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Outdoor temple scene under tall shade trees with a large banyan-type tree trunk and hanging aerial roots. A man in white ritual dress, a white dhoti and bare chest with a white shawl across the shoulder and a rudraksha mala, stands barefoot on a raised white platform beside the tree, one hand resting on the trunk. To the right, a dark stone deity murti sits within a silver-framed arch lined with a magenta cloth, adorned with marigold garlands and a gold-coloured drape. Red offerings mound at its base, with brass lamps on a small table, and red mats lie on the ground.

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Outdoors under a dense canopy of banyan-like trees, a young man in plain white ritual dress stands barefoot on a small red mat at the edge of a stone platform, his right hand raised to his forehead in salutation. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck, bangles on his wrist and an armband, with a white dhoti and a shawl draped over one shoulder. Beside him is a black stone deity murti dressed in cloth and marigold garlands, set within a silver-framed niche with a magenta backdrop, its base heaped with red offerings, with brass lamps on a small platform nearby. Orange-red mats lie on the ground in front of the shrine.April 15 20122012-04-15November 15 20112011-11-15 +1 copiesOutdoor shrine under dense banyan-type trees with aerial roots. On the left, a man stands barefoot on a stone step wearing an orange-saffron cloth, a gold-coloured garland of beads, and gold armlets, with a small red-and-white mat beneath his feet. On the right, a black stone deity murti with multiple arms and a yellow cloth and yellow garment sits inside an arched white stone niche draped with a brown-orange curtain. A mound of red kumkum or offering powder lies at its base, with small brass lamps and a pink-and-white cloth on the ground. Swept earth and a grey stone slab fill the foreground.2013-01-19A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands barefoot on a red mat beside a banyan tree in an outdoor grove, his bare upper body adorned with a rudraksha mala with ceremonial beads and a bangle on his arm, and a white tilak on his forehead. To the right a black stone deity murti stands in a white arched shrine niche with a red cloth backdrop, draped in garlands of yellow and orange flowers and a red shawl, with a mound of red flower petals and offerings at its base. Red and small rugs lie on the ground, indicating a ritual or puja setting under the trees.2013-02-02Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A standing male priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth with a gold-and-saffron border, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and red-orange armbands, stands barefoot on a small red mat by the tree trunk with hands folded. To the right a black stone deity murti with a white head cloth and red-orange flower garlands sits in a silver-framed arch against a magenta backdrop, with a mound of red kumkum or offerings at its base and brass oil lamps in front. Dirt ground and a small stone platform surround the shrine. Pink flower garlands hang at the left edge.2012-04-26April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesOutdoor temple scene under a large spreading tree with hanging aerial roots. On the left, a deity murti with a yellow garment and marigold garlands sits within an ornate silver-framed arched shrine, set on a red-painted mound with a dark serpent-like base. On the right, a man in white dhoti and white shawl stands barefoot on a dark stone walkway with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind him, a person in saffron/orange robes stands partly visible. Reddish earth and greenery surround the shrine.2011-10-14Outdoor shrine area under a banyan-like tree with hanging aerial roots. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and wrap, with a long beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace and tilak on his forehead, stands barefoot near a concrete platform, one hand on a tree trunk. To the right, a black stone deity murti with multiple arms and a green-gold garment and gold necklace sits in a white ornate arched niche with a magenta cloth backdrop. In front of it is a large heap of red kumkum or vermilion offerings on a circular base, with small woven mats on the ground.2013-03-02March 22 20132013-03-22January 29 20132013-01-29January 15 20132013-01-15 +1 copies