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Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at left, while a group of people in festive dress stand nearby: a woman in a red and white sari with flower garlands, a woman in orange, and a young man in white with a flower garland. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at centre, watching. In the foreground, a man in white kneels and bows with his forehead to the ground on a striped mat, in front of a grey stone deity murti draped with orange-yellow marigold garlands. Pink-red ornamental stones surround the base of the murti.

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February 15 20072007-02-15February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A row of about twelve devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaste, many wearing flower garlands. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear saris in red, orange, maroon and white. A man in an orange-striped shirt stands at left, and a man in a long white robe with an orange shawl stands near the center right, facing a small raised altar with a mat. Another man in white dhoti stands at far right with hands folded. Red and orange offerings sit at the lower right beside a stone snake-like carving. A white pole stands in the foreground.2007-02-15Outdoor scene under large shady trees at an open sandy courtyard. In the foreground, a woman in a blue sari kneels on a mat beside a black stone base, next to a man in a white shirt and grey trousers who is also kneeling and touching the mat. Behind them a woman in a red and gold sari with flower garlands bows forward, with an older person in white dhoti and pink-trimmed shawl bending before her. Around them, standing people in white dhotis, a man in a red shirt, a woman in a pink sari and others gather watching. Strands of orange and red flower garlands hang on the left pillar near a red stone lingam-like base. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person; the scene shows a ceremonial gathering with people kneeling and bowing.2007-02-15Outdoor ritual scene under shady trees at a golden arched shrine holding a Shiva lingam draped in marigold garlands, with a small deity murti behind it and an ornate canopy above. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt kneels on the stone platform in front of the shrine with his palms joined, wearing a red-and-gold shawl. Beside him a standing man in white raises his hands in worship, another in white with an orange-gold cloth stands at the left, and a woman in a white sari with a white head covering sits on a chair at the left. Several other men in white kurtas and dhotis stand around the platform, and a video camera on a tripod is at the right. Orange marigold offerings lie in the foreground on a striped mat.2005-03-08July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, a small group of devotees stands in prayer before a carved stone deity murti draped with marigold and multicolour garlands. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a brass lamp and offering plate near a red-painted stone platform. Other devotees in white, saffron and orange-bordered cloth press palms together. Bright sunlight and open ground surround the shrine with a carved stone arch behind it. No readable text appears in the frame.2006-10-25Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots hanging from its spreading branches. On the left, a man in a white shirt and brown trousers stands with palms pressed together. A group of devotees in white dhotis and saris, one in an orange shawl, stand with hands folded in prayer. On the right, a deity murti sits on a red-painted base decorated with garlands of orange and white flowers, with brass plates and offerings in front. A small water pool lies at the left edge of the frame.2006-10-25Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots at a temple site. A golden deity murti stands at right, draped with an orange cloth and a long garland of red, yellow and white flowers. Devotees in white clothes, some with orange or red shawls, stand with hands folded in prayer near the shrine. A row of seated devotees sits behind a bamboo fence on the left. A red kalasha-like vessel and offerings sit on a red stone platform in the foreground, while a dark-clad woman in an orange saree stands among them.2009-07-07 +1 copiesApril 03 20162016-04-03December 20 20092009-12-20Outdoor scene beneath a massive banyan tree with many thick hanging aerial roots and spreading limbs. Several people in orange (saffron) robes stand in a row along the trunk, some holding long poles with orange flags, while others in white dhotis and white clothing stand or kneel on the sandy ground. A person in white kneels at the lower left near a low white-and-black bordered platform covered in red powder or offerings. Another figure in white stands centre-left by a shallow water or ritual basin. The setting suggests a guru puja performed under the tree, though no a person figure is clearly distinguishable from appearance alone.2006-10-06