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A photograph taken outdoors under a large leafy tree at a rural ashram-like site. On the left, a large black stone deity murti stands with silver-colored ornaments, a white cloth, and an orange-and-green garland draped down its side, with red offerings at its base. In the centre, a woman in an orange saffron sari stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the murti. Behind her, a man in a white dhoti and orange shawl and another person in saffron stand nearby. On the right, a woman in a blue sari with a red shawl stands with hands folded in prayer. A man in dark clothes stands further back, and a simple concrete building is visible through the trees.

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Outdoor photo at a tree-shaded ashram grounds with reddish dirt path. On the left, a large black stone deity murti stands with a silver-toned arm and face, draped in a white cloth and garlanded with orange marigolds and red flowers. In the centre, a woman in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair walks toward the murti, hands at her sides. Behind her, a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands, and further right, men in white and orange shawls stand in a line. In the foreground at right, a woman in a blue salwar kameez with a maroon shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Tall pole with hanging orange and red strands stands behind the group.December 30 20062006-12-30December 23 20082008-12-23December 30 20062006-12-30December 11 20092009-12-11FEB-2007-01Outdoor ritual at a shaded garden shrine under a large tree. In the foreground, a man in saffron/orange robes holds a brass bell and a small lit oil lamp, hands pressed in namaste. Beside him, another saffron-clad devotee stands with palms joined. Behind them, a crowd of people in white and orange clothing stand with hands folded in prayer; a woman in white and a woman in light blue hold their palms together, and a camera operator with a video camera stands among them. On the right, a large dark stone murti of a sage-like figure is draped in an orange shawl and a red-and-white turban-style cloth, with a long garland of yellow, white and purple flowers, and stands under a silver arch. Several people in the lower left are partly visible.2009-06-17A photograph of a devotional scene beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. On the right, a dark stone Shiva lingam is draped with a white cloth and garlanded with red and yellow flower garlands, set on a stone base inside a silver-framed arched shrine. In front, a woman in an orange saffron sari with gold border bows with hands folded, her head lowered toward the lingam. To the left, three people stand in prayer: a man in white dhoti with a shawl and a man bare-chested with rudraksha beads and a white dhoti with red border, both with hands joined, and a person in full white clothing with head covered. Red stone ground and a rangoli design lie before the shrine.2006-12-27July 11 20102010-07-11December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor ritual at a large black stone deity murti under a banyan tree, its base smeared with red and wrapped with a striped garland. On the right, a woman in a bright orange-and-red sari stands with hands folded in namaste, and a man in a white dhoti with a white shawl and orange-red border, a shaved head and white beard holds a lit oil lamp for aarti. Beside them, a man in an orange shawl and white dhoti, another in white, and a woman in a pink-magenta sari stand together. Several people in white are visible in the background. A small brass bowl and a blue mat with puja items sit on the ground near a circular stone border.2006-10-21June 17 20092009-06-17