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Outdoor ritual scene in a shaded garden courtyard. A dark stone deity murti stands in an arched niche with blue drapery behind it, placed on a pedestal before a mound of red fruits or offerings. A man in white stands beside the shrine. Rows of devotees in white clothing sit cross-legged on dark stone flooring facing the shrine, with a woman in a yellow top among them. On the right, drummers in white play drums and a woman in a red-orange sari stands nearby. Several people are seated and listening, and a woman in white stands at the front right. Trees and a low brick wall frame the scene.

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Outdoor photograph of a ritual at a shrine beneath trees. A black stone murti of a multi-armed deity with a red-and-white face and a white cloth stands in an arched white-and-blue niche, seated on a dark pedestal before a heaped mound of red flowers. Around the base of the mound a dark floral border is placed. About a dozen people in white clothes sit cross-legged on black mats and on a red rug facing the shrine; several wear white kurtas and one wears an orange top. A standing priest in white with a shawl stands at the right near a drummer in white holding a large drum, and a woman in a maroon sari stands at the far right. Brass vessels and orange cloth bundles sit at the edges of the scene.2013-03-13March 13 20132013-03-13Outdoor ritual scene under shady trees at an ashram. Devotees in white and cream clothes sit cross-legged on a dark stone platform facing a shrine with a black stone murti draped in a red cloth and a garland of orange and yellow flowers. A red mound of powder and white flower offerings surround the shrine. Attendants in white dhotis and white saris stand nearby, and a cameraman with a tripod films the event at left. Wooden poles and bamboo fencing frame the area.2009-12-28Outdoor satsang under a large banyan tree. A man in a red-orange robe sits on an ornate golden chair before a microphone, speaking to a seated audience in white clothes. Behind him stands a dark statue of a deity with an orange garment and a multi-strand flower garland, set within a white carved arch. Sandy ground and green foliage surround the gathering, and a video camera is visible at the right edge. Several devotees sit in the foreground, some with their backs to the camera.2009-06-09Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree at an ashram grounds. At centre, a shrine with a white arched niche holds a deity murti draped in a red garland, set on a raised platform with rows of red flowers. Several seated people in white and dark clothes face the shrine on a black tiled platform, including a person in white with a white shawl in the foreground and a woman in white sitting in the middle. Others stand and walk along a dirt path on the right, and two robed figures in dark saffron-toned clothing stand at left near the trunk. Hanging swings and wooden poles surround the area.2010-12-26September 13 20132013-09-13December 22 20102010-12-22September 13 20132013-09-13Outdoor devotional scene under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. On the left, a black stone deity murti dressed in an orange cloth with red and white garlands stands within a white arched shrine framed by a yellow backdrop, with a heap of red powder and a small brass lamp at its base. Several devotees in white clothing stand with palms pressed together in prayer facing the shrine. A man in a white shirt and a woman in white stand near the front, a barefoot man in a white shirt is at center, and a woman in pink stands at right beside a woman in a purple garment at the edge. Red soil and green foliage surround the scene.2011-08-19Outdoor ritual scene under a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A small stone shrine arch frames an orange-clad deity murti decorated with flower garlands, set on a dark stone platform. In front, a kneeling person in white with an orange shawl bows low on a mat. To the right, a standing row of people in white clothes and orange shawls with hands pressed together in prayer, including a bare-chested sannyasi with an orange head band, orange cloth and a flower garland. At far right, an oil lamp with a flame is held up. A reflective water tank lies in the foreground.2007-12-25Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots. Under the canopy stands a white arched shrine housing an orange-robed deity murti surrounded by heaped red flowers on a dark base. Around the shrine, devotees in white and cream clothes stand with hands folded in prayer or gaze upward. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari and a woman in cream with a light shawl stand on dark stone slabs, and a man in white and a woman in green and teal are nearby. Red and white sashes are worn by some devotees. The setting is a grassy, earthy ground with trees and a low wall behind.2010-11-07Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at an ashram. In the left foreground a black stone murti of a seated deity in orange cloth with a red headdress and white and red flower garlands sits in an arched white and yellow shrine niche, in front of a mound of red-orange kumkum or sindoor. Around the shrine stand devotees in white clothes with hands folded in namaskar, a woman in a white sari, a bald man in a white shirt, and a man in a white t-shirt and dark pants. On the right a woman in pink and an older woman with grey hair and glasses stand watching. Two people in a distant orange-clad group appear behind them. The count is approximate.2011-08-19