, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands beside him holding a red-cloth tray. Further back, men in white dhotis walk along a path. A green cloth is spread on the ground with brass vessels and a pot, and a long stone snake-like sculpture lies near the base. Shadows and sunlight dapple the path.2006-11-21December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor 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.2006-12-25