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January 20 20082008-01-20Outdoor ritual at a large banyan tree at dusk. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands with palms joined in prayer beside a shrine. Another man in orange robes raises a lit lamp toward a black stone deity murti decorated with orange cloth and garlands, with a bell or small instrument in his other hand. A black-and-white snake sculpture lies at the base of the shrine. On the left, a row of about ten to twelve devotees in white, red and green saris and white shirts stand with hands folded, including children. The setting is a paved circular platform in sandy ground with aerial roots hanging from the banyan.2008-01-20January 20 20082008-01-20Outdoor ritual at dusk beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A line of devotees, mostly women in white and coloured saris along with a few men in white, stand with palms joined in prayer on sandy ground. At right, a priest in white dhoti with bare torso stands with hands folded, and beside him a man in saffron robe holds a lamp or ritual vessel. A dark stone deity murti draped in orange cloth with garlands stands on a stone base at right, with a stone shivalinga-style piece and a small ornamental cloth nearby. A child in green stands among the devotees.2008-01-20January 20 20082008-01-20A photograph of an outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha mala and bare feet holds a brass aarti plate with a lit flame raised high. Around him, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas stand and sit with palms pressed together in namaskar. Some women wear sarees in yellow and white. On the right, a stone deity or sacred figure is adorned with a multicoloured garland of flowers and a rope of yellow and maroon flowers, and a golden cobra-hood figure sits near the base. A man in white at the edge of the frame appears to be pouring or offering something at the shrine. The setting is a shaded outdoor sacred grove.2006-07-23Outdoor scene beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels on a green cloth at lower left, tending a small brass lamp and oil dish. Standing at centre, a bald man in white kurta and dhoti with a white shawl holds his hands together in prayer. To his right, a woman in an orange sari wearing a mala stands with hands folded. At left, a woman in a maroon sari holds a small white bag, and another woman in an orange sari stands nearby. At right, a deity murti with a golden hooded cobra is adorned with garlands of red, yellow and green flowers, with a bell-metal kalasha-like silver base. Several more people sit in the background.2006-10-21January 20 20082008-01-20July 19 20052005-07-19July 21 20052005-07-21Outdoor ritual at a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A saffron-robed man with a long beard holds a lit oil lamp or ritual lamp toward a black stone deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers, set on a dark pedestal. Before it, a sculpted orange-red mound with a white-and-black dotted snake form lies on the ground. Around them, about a dozen men in white dhotis and kurtas and men in saffron robes stand with hands folded in prayer; some wear yellow shawls, and a man in a white shawl stands barefoot. Two women in blue and green saris stand at the left edge, watching. Devotees in white and yellow stand in a line behind, some wearing yellow shawls.2009-10-15July 23 20062006-07-23