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A dark stone statue seated under a white arched niche with a red backdrop, draped in garlands of yellow, purple and white flowers and wearing an orange robe and a green-and-gold headpiece. Devotees gather around the base on an orange-cloth platform: a man in white shirt and glasses pours or holds a white offering, a woman in a white sari and a child in a yellow-bowed hairstyle stand nearby, and an older man in white with a yellow shawl stands at the left. Banyan trees and a dirt-yard setting frame the shrine. The statue is a deity murti in ceremonial worship, not a living person.

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Outdoor photograph of a large black stone deity murti under a red-and-white arched shrine on a raised red-painted base, garlanded with thick bands of white, yellow, purple and magenta flowers. A woman in a white sari with a blue border stands at left of the shrine, bending toward the idol. Nearby, a man in white with a yellow shawl stands among other women in white saris. A small stone platform and brass lamp sit in the foreground, beneath large shady banyan trees with hanging aerial roots and metal poles. Several people are visible: a woman in white at right foreground, a woman with a long braid in front, and a man in white, about four to five people in total.2009-12-28Outdoor photograph of a black stone murti of a seated sage-like figure draped in saffron cloth, decorated with a thick garland of yellow, purple, orange and white flowers and rudraksha beads, set in a white arched niche with a red backdrop beneath trees. A man in a blue shirt and grey trousers stands on a red-painted mound reaching to adjust the garland, while an older man in cream shirt and white dhoti stands at right with palms joined. Devotees in white and blue saris and white garments watch from the lower edge; offerings and brass vessels sit in front of the murti. Several people are partially visible in the foreground.2009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. On the right, a black stone deity murti in a red-painted niche is heavily garlanded with yellow, purple, white and orange flower garlands, with a kalasha-style offering in front. Several devotees in white clothing stand and pray: a woman in an orange top and white dhoti with folded hands near the lower left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti standing with hands folded, and a woman in white with hands joined. Other people in white are visible in the background among the trees. No clear a person candidate is identifiable from appearance.2009-12-28Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, at a shaded ground with a sandy path. In the foreground on the left, a woman in a white sari with an orange border stands with palms pressed together in namaste. At the right, a black stone statue of a seated sage wearing an orange-red robe and a green and orange head covering is heavily garlanded with yellow, white and purple flower garlands. A man in white shirt and trousers with a lanyard stands beside the statue, reaching toward it. Other people in the background include a woman in a blue salwar kameez and seated figures in red and white, with a camera operator visible behind them. The setting suggests a devotional offering to a statue.2009-12-28A photograph outdoors beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At the centre stands a dark stone statue of a robed sage wearing an orange-saffron shawl, an orange head wrap, and a long garland of yellow, orange and purple flowers. The statue stands within a carved silver-toned arch and rests on a dark stone base above a mound of red-orange painted rock, with a small stone plaque and a brass-edged platform in front. Four people stand or bow in devotion: a man in a pink shirt and grey trousers stands at left with hands folded, a man in a red shirt beside him stands with hands clasped, a man in a white shirt stands with hands together, another man in white bows forward toward the statue, and a woman in a yellow blouse at right presses her hands together in prayer with her head lowered. The scene is a devotional shrine setting. The statue is not a living person, so the a person field reflects a depiction of an unidentified sage.2010-11-03December 28 20092009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28Outdoor temple scene at a shrine under trees. A black stone murti of a seated deity is dressed in orange cloth and rudraksha beads, with a large garland of yellow, purple, white and orange flowers and a red canopy behind it. A man in a blue shirt and grey trousers stands at the murti, adjusting the garland. A woman in a blue-grey sari with grey hair stands nearby, and a girl in white garments with a long braid stands at left. Before the altar, a pot, lamp and offerings wrapped in white cloth lie on a flower-decorated cloth, with a man in white kneeling at right and seated devotees in the foreground. Red-painted rocks surround the base of the murti, and a bell and small brass vessels sit on the altar.2009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28