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Outdoor temple scene under large banyan trees. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a long shawl and a garland of white flowers stands at a shrine, raising a lit lamp and ringing a handbell before a deity murti decorated with garlands in red, orange and yellow. Several saffron-clad men with rudraksha malas stand to the right; one holds a brass trident and another a plate of flowers. The ground is red earth with a dark polished floor reflecting the shrine. This matches the photo of a puja at a shrine with a lamp and bell.

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December 27 20082008-12-27 +1 copiesOutdoor temple scene under a dense banyan tree. On the left, a deity murti of Dakshinamurthy with orange cloth and marigold garlands sits in a stone arched niche, in front of a mound of red kumkum. At centre, a man with long swept-back hair, a headband, bare chest and an orange shawl holds a flaming lamp or camphor flame toward the deity, and beside him a shaven-headed young man in orange robes and a beaded necklace holds a brass tray. Behind them, two people in white dhotis and orange saris stand with hands folded in prayer. A rangoli of flowers decorates the ground. Photographic record of a puja-style offering; the lamp flame and tray indicate aarti.2010-12-27Outdoor ritual at a shaded courtyard beneath large banyan-type trees. In the foreground a young man in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange shawl and orange-and-yellow flower garlands holds a bell and stands before a small flame in a lamp. Beside him another saffron-robed man holds a lamp, and a line of devotees with folded hands stands behind them, including a woman in a white sari with green border. To the left, a black deity murti draped in saffron cloth and marigold garlands sits on a pedestal in front of a heap of red kumkum powder and an ornate stone arch. Fresh red and yellow floral rangoli decorates the ground, and dark polished stone slabs lead toward the lamp. The scene suggests an aarti or puja. Two or three figures are in the frame besides the bell-holder.2010-12-27December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoors beneath a dense banyan tree with aerial roots, a priest in saffron-orange robes stands on a grey stone platform performing an aarti with a lit oil lamp and a brass bell. A small shrine holds an orange-draped deity murti decorated with marigold garlands, framed by a white stone arch, and a mound of red kumkum surrounds its base. To the right, a second orange-robed attendant holds a brass plate, and a row of devotees in white and orange clothes stand with hands folded in prayer. The ground is swept dirt with a faint rangoli design near the platform.2010-12-27Outdoor temple ritual beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A shrine arch frames a deity murti draped in red and yellow garlands. Several men and women in saffron-orange robes stand in a line along a dark polished floor. A woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands center-right holding a brass vessel, while nearby devotees hold offering items and a long wooden staff with a decorated top is held at right. Brass lamps and a flower-strewn tray rest on white ledges at the left foreground, and a striped canopy appears at upper right. The setting suggests a puja or darshan at an open-air shrine.2008-12-27January 01 20122012-01-01December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoors under a canopy of banyan-style trees, a standing man in saffron-orange robes holds a silver handbell and a small dish while facing a shrine. He wears a gold headband, a red-and-yellow garland and a long dark-brown hair. Behind him, a Vedic-clad assistant in saffron with a beaded garland holds an object, and several people in white dhotis and a green-bordered sari stand with hands folded in prayer. The shrine, covered in red offerings, holds an orange-clad deity murti with a red-and-yellow garland, set in a carved arch. Dark stone tiles and a floor kolam of white and yellow powder lie in front, with incense smoke rising.2010-12-27July 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor temple scene under large banyan trees with aerial roots. A red mound-shaped shrine holds an orange-draped deity murti framed by an arched white gateway and marigold garlands. A man in orange robes with a long garland stands on a dark polished floor holding a lit oil lamp (aarti). Other saffron-robed attendants stand to the right with hands folded, and several white-clad devotees stand near the shrine. Brass vessels and a plate of flowers sit on white ledges in the foreground.2008-12-24Outdoor photograph of a shaded temple courtyard under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A standing devotee in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp and a small ritual vessel before a silver-framed arched shrine containing a deity murti draped with colourful garlands. A reddish mound of earth stands at the shrine base beside a small fire. Two more saffron-robed attendants stand at right, one holding a tray of flowers. Brass puja items, a small bell and a pot sit on a white-painted platform in the foreground, and a dark reflective slab reflects the shrine.2008-12-26