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Outdoor ritual scene under a large spreading tree. On the left stands a dark bronze or stone cobra-hooded serpent statue beside a small plant pot. In the centre, a red-painted wooden table draped with a blue-and-white cloth holds a tray. Several men in saffron-orange and rust-red robes stand around a low stepped platform, some holding ritual items. Two men on the right wear garlands and ornamented necklaces, and one has a shaved head. A printed tag on the image reads . A man in a red-orange robe stands behind a stone pedestal, and a few other ritual attendants are visible, some partly obscured by foliage

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Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large spreading tree in a dirt-floored compound. A tall dark bronze statue of a deity with a raised arm and a cobra coiled around it stands at left. In the centre, a low wooden platform with a blue and orange cloth is set with a silver plate and offerings. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand around it; one standing at right wears a white garland and an orange shawl, another beside him is bald in saffron robes, and a figure in white stands near the platform. Other saffron-clad men stand in the background. A small fan and a few potted plants sit at left.2015-02-05Outdoor temple-grounds scene under a large spreading tree. On the left, a dark stone statue of a deity with a raised arm and a cobra-like form stands beside a red-framed table draped in a blue cloth. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand in a row; one, with a garland of white flowers and a mala, stands near a wooden ritual platform, while a shaved-headed man in orange stands to the right. Others in orange stand near a small brass vessel and a plate of offerings. A man in orange at the top of the frame appears to be photographing. Dappled sunlight filters through the branches.2015-02-05Outdoor ritual scene under a large spreading tree in a shaded grove. On the left, a large dark bronze-coloured deity murti with raised arm and hooded serpent form stands beside a red-framed wooden platform draped with a blue and white striped cloth, holding small offering vessels. Several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand in a row; the two at right wear white flower garlands around their necks. A man in orange cloth stands at the centre-left, and one person in white stands at the far right edge. A photographer in orange clothing stands among the trees in the background. Stone and metal fixtures and a small brass lamp sit on the platform.2015-02-05Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and overhanging branches. Several people in saffron and orange dhotis and robes stand and sit around a raised wooden platform draped in a blue and white cloth, with offerings and puja items set out on it. A black stone deity murti stands at right against the tree, garlanded, and a stone shrine with a small plinth sits in front. Robed devotees in white and orange move among the trees, and a man at left in orange holds a camera on a stand. Sunlight filters through the leaves onto a sandy courtyard.2015-02-05Outdoor temple ritual beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. On a raised red-framed wooden platform covered with a blue-and-red striped cloth, two saffron-robed men stand; one wears a rudraksha mala and a golden necklace and gestures toward a black stone deity murti of a standing figure with a crown, beside a second dark murti and a carved stone arch. Below, a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a long ceremonial item beside a brass vessel, while more saffron-robed devotees stand around and a woman in a red sari stands at left near a brass pot and offerings on a cloth. A flag with an orange emblem is visible at left.2015-02-05Outdoor photo under a large spreading tree at an open-air ashram site. A tall dark stone sculpture of a seated figure stands at the left edge. In the centre, a low table draped with a blue and orange cloth holds a wooden carved offering stand. Around it, several people in saffron-orange robes stand in a row; one man on the right wears a white garland and orange robes, and a bald man in orange robes stands at far right. A man in orange at the back is taking photographs. Sunlight filters through the leaves and a metal fan and small items sit on a stand at left.2015-02-05Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and spreading branches. Two saffron-robed priests stand on a raised red-framed platform, one in orange-red dhoti and the other in orange shawl, performing a ritual over a black stone shivalinga-style pillar on the right. Around them, a group of devotees in orange, white and red garments stands and sits on the ground, several in white clothes. A tall blue-framed shrine niche and a deity murti sit at left, with brass vessels and offerings arranged on a low platform in the foreground. Garlands and cloth decorate the trees and structures.2015-02-05Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with a raised wooden platform in the foreground. Four priests in orange and gold dhotis and shawls stand on the platform, with flower garlands on their shoulders. Two men on the right reach up to a large dark stone sculpture of a deity murti wrapped with green foliage and a yellow cloth. One man on the left wears a white garment and holds a ceremonial object. A few devotees in orange stand below the platform. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a blue cloth nearby, is visible at the bottom left. The scene appears to be a ritual abhishekam or puja at the sculpture.2015-02-05Outdoor ritual beneath a large spreading banyan tree. On a raised red-framed wooden platform with a blue-and-white cloth draped over it, a shaved-headed priest in white and a standing figure in saffron-orange dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala perform a ritual, the standing man's hands held out toward the seated priest. Beside the platform stands a large dark stone deity murti with a tall crown and raised arm, and a carved ornate arch rises behind it. Below, several figures in saffron and maroon robes sit and stand on the ground, a man in white dhoti with a bare upper body and a woman in red sari attend nearby, and a brass vessel rests in front. Marigold petals lie at the murti's base.2015-02-05Outdoor temple ritual beneath a large spreading banyan tree. On a raised red-framed wooden platform with a blue-and-white cloth, two saffron-robed monks with shaved heads stand facing a large black stone deity murti at right, one holding a small object raised toward it. Below, two people in white dhotis and white shirts with garlands stand near a brass vessel and a pot on the platform, and a sannyasi in orange robes stands at the stairway. Several orange-robed devotees and attendants stand along a ramp at left, with a large stone archway carved with figures behind the murti. Marigold petals and offerings lie at the base of the deity.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Two bald men in saffron-orange robes stand on a raised red-framed wooden platform with a sloped ramp, one holding a brass vessel and the other a small bowl. Beside them, a dark stone deity murti with a tall crown and raised arms stands on a pedestal near an ornate stone arch. Below, a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and several women in saffron and red saris are seated or standing on the ground, with a row of brass pots and a metal tray on a table at lower left. A white-clad priest stands at the platform's base.2015-02-05