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Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree at an ashram grounds. A red mound of offerings sits on a circular platform edged with black-and-white dotted stone, topped by a silver figure garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers. A woman in a maroon sari and another in a red-brown sari stand near. A man in white dhoti and white shirt with a shaved head stands at a small brass lamp on a blue cloth. A cameraman in white films, and a figure in orange robes with long dark hair stands at the right edge, facing the scene.

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October 21 20062006-10-21A photograph taken outdoors under a large banyan tree at an ashram grounds. On the left, a red-painted mound with a black-and-white bordered base holds a dark deity murti decorated with a multicoloured garland and a metal figure. A man in white shirt and dhoti walks in the middle distance. In the centre, a bald-headed man in white robes with a red-bordered shawl walks on a sandy path, accompanied by a woman in a maroon sari and another woman in an orange-and-brown sari. On the right foreground, a figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair walks away, carrying an object. Other people in white and orange clothing stand behind, and a dark mat lies on the ground near the tree trunks.2006-10-21October 21 20062006-10-21Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree at a temple-like grounds with sandy earth and concrete platforms. In the centre, a black stone statue of a seated figure in orange robes sits under an arched shrine frame, in front of a large mound of red-orange flower petals ringed by a black and white bordered base. Several women in white and cream saris, some with orange or red shawls, stand and walk around the shrine; a few devotees in white dhotis stand near the tree and sit in the background. Hanging aerial roots of the banyan drape over the scene. Nothing in the scene identifies the seated statue with certainty beyond its orange robes.2010-09-22Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, a small group of devotees stands in prayer before a carved stone deity murti draped with marigold and multicolour garlands. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a brass lamp and offering plate near a red-painted stone platform. Other devotees in white, saffron and orange-bordered cloth press palms together. Bright sunlight and open ground surround the shrine with a carved stone arch behind it. No readable text appears in the frame.2006-10-25Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at an ashram grounds, with dappled sunlight and fallen leaves on sandy ground. On the left, a red-painted mound with a stone or metal figure and garlands stands beside a small shrine-like structure. A group of about nine people walks along a path: a man in white kurta, a woman in a red and maroon sari, a woman in an orange and red sari, men in white dhotis with orange shawls, and a central bald man in white robes with a white shawl. On the right, a figure in an orange robe stands with back partly turned near the tree trunk, and a dark water basin lies by the trunk.2006-10-21October 21 20062006-10-21December 21 20102010-12-21December 22 20102010-12-22An outdoor temple scene beneath large banyan trees. In the foreground, a black stone Dakshinamurthy-style or Shiva linga-like murti stands on a black base, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands, beside a red-painted rock mound. Near the centre-right, a devotee in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with hands joined in prayer before a brass plate of offerings. Beside him, a man in orange clothing holds a tray of offerings. Behind them a line of people in white and orange clothes stands with hands folded in devotion, and a woman in a red sari is visible in the middle distance. Rangoli-style floor patterns and scattered flower petals lie on the ground.2010-12-27December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading tree showing a black stone murti of a deity seated on a dark pedestal inside a silver arch, decorated with garlands of orange and yellow flowers and a white cloth. In front is a raised mound covered in red and white material encircled by a bordered path. To the right, a person in an orange robe with a gold-coloured shawl stands barefoot with long dark hair and a beaded necklace. On the left, a figure in white dhoti and orange shawl stands near the shrine, and another person in white dhoti with bare upper body appears at the right edge. A hanging vine and a white pole rise in the foreground.2006-12-27