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Outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A black stone deity murti seated on a pedestal is decorated with garlands and a gold necklace, set within a white arched niche with a blue cloth backdrop. A red-tinted mound of offerings surrounds the base. Three women stand on the sandy ground at right, one in a blue sari and two in white, while a woman in a white and red patterned outfit sits on a dark polished stone slab in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible.

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November 02 20132013-11-02Outdoor photo of a dark stone deity murti seated in an arched white shrine niche with a blue cloth backdrop under large shady trees. The murti wears a garland, ornate necklaces, a crown-like headdress and holds ceremonial staff-like objects. In front stands a mound of red-painted stones with a small lamp and a stone plinth. Two women stand to the right, one in a blue floral salwar and one in white shawl with a dark top, and another person's head is visible at the lower right. The ground is paved with grey slabs.2013-11-02Outdoor 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.2010-09-22December 31 20102010-12-31August 10 20112011-08-10Outdoor 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.2010-11-07July 28 20132013-07-28November 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree at an ashram. A black stone deity murti with orange garments and a garland stands within a white arched frame, set on a mound of red-orange offerings. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes with bare shoulders stands on a dark polished stone slab with palms pressed together in namaskar. To the right, another man in orange robes and a man in a white shirt also stand with hands joined, and on the left a woman in white and a man in white trousers and orange top stand in prayer. A seated devotee in a grey sari sits near the base of the tree. The setting is a sacred grove with red earth ground.2010-10-09Outdoor photo of a shrine under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A black stone deity murti stands in a white arched niche backed by a turquoise cloth, draped in an orange-red cloth and a red-and-yellow flower garland, with a red-and-orange sculpted heap in front and a dark pedestal. A single person on the right, seen from behind and partly cut off, wears a bare upper body with a green dhoti and gold-bordered shawl, standing barefoot on a tiled path while facing the shrine. The scene is a quiet outdoor devotional spot with brick-red earth and green foliage behind.2011-09-28Outdoor photo of a shaded temple grove with a black lingam-like deity murti draped in a red cloth and wreathed with marigold garlands, set inside a white arched shrine frame. Tiered heaps of orange-red flowers surround the base. A man in white dhoti and white shirt kneels on the circular platform in prayer, while a woman in a sari stands with folded hands at the left and another woman in white bends forward at the right. Seated devotees in white and red saris sit on dark stone slabs in the foreground facing the shrine, with a few more people standing in the background among tall trees and hanging aerial roots.2010-12-26November 07 20102010-11-07