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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A dark stone shivalinga or deity murti on a red-painted base is garlanded with white, yellow and red flower garlands and draped in white cloth. In the foreground, a man in saffron/orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaste beside a man in white ritual clothes also with hands folded. A woman in a green top stands at left, an older man in white clothes with hands folded stands behind, and a cameraman in orange and white records the scene at right. Other people in white clothes stand in the background, and a red drum or drum-like object is visible near the centre. Dappled sunlight falls on the sandy ground.

December 30 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 30 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 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.

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December 20 2009

Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a person in an orange saffron robe wears a white and orange floral garland and stands with hands together in front of a black stone deity murti draped in white cloth, set on a red-painted pedestal. Behind them, several people in orange robes and white clothes stand with palms joined, and two men in dark shirts and jeans stand by the tree. A bowl sits near the murti base. a person appearance is uncertain; the standing figure in orange with a garland shows some cues but is not clearly distinguishable.

July 11 2006

A photograph of a devotional scene beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. On the right, a dark stone Shiva lingam is draped with a white cloth and garlanded with red and yellow flower garlands, set on a stone base inside a silver-framed arched shrine. In front, a woman in an orange saffron sari with gold border bows with hands folded, her head lowered toward the lingam. To the left, three people stand in prayer: a man in white dhoti with a shawl and a man bare-chested with rudraksha beads and a white dhoti with red border, both with hands joined, and a person in full white clothing with head covered. Red stone ground and a rangoli design lie before the shrine.

FEB-2007-01

Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, bare-chested under an orange saffron shawl and wearing a white and orange flower garland, holds a lit flame or lamp toward a black stone deity murti on a red-painted base at right. The murti is draped with a white cloth and has a red mark on its forehead. Several other people stand nearby: a man in orange robes at left, a man in white clothes with hands folded in prayer, and additional devotees in white kurtas and dark trousers. A small black stone bowl or oil lamp sits near the base. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti at a sacred tree shrine. a person: the man holding the flame has long swept-back hair, an orange shawl and a flower garland.