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Night-time outdoor scene beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots. At left, a blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE above a white-painted stone platform with a geometric star motif. A bald man in ochre-orange robes with gold-bordered edges and a red-and-white flower garland holds a lit flame with a long taper toward the platform. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a tilak stands near a silver-framed shrine containing a deity murti draped in garlands. At right, a younger man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds his palms together in prayer beside a silver tray. A man in white dhoti and a man holding a camera are also present in the background.

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Night-time photo at a banyan tree with large aerial roots and a white-edged stone platform. A bald priest in orange ochre robes with gold border holds a metal tray and lights an oil lamp flame at a shrine opening at right, while a second robed figure in red-orange attire stands beside him. A man in white dhoti stands behind taking photographs. A blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE, and a white geometric kolam design is drawn on the ground.2012-04-24Night photo of a temple courtyard lit by a camphor flame. A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, bald and seen from behind, holds a brass aarti plate with a lit flame toward a figure standing in front, who wears a red-orange garland and orange cloth and has a mark on the forehead. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shawl presses his palms together. To the left, a man in white clothes holds a camera, and a large banyan tree with aerial roots stands beside a stone platform with a red-painted floor. In the background, a silver-framed arch surrounds a deity murti draped with flower garlands. A small brass lamp sits on the ground nearby.2012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and hanging branches. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair swept back and a thin headband, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a shawl draped over the shoulder. Two attendants in orange and white stand to the right; one holds a brass plate of offerings. A marble-framed shrine holds an orange-clad deity murti surrounded by red flowers and garlands. A blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE beside a stone platform, and kolam-style white and coloured patterns decorate the ground.2010-12-27November 12 20102010-11-12Outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and hanging branches. A man in white dhoti and loose white top holds a lit lamp or flame aloft toward the tree, with a small brass bell in his other hand. Beside him stand two men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and at the right edge another man in white with a garland. A 'DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE' blue sign hangs near the tree base. Behind them lies a red flower-covered mound beside a marble-edged platform and a decorated arch, with dark polished stone paving in the foreground.2010-12-21Night-time ritual outdoors beneath a large tree. In the centre, a shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland holds a lit flame or aarti lamp toward a red-painted deity murti or shrine at lower left. Behind him, several attendants in white dhotis and orange cloths stand in a line, one holding a long ceremonial staff and another carrying a brass vessel. On the right, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. A poster on a stand at right shows a photograph of a robed figure. The scene suggests a puja or aarti.2012-04-24December 21 20102010-12-21A photograph of a smiling person in an orange-red ceremonial turban and matching orange-red dhoti-style garment with gold borders, wearing a long rudraksha-style multi-coloured flower garland and gold necklaces. The person holds a lit oil lamp with an open flame and a small metal lamp stand near a large, twisted banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A garland of marigolds and roses in red, green, yellow and white is draped along the tree trunk. A blue sign at the lower right reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. Scattered flower petals lie on the ground.2015-07-31 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and a blue sign reading "DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE" with a red garland on the trunk. A long-haired man in a white dhoti and white shawl stands on a dark tiled floor, holding a small lamp or incense vessel from which smoke rises as he offers it. Beside him a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style garland holds a plate of offerings, and another man in white with a sacred thread stands at the right edge. Behind them a white arched shrine frame is decorated with red flowers and a kalasha-like arrangement of red offerings on a raised platform. Light from the trees and ground patterns of white kolam designs complete the scene.2010-12-21Night 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.2010-11-12December 21 20102010-12-21