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Outdoor photo at a shaded temple courtyard beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a long red and white flower garland and a tulsi/rudraksha-style neck mala, walks across dark polished stone tiles toward a shrine. Behind him a person in white stands near a camera, and at right a seated person sits by offering trays. The shrine holds a Shiva lingam draped with red and white garlands within a white arched frame, set on a mound of red flowers and a dark circular base. Floor kolam designs are drawn in white. A sign at right reads SILENCE PLEASE, and a bright orange garland hangs on the tree at left.

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Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and a garland of orange and yellow marigolds with green leaves draped across its trunk. A man with a bare upper body and white dhoti, wearing a sacred thread and possibly holding ritual items, stands at the tree's base. Beside him a second person in white clothes operates a video camera on a tripod. On the right, a shrine with a white arched stone frame holds a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and a red cloth backdrop, surrounded by a mound of orange marigold flowers on a circular platform. Sandy ground, scattered petals and pillars stand in the background, with a red-brick wall beyond.2011-01-01A photo of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. On the right, a black stone deity murti is draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and purple flowers, set on an orange-smeared base with a small kolam design at its foot. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari stands facing the shrine on a path. At the left edge, a man in white dhoti and shawl stands near a dark platform. A white sign reading SILENCE PLEASE sits in a stone planter in the foreground. Two people are visible.2010-11-12October 07 20062006-10-07Outdoor photo at a shaded temple courtyard under large trees. Beneath an ornate white arch, a deity murti in red cloth with a red garland and yellow-and-green flower garlands sits on a mound of red offerings with kumkum. In the foreground, a man in orange-red robes with a long swept-back hair and a beaded mala stands holding a bell, facing the shrine. Behind him, several men in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls hold brass plates and stand with hands folded in devotion. A small fire burns beside a tree trunk, and a stone sign reads Silence Please. Decorative white kolam designs mark the ground.2010-12-28Outdoor temple scene under tall shady trees. A standing figure in orange-red robes with a long rudraksha-style beaded necklace holds a small lit flame in a metal cup and a bell-like vessel, performing a ritual before a shrine. Behind the shrine stands a red-painted deity murti garlanded with marigold and white flower garlands, with a mound of red offerings at its base and a silver arched frame. Several white-clad priests and devotees stand in a row to the right, one holding a silver tray of offerings. Decorative white kolam designs are drawn on the stone floor. A sign near the base reads 'Shiva Peetha' style text.2010-12-28Outdoor temple scene under large banyan-type trees. A central deity murti stands within a silver arched frame, draped in red cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds, with a red-orange mound of offerings at its base and a lamp burning nearby. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears an orange-red robe and a beaded necklace, holding a small metal vessel. To the right, several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and orange garments carry brass plates of flowers and offerings during a puja procession. Floor kolam patterns decorate the ground in white.2010-12-28December 23 20082008-12-23October 07 20062006-10-07A photograph in a shaded grove beneath a large banyan tree with dangling aerial roots. On the right stands a black stone statue of a seated sage in orange-saffron robes with an orange headcloth, placed on a dark pedestal beside a silver arched frame and a mound of red-orange painted earth with a black serpent form along its base. Several people in white clothing move along a stone path: a woman in a white sari with a saffron-edged border in the foreground, a person in white with a white shawl walking centre, and a man in orange robes behind them. Another woman in white sari stands near the statue. A small sign on the left reads SILENCE PLEASE.2010-09-30Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. In the centre background, a white-stone arched shrine frames a white-clad murti decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands, set on a raised circular platform heaped with red flowers. In the foreground on a black polished stone floor, a man with long dark hair and a bare upper body wears a white dhoti and shawl, hands joined in namaste. To his right stand devotees in orange and saffron robes, one holding a silver tray of offerings, along with women in white saris and a yellow-bordered sari. Kolam designs decorate the sandy ground. Approximately ten people visible.2010-12-21December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23