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Outdoors under a large spreading banyan tree with dense dark-green leaves, a devotee in a white dhoti and an orange-and-yellow patterned shawl sits on a low curved stone edge in the right foreground, back toward the camera. Further back, several people in white and light clothing stand and sit around a central shrine area with a raised orange-and-red draped structure and a dark circular base. A dark stone path lies to the left with a few seated figures in white and blue. No clearly distinguishable a person candidate is identifiable from appearance, so the a person field is unsure.

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October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesOutdoor photo under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At the centre stands a black stone murti of Dakshinamurthy, draped in red and orange garlands, set within a white arched shrine frame on a raised platform. Orange-red offerings. A woman in a white sari with a red border and a man in white kurta and white dhoti sit on dark polished stone tiles facing the shrine, seemingly in puja. Other people in white garments stand around the shrine, including a man in an orange dhoti at left and a woman in a white shawl near the murti. A man in a checked shirt and a man in white stand to the right. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-08-28December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree at an ashram grounds. Around a white arched shrine with a tall orange-and-red garlanded deity murti, devotees in white and cream clothes perform worship. A woman in a cream sari with a red border offers at the base, while a man in white stands nearby and another in a red shirt bends toward the shrine. Piles of red flowers rest on a circular platform. Seated on black stone slabs in the foreground, a woman in a blue sari and a woman in yellow-orange sit facing the shrine, and a girl in white with a braid sits at left. Brick buildings and greenery appear in the background.2010-09-22August 21 20112011-08-21Outdoor 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 shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A dark stone deity murti draped in orange cloth stands inside a white arched frame on a red-and-black circular platform. Several people in white ritual clothes stand and bow in worship around the shrine; one man in a white dhoti and shirt has hands folded, another in white stands with a white shawl, and a woman in a white sari walks nearby. On the left, a figure in orange robes kneels on a dark stone slab, and a man in an orange garment stands among the devotees. Sandy ground, white pillars and concrete paving surround the scene.2010-07-14An outdoor ritual under a large banyan tree at an open sandy ground. In the centre, a woman in white with a gold-bordered sari and a flower garland holds a lit lamp near a brick-lined fire pit with a visible flame and offerings nearby. Around her, several men and boys in white dhotis and kurtas stand and sit in devotional posture, some with hands folded. Plates of flowers and offerings lie on the ground, and a brass bell hangs from a branch on the left. On the right, a decorated deity murti sits on a red-and-white altar draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Seated devotees in the foreground, mostly women with dark hair, watch the rite with hands together. The scene suggests a homa or puja.2005-01-24 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree at a temple-like grounds with sandy earth and concrete platforms. In the centre, a black stone statue of a seated figure in orange robes sits under an arched shrine frame, in front of a large mound of red-orange flower petals ringed by a black and white bordered base. Several women in white and cream saris, some with orange or red shawls, stand and walk around the shrine; a few devotees in white dhotis stand near the tree and sit in the background. Hanging aerial roots of the banyan drape over the scene. Nothing in the scene identifies the seated statue with certainty beyond its orange robes.2010-09-22Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with white-painted support pillars. In the foreground a woman with short dark hair walks barefoot on sandy ground, wearing a white outfit with a yellow shawl draped over her shoulders. Behind her, a man in white dhoti sits on a dark tiled platform with a seated devotee in an orange robe; nearby, an orange-draped deity murti and red-orange offerings are arranged under the tree. Several other people in white clothes and one in a blue shirt stand or sit around the area.2010-10-02December 31 20102010-12-31Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, at a shaded temple-like grounds with a reddish earth floor. In the centre, a dark stone statue of a seated figure draped in orange cloth sits on a raised platform, in front of a heap of orange-red offerings with a black and white rope-like border around its base. Several people stand in white clothing on the left and right, some with hands folded in prayer, one woman in white with an orange shawl bows near the platform's right edge, and a man in white with folded hands stands behind the statue. Small white pillars and stone benches surround the area.2010-07-11