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Outdoor temple scene under large banyan trees with aerial roots. At center stands a shrine with a white arched frame and a dark deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with marigolds, set on a red-earth mound with a tiled ring. In front are oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a plate of flower offerings. On the right, several figures in orange robes with rudraksha malas and white flower garlands stand with palms pressed together in prayer on a dark polished floor. Behind them, people in white dhotis and saris also stand with hands folded. A devotee in a yellow top and a man in white kurta watch nearby.

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Outdoor temple scene under large banyan trees with aerial roots. A red mound-shaped shrine holds an orange-draped deity murti framed by an arched white gateway and marigold garlands. A man in orange robes with a long garland stands on a dark polished floor holding a lit oil lamp (aarti). Other saffron-robed attendants stand to the right with hands folded, and several white-clad devotees stand near the shrine. Brass vessels and a plate of flowers sit on white ledges in the foreground.2008-12-24Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A devotee in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland raises a lamp toward a shrine with an arched white frame, where an orange-draped deity murti sits amid marigold garlands. Several other saffron-robed priests stand with palms pressed together, and white-clad devotees stand behind them in the background. A red-painted mound, offering plates and a brass lamp stand on a white ledge in the foreground, with flower petals on a dark polished floor. Ritual aarti in progress.2008-12-24Outdoor temple scene under large shady trees. A deity murti in red-orange cloth with flower garlands in red, yellow and white sits within a white arched niche above a red earthen mound with a small shrine base. In the foreground a woman in orange robes with a white flower garland stands with her back to the camera, facing the shrine, with an offering plate nearby. To the right, several men in saffron-orange robes, several wearing rudraksha malas, stand in a row; one holds a golden trident-topped staff and another a tall golden staff. A brass lamp and offering plates lie on the ground in front, and the dark polished floor reflects the shrine.2008-12-26Outdoor temple ground under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A carved white arch frames a dark deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with marigolds. In front, a red mound of offerings sits on a circular platform, with a plate of flower petals and brass lamps nearby. A young man in orange robes with a flower garland and a headband stands on a polished black floor, holding a small bell and palms joined. Other orange-clad devotees and people in white ritual clothes stand behind, some with hands folded in prayer.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor ritual scene beneath large banyan trees at an ashram shrine. A shrine with an arched white doorway holds a black deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with flowers. In front, a priest in an orange robe with a white flower garland holds a brass lamp toward a row of orange-robed devotees wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A woman in orange holds a long staff and an ornate ceremonial item. A reddish earthen mound and a plate of marigold petals sit on the ground, with brass vessels in the foreground. Several other people in orange stand along the right side of the dark polished platform.2008-12-24December 23 20082008-12-23December 25 20082008-12-25Outdoor photograph of a temple shrine under large banyan trees with aerial roots. At the centre a deity murti stands in an arched white frame, draped with garlands and a multicoloured cloth, set on a raised reddish base. In the foreground a man in orange-saffron robes with a white flower garland stands on a dark polished floor, raising one hand toward the shrine. Several other people in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand behind him, one holding a tall trident staff. A brass lamp stand and a plate of flowers rest on the white-edged ground, and a small oil lamp burns nearby.2008-12-26A photograph of an outdoor puja under a large banyan tree. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a gold headband wears an orange saffron robe and a beaded necklace, his hands pressed together in namaskar before a shrine. He stands on a black stone slab. Beside him, a younger man in white dhoti and orange garment holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, and another attendant in orange holds a plate of offerings. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and saris stand with hands folded. At left, a stone arch frames a deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlands, set on a base surrounded by red powder offerings and a kolam pattern on the ground.2010-12-27December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 27 20082008-12-27 +1 copies