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Outdoor temple scene at the base of a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots wrapped in a garland of white, yellow and red flowers. A long-haired figure in a rust-brown dhoti stands with back to camera, receiving a flower garland, while two attendants in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand nearby; one holds a brass tray. A striped runner mat and a floral rangoli of red and yellow petals lie on the stone floor. A man in white clothes stands in the background. Oil lamps and offerings sit on the ground.

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December 30 20172017-12-30December 30 20172017-12-30Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. In the centre, a person with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron robe and a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a dark stone deity murti draped with a large garland of yellow, pink, red and purple flowers. To the left, two men in orange-saffron robes stand with hands folded, one holding a tall staff, and another man in white clothing stands at the edge. Brass puja vessels, flower offerings and yellow marigold petals sit on a mat in the foreground beside a red stone pedestal. A white circular platform surrounds the tree base.2008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 30 20172017-12-30December 23 20082008-12-23December 30 20172017-12-30December 31 20082008-12-31December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photo at a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a long garland stands with hands folded in prayer before a large dark stone deity murti draped in orange, purple and yellow-green flower garlands. Beside him a young attendant in orange holds a lit oil lamp, and two more orange-robed men stand to the left, one holding a trident-topped staff. Offerings on plates, a kalasha and flowers rest on a white platform and a woven mat in front of the murti, consistent with puja. Hindu ritual setting.2008-12-26Outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and a white circular platform around its trunk. Three men in saffron-orange robes perform worship. A man in a white cap and saffron robe with a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar at centre. Another orange-robed man kneels at left, and a third stands further left near the trunk. In the foreground stands a red-stone deity murti draped with a dense garland of yellow, white, red and green flowers and purple garlands, with a brass tray of lamps, flower petals and offerings on a cloth. The ground is swept and decorated with rangoli-like patterns. Sunlight filters through the leaves.2008-12-30A photograph of an outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots, its trunk wrapped in strands of marigold and white garlands with yellow and pink flowers. A standing figure in orange robes holds a brass bell and gestures toward the tree, with rose petals scattered on a dark glossy platform in the foreground. Two attendants in orange and a person in white stand nearby, and a shrine with red and orange decorations and floral garlands sits under an arched white frame to the right. Swings hang from the surrounding trees in a sunlit garden setting.2009-07-07Outdoor photograph of a man in a rust-red dhoti and bare chest, wearing red, white and yellow flower garlands and gold armlets, standing on a striped cloth mat and holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a large banyan tree trunk wrapped in a long garland of white, red, yellow and green flowers. A small tray and flower-decorated mandala rangoli lie on the ground, with an orange-robed attendant beside him and a figure in white at left in the background. The man appears to be a person by appearance cues of long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style adornment and ceremonial gold necklace, performing a banyan tree puja.2017-12-30