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July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor photo beneath large shady trees at an ashram-style shrine. On the left, a dark stone deity murti draped in an orange cloth and yellow-and-white garlands stands above a red-orange painted base with a small brass lamp and offerings. A saffron-robed man stands with palms joined near the shrine. In the centre, a bearded man in white dhoti and shawl with a garland and rudraksha-style necklace holds his hands together. To the right, several men in white dhotis and shawls wear beaded necklaces; one holds a lit flame or aarti lamp, another holds a brass bell, and the man at far right carries a silver tray of flower petals and fruit as an offering.2010-10-04 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right, a black stone statue of a seated figure wearing an orange-saffron garment, a red turban, and garlands of yellow and purple flowers sits on a raised pedestal draped in orange cloth; a brass plate and a black snake-like cord lie at its base. Four people stand before it with hands folded in prayer: a man in white on the left raises a small vessel, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth stands centrally, another man in white stands behind him, and a woman in white sari with yellow border sits at right. A young woman in white also stands at far left. A brass pot sits on a stone block in the foreground. Approximately five people are visible.2009-12-17July 11 20102010-07-11July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesFebruary 24 20072007-02-24December 28 20092009-12-28July 11 20102010-07-11December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor 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.2006-10-21Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at a shaded shrine. A shivalinga-style murti stands on a red-stone base wreathed with marigold and multicolour flower garlands, with a white arched frame behind it. Several people in white ritual clothes are gathered: a man in white kurta with hands folded in prayer near the tree, a woman in a peach sari, a small child in white, and a few attendants in white standing or seated on a glossy dark floor where others kneel. One person in white is bending toward the murti, possibly offering a puja. Hanging garland strands and wooden bench details are visible.2010-08-28