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September 28 20082008-09-28November 05 20072007-11-05Dusk scene beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. In the centre, a person in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands with palms joined in prayer before a dark stone deity murti draped in red cloth with gold border. Behind them, two men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand; one holds a lit flame or lamp. Another orange-clad figure appears at the far right edge. Red-painted stone base and a metal pole frame the shrine. The lit-flame offering suggests aarti at the shrine. Photograph of a temple ritual setting.2007-02-25July 19 20052005-07-19March 08 20052005-03-08Night outdoor puja at a shrine beneath dark trees. A large black Shiva lingam or deity murti stands under an ornate silver arch, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with white flowers, set on a rocky mound encircled by a serpent-like form. A seated figure in orange robes with a garland sits before it. A standing person in an orange dhoti and shawl with long dark hair raises a lit aarti lamp with one hand and holds a small vessel with the other. Around them, many people in white clothes sit and stand on the ground, some with folded hands. Brass plates, bells, flower offerings and small oil lamps are arranged on a rug in front, and two shaven-headed people in white sit at lower left beside a flame in a bowl.2005-01-14 +1 copiesDecember 21 20102010-12-21July 19 20052005-07-19August 03 20052005-08-03December 23 20052005-12-23Night photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large tree with hanging branches. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange beaded necklace holds a flaming lamp and a small bell or cup near a dark stone deity murti seated on a platform. A shivalinga stands on a black pitha in front, surrounded by a raised mound of orange-painted stones with a black-and-white patterned serpent body in the foreground. To the left, a man in white dhoti with an orange sash holds a dish, and another white-clad person stands partly visible at the edge. Ritual worship of Shiva in an outdoor setting.2005-03-08Outdoor temple scene under large banyan trees with aerial roots. At center stands a shrine with a white arched frame and a dark deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with marigolds, set on a red-earth mound with a tiled ring. In front are oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a plate of flower offerings. On the right, several figures in orange robes with rudraksha malas and white flower garlands stand with palms pressed together in prayer on a dark polished floor. Behind them, people in white dhotis and saris also stand with hands folded. A devotee in a yellow top and a man in white kurta watch nearby.2008-12-24