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Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered under tall trees in a shaded grove at a temple shrine. On the left, a black deity murti with red garments and garlands stands in an arched white frame, with a pile of red offerings in front. A shaved-headed person in a saffron-orange robe stands barefoot near the shrine, facing it. Behind and around them, dozens of devotees in white and pastel clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, including children and older adults. A small tree stands in a circular stone base at the centre, and a few people in pink and purple are visible among the crowd.

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Outdoor temple scene under a large shady banyan tree with many spreading branches. A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala, stands at left raising a lit lamp or aarti before a black stone deity murti dressed in red garments and garlands, set in an arched silver-framed shrine. A heap of red flower petals or offerings lies at the base. A large crowd of devotees stands in a semicircle: many in white clothes, some in pink, purple and blue saris or tunics, and children in bright outfits. Several people on the right have hands folded in prayer or raised in namaskar.2011-11-21Outdoor temple scene under a large spreading tree with dappled light. A figure in saffron-orange robes, with a shaved head, walks toward a black stone deity murti set in a silver arch with a red garland and a bed of red flowers at its base. A crowd of devotees in white and pastel clothing stands in a semicircle, many with hands joined in prayer, including children in white and pink. A woman in a purple top and a young man in white stand in the foreground, facing the shrine. Whether the robed figure is the a person is uncertain from appearance alone, so the figure is described here only as a robed devotee.2011-11-21Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots. Under the canopy stands a white arched shrine housing an orange-robed deity murti surrounded by heaped red flowers on a dark base. Around the shrine, devotees in white and cream clothes stand with hands folded in prayer or gaze upward. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari and a woman in cream with a light shawl stand on dark stone slabs, and a man in white and a woman in green and teal are nearby. Red and white sashes are worn by some devotees. The setting is a grassy, earthy ground with trees and a low wall behind.2010-11-07Outdoor ritual scene under a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A small stone shrine arch frames an orange-clad deity murti decorated with flower garlands, set on a dark stone platform. In front, a kneeling person in white with an orange shawl bows low on a mat. To the right, a standing row of people in white clothes and orange shawls with hands pressed together in prayer, including a bare-chested sannyasi with an orange head band, orange cloth and a flower garland. At far right, an oil lamp with a flame is held up. A reflective water tank lies in the foreground.2007-12-25November 21 20112011-11-21Outdoor satsang under a large banyan tree at Adhi Kailasa, with a seated teacher in an orange-red cloth on a red velvet throne with gold trim. Behind him stands a deity murti decorated with red and orange garlands beneath a white carved arch. Dozens of devotees sit on mats in white and red-orange clothing, some in saffron shawls, a woman in a green sari at lower right, and a microphone stand to the right. Some older participants sit on chairs at the edges.2013-09-13October 08 20062006-10-08Outdoor photo under a large spreading banyan tree, with a group of devotees gathered in a shaded clearing of packed earth. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a garland stands near a small pink-draped altar and a white arched shrine holding a garlanded deity murti. Nearby, a woman in a pale blue sari and a man in an orange shawl over white clothes hold offerings, and several people in white dhotis and orange stoles stand in a semicircle. A small boy in a striped shirt and a girl in a cream top and red skirt watch from the right, with a reflecting puddle on the ground. This appears to be a puja or padapuja at a shrine, though the exact rite is not legible.2006-12-27Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. Under the canopy stands a white arched shrine framing a black pedestal holding a deity murti draped in orange cloth, with a heap of red flower petals and offerings before it. Around the shrine about a dozen people in white and cream traditional clothing stand or bow with hands folded in prayer. One woman in a flowing orange sari with a white shawl stands at left, another in a green blouse and white sari stands center, and a man at right in white dhoti holds hands together. The paved ground is dark stone with a sandy path and greenery beyond.2010-11-07Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large banyan-like tree with spreading branches. On a raised stone platform stands a deity murti under a silver arched frame, decorated with flower garlands in red, purple and white, set on a rocky mound. In the foreground a figure in orange robes with a white flower garland holds his hands together in prayer, while a row of saffron-robed devotees stand behind, one holding a tall staff. A woman in a white sari and another in yellow stand with palms pressed together, and a person on the right raises a camera. A small oil lamp flame burns near the platform edge.2008-12-28Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at an ashram. In the left foreground a black stone murti of a seated deity in orange cloth with a red headdress and white and red flower garlands sits in an arched white and yellow shrine niche, in front of a mound of red-orange kumkum or sindoor. Around the shrine stand devotees in white clothes with hands folded in namaskar, a woman in a white sari, a bald man in a white shirt, and a man in a white t-shirt and dark pants. On the right a woman in pink and an older woman with grey hair and glasses stand watching. Two people in a distant orange-clad group appear behind them. The count is approximate.2011-08-19Outdoor photo under a large spreading tree at a red-earth ground where a crowd gathers around a silver arched shrine holding a deity murti draped in orange and garlanded with multicolour flower strands. A person in orange robes with long dark hair stands at left, facing right, next to a woman in white with a red sash. Several people in white kurtas and white dhotis, a woman in a pale sari, and others in orange and dark clothing stand or move among the devotees. A figure in white sits at right near the crowd.2005-12-24