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November 20 2006

November 20 2006

A photograph of an outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, stands with palms pressed together and a white and yellow flower garland around his neck. Around him, several men in white dhotis and orange shawls carry offering trays and a white vessel. On the right, a dark stone deity murti with a white cloth draped over it and a yellow and red flower garland stands on a plinth scattered with red petals. A photographer stands near the murti, and a red-earth path runs through the scene.

December 03 2009

November 20 2006

Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, at a site with red-brown earth. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange wrap and a white garland, stands with hands pressed together in prayer near a black stone deity murti draped in white cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange shawls, stand or hold offering items; one man in white holds a video camera. A small decorated pit or floor area with flower petals lies in front of the murti.

Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots and bare earth ground. In the centre, a man in white dhoti with a gold border and a white head wrap, hands pressed together in prayer, wears a white flower garland. Beside him at left, a bearded man in orange robes stands. At right, a black stone Shiva lingam is wrapped in orange cloth and has a green leafy offering placed before it. Its base sits on a stone platform. The scene suggests a devotional darshan or puja at an open-air shrine.

Outdoor photo at dusk beneath a huge banyan tree with long aerial roots and spreading branches. In the centre, a man in an orange robe stands with palms pressed together, eyes lifted upward. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands with hands folded. To the left, a figure in orange robes and another bare-chested figure in an orange cloth stand facing away, and a person in white clothes is at the far left edge. At right, a dark stone deity murti is draped with a garland of orange and marigold flowers and silver ornaments on a black base. The ground is sandy earth with a small tiled area.

2007-02-02 +1 copies

December 03 2009

Outdoors under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, a person with long dark hair in white dhoti and shawl stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, smiling toward a black stone statue on the right. The seated black stone statue wears an orange cloth, orange turban, gold necklace and a long garland of red and yellow flowers, and sits on a stone pedestal beside an arched white stone doorway. In front, an orange-smeared stone platform holds a silver plate and brass bells, forming a puja setup. Behind, another man in white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth stands near a white pillar. Sandy ground and greenery fill the background.

November 18 2010

2010-11-18 +3 copies

Outdoor photograph beneath a broad tree canopy showing a large dark stone deity murti draped with an orange cloth and garlands, seated on a rocky textured base with a shallow water channel. In front, a bare-footed man in long saffron-orange robes with long hair and a beaded necklace stands on a paved path facing the murti. Behind him, a second figure in orange robes stands near a tree with a stone planter, and a man in white clothes stands further back near a red and white cloth structure. Small oil lamps and a brass vessel sit on the platform. a person candidate cues are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity, so the standing figure is described by role only as a sannyasi in saffron robes.