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Night photograph of a woman in an orange saffron sari kneeling beside a banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. She holds a lit oil lamp on a flat plate, cupping her hands around the flame. Her arm is adorned with gold bangles and she wears a gold necklace. The warm lamplight illuminates a stone platform at the base of the tree, and a small book or card rests on a cloth beside the lamp.

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December 06 2022 Sripuram2022-12-06April 10 20222022-04-10 +1 copiesNight photograph at a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots. On the left, a figure in orange robes stands barefoot on a black tiled platform with hands pressed together in namaskar. Two more orange-robed men stand in the sand at centre, each holding a small brass vessel. On the right, a black stone deity murti seated on a pedestal is draped in an orange cloth, with a brass lamp in front. A figure in white clothing is partly visible at the right edge. Small offerings are scattered on the sand.2008-01-03September 28 20082008-09-28November 06 20062006-11-06 +1 copiesDecember 27 20122012-12-27December 06 2022 Sripuram2022-12-06December 26 20132013-12-26January 06 20142014-01-06February 27 20142014-02-27A woman in an orange saree kneels on a stone floor at night, lighting clay oil lamps arranged in a round woven basket. Several small flames glow among dried wicks and petals. Behind her a large banyan tree with aerial roots rises, and another lit oil lamp sits on a rough stone platform. Scattered yellow flowers lie on the ground, and a plastic bag rests at the lower left.2022-12-06November 21 20102010-11-21