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June 07 20162016-06-07 +2 copiesJune 07 20162016-06-07September 08 20152015-09-08Outdoor photo under a large banyan tree at a shrine. On the right stands a dark stone murti of a seated figure garlanded with yellow and purple flowers and draped in an orange cloth, with an orange headcloth. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and an orange cap bends forward, tending items on the stone base, and another in orange holds a brass tray of yellow and white flower garlands. Behind them, a man in white shirt and dhoti photographs the scene, and other people in white and orange stand under the trees.2010-02-17A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A devotee in a saffron-red dhoti with a yellow border and a bare upper body stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a long marigold and red flower garland and a tilak on the forehead, facing a dark stone deity murti seated on a pedestal. The murti wears an orange and green dhoti, a red and gold headband, a gold necklace, and a marigold garland, and is set against a red cloth backdrop. In front of it a black stone shivalinga-style pillar is draped with red flowers. A second attendant in red and yellow clothing stands at left holding a silver vessel, and a metal railing surrounds the area.2015-09-08A photograph taken outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right stands a dark stone deity murti with an orange cloth and garlands, set under an ornate silver-coloured arch on a black pedestal. In front, a smaller figure in orange robes sits beside a carved cobra hood on a red rock base, with yellow flowers and a steel plate of offerings on a green mat in the foreground. Four people in orange robes stand and bow or gesture toward the murti; one older man bends forward with an outstretched arm, and a man in white stands at the far left. Scene suggests a worship ritual at a shrine.2006-11-21A photograph taken outdoors beneath a large banyan tree at a shrine. A long-haired figure in orange robes stands at left, bending forward to offer something from a small bowl at a black stone Shiva murti seated on a red rock pedestal, with a cobra hood carved above it, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and pink flowers. Another bald man in orange robes stands behind, and a third man in orange with a head covering watches. A silver tray with small vessels and a green cloth sits on the ground in front. Dappled sunlight falls on the sandy ground, and a second orange-clad deity figure stands to the right with garlands and a large orange cloth.2006-11-21December 30 20082008-12-30December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Four people in saffron-orange robes stand in a shaded ritual area. Two hold their palms together in namaskar, one pressing hands to the face in devotion while others stand with folded hands. A large dark stone murti, draped in garlands of yellow, orange, white and magenta flowers and an orange cloth, is at right, with a small brass lamp and offerings of flowers and fruit on a white cloth and a mat in front. A white-clad attendant in an orange shawl stands to the far right. Stone-paved platform and low walls form the background. The scene reads as a puja or padapuja at a deity shrine.2008-12-23A man in a saffron-red dhoti and matching shawl, with a tilak on his forehead and a marigold garland, stands barefoot on a mat in an outdoor shrine area with hands folded in namaskar. He faces a large black stone deity murti seated in front of a red curtain, dressed in an orange and green cloth with a red-and-yellow garland and a gold necklace. A black shivalinga-style stone with a red flower sits in the foreground beside a metal railing, under a large banyan tree. A second robed attendant in red stands at the left edge, and a small saffron-clad figure is visible at the far left. A dark stone plaque with inscription sits near the base of the murti.2015-09-08June 06 20142014-06-06