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Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree at a rustic site. A deity murti, dark stone with a red cloth and garlands of white and yellow flowers, stands atop a rough mound of piled stones. A man in an orange-saffron cloth with a bare upper body, standing at the left, raises his arm toward the murti, possibly offering something. Around him, seated devotees in white, blue and other colours watch and some have hands folded in namaskar.

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Outdoor photograph of a ritual under a large banyan tree beside a rock-and-stone platform holding a deity murti draped with a white cloth and garlanded with white flowers and red and orange garlands. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing beaded necklaces, sits cross-legged near the stone and raises a hand to the face in a gesture of devotion. Nearby, a man in white dhoti and shirt sits with his hands together, and devotees in white, green, pink and blue sit on the ground and on white plastic chairs under the trees. Offerings of bananas, flower petals, fruit, a brass lamp and steel vessels are arranged on the ground in front, with a purple basket and a flower-filled plate.2003-04-02Outdoor photo of a ritual at a stone-rubble mound topped by a dark stone Shiva lingam or murti wrapped in a red cloth and garlanded with white and yellow flowers. A bearded man in white clothes stands on the mound, reaching toward the murti, with a cloth or hand gesture. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and saris sit and stand under large shady trees. In the foreground, a seated saffron-robed man with a saffron head wrap sits cross-legged before a brass plate with flowers. Women in colourful saris and children sit on the right, and a basket of yellow flowers lies in the lower right corner.Outdoor ritual photo beneath a large banyan tree. A man in an orange-saffron cloth sits cross-legged at the lower left, tending a flame and offering in a metal vessel, with a brass lamp and flowers nearby. Behind a low mound of stones stands a dark stone deity murti of a seated teacher figure with a crescent-shaped headdress. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around the mound, one holding a long ritual implement. Women in saris and a girl in white watch from the background amid trees and onlookers.2003-04-02Outdoors under trees, a standing man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban reaches over a black stone deity murti garlanded with white flowers and red blooms, draped in red cloth, set atop a rough stone base. Around him, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas stands and sits with palms joined or hands folded in reverence. A boy in a red and blue shirt sits in the front row, and a bald elderly man in white sits near the lower right corner with his hands clasped. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja at an outdoor shrine.Outdoor photo of a devotional ceremony beneath a large shady tree. A man in orange saffron robes with a matching orange head wrap sits on a low red cushion at left, facing a stone platform. A bearded man in a white kurta stands on a rough stone base, garlanding a dark stone deity murti draped in red cloth and white flower garlands. Seated devotees in white and coloured saris and white dhotis fill the foreground and background. A grey-haired man in white kurta and glasses stands at right. Plates of flowers and offerings rest on the ground.Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree at a rock-and-stone platform holding a dark stone murti, a seated figure with a serpent-like hood carved above. In the foreground a seated man in saffron-orange robe and orange head cloth tends a small fire, with offering vessels, a brass lamp, flowers and a plate of fruit nearby. Standing beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds his hands together in prayer, while another man in white dhoti stands holding a long rod. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and coloured saris and shirts watch, with trees and a few onlookers in the background.Outdoor ritual photograph under large banyan trees. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap sits on a low red cushioned stool with palms joined, facing a black stone linga draped in red cloth and white flower garlands, set on a rough stone platform. Around him, a large seated crowd of women in white, pink, blue and green saris, with some men in white dhotis and a young girl in white and yellow, sits on the bare earth. Brass plates hold offerings of flowers, rice and a small brass vessel. A woman in white stands at right beside the linga, and another woman in blue is seated nearby. The setting suggests a puja at a shrine.Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A black stone Dakshinamurti-style murti sits atop a rounded rubble-stone platform, draped in red cloth and wreathed with white flower garlands. Around the base, a group of women and girls sit and stand; one woman in an orange-saffron head wrap and orange sari is seated near a brass plate, and a person in white robes bends forward at the left edge. A woman in white sari and another in pink-and-white sari stand behind the seated group. A man in a brown-orange robe stands at the far right beside the shrine, and another man in a dark shirt stands in the background. The scene appears to be a ritual gathering at the shrine. Dirt ground and green foliage fill the background.A bhoomi puja style outdoor ceremony on a dirt site. A man in an orange saffron-coloured robe, bare-chested with a long swept-back hair style, stands with palms open facing a woman in a yellow and cream patterned sari with red bindi and bangles and a man in a pink shirt and brown trousers, both with hands pressed in namaste. Beside them a brass kalasha pot decorated with a garland and flowers sits on a stone. A man in a white dhoti and a shaved-headed attendant in white and orange also stand nearby, with boys, a young woman in orange, a green gate, a silver SUV and trees behind. a person: the robed figure has long swept-back hair, orange clothing and a bare-chested drape, matching the page's claim, though appearance is only partly distinctive.2008-04-04January 01 20042004-01-01July 13 20032003-07-13A photograph of an outdoor consecration beneath a large banyan tree. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban, bare-shouldered, stands at left with both hands raised toward a dark stone deity murti draped in white cloth and heavily garlanded with white flowers, red roses and yellow blossoms. A man in a striped shirt holds a silver tray of flowers, and a second man stands behind. About a dozen seated and standing onlookers sit on the dirt ground in the background, with a pink flowering branch above the murti.2003-04-02