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Outdoor shrine at the base of a large old tree with a thick gnarled trunk. Three painted and orange-coated deity murtis sit on a floor scattered with marigold and rose petals: two tall figures in blue-edged arched niches wearing red drapes, and a central orange-painted figure seated on a plinth. Small oil lamps and offerings lie around them, and a black shivalinga stands at the right edge. Behind a wire mesh fence, several devotees in white clothes reach toward the shrine, some holding up hands or objects. Red and orange walls frame the scene.

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A photograph of a shrine at a tree base, decorated with marigold and rose petals. An orange-painted Hanuman-style figure sits at left beside painted panels of a deity with red garment and crown. Shivalinga-style stones are garlanded with white and orange flowers at right. A man in white stands behind a red railing, and a hand pours liquid from a pot at right edge. Red-roofed structure and bells in background.2015-10-27October 27 20152015-10-27October 27 20152015-10-27Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right, a dark stone deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow, purple and orange flowers sits on a black pedestal. In front, a group of about eight men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walks in procession. A central man in orange with a long flower garland holds a brass plate with offerings, while another holds a long staff; a shaved-headed man in a white shawl stands nearby. A small ritual setup with lamps, fruit and flower offerings lies on a striped mat over swept ground decorated with white kolam patterns.2008-12-23July 07 20092009-07-07October 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a broad leafy tree. On the left, a large black stone deity murti wearing an orange cloth and garlands of flowers stands on a red-painted pedestal, with a carved black cobra-like figure and yellow marigold offerings at its base. Three saffron-robed men stand in the centre and right; the one in the middle wears a rust-coloured turban and dark shawl and gestures with raised hands, while the figure on the right, in orange, holds a small object. A woman in orange robes with long dark hair stands beside them with hands joined. A distant figure in orange sits near a drum-like object in the background.2006-11-21Outdoor photograph beneath a broad leafy tree at a shrine. On the left, a large black stone deity murti with orange cloth and garlands stands on a dark pedestal, with a seated saffron-clad figure with flower garlands below it and marigold petals scattered. Three men in orange robes stand on a paved path: a long-haired figure with hands folded in prayer, a bald-headed man in an orange turban holding a small object and offering, and a bald man in glasses at the right holding a small item. A drummer in the distance beside a red-and-yellow drum and a few other people walk through the background.2006-11-21July 07 20092009-07-07A crowd of devotees reaches toward a central figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair, extending his arm to bless or distribute items to people pressed against a metal railing. Behind him stands a second saffron-robed attendant holding a wooden tray. Before a gold-arched shrine, two deity murtis are adorned with yellow and orange flower garlands; one is crowned with an orange turban and the other wears a pink sari-like cloth. Several people in white clothes and a woman in a white sari stand with folded hands. Path of a Swamiji-style darshan, with the central robed figure matching the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of long swept-back hair and saffron clothing.2009-12-15October 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copiesDecember 24 20092009-12-24