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Outdoor temple visit beneath large shady banyan-type trees. A shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl stands at left, facing a dark shrine niche with a silver arched frame and a dark deity murti draped in red cloth, with a green backdrop; red-painted stones and offerings sit at its base. Beside him, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head holds his hands together in front of the shrine, which is a padapuja-style worship scene. A crowd of roughly thirty devotees, many in white, pink, and red garments, stands behind a low railing with hands folded in prayer.

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Outdoor temple scene under a large shady tree with hanging aerial roots. On the left stands a black stone deity murti draped in red cloth with garlands, set on a red-painted pedestal. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe stands in the centre, one arm raised and the other extended toward the shrine, apparently performing a puja. Around him a crowd of devotees in white, pink and green clothing stands with hands folded in prayer, including a woman in pink saree and several children. Dappled sunlight falls across the paved ground.2011-11-21November 21 20112011-11-21Outdoor temple courtyard shaded by a large banyan tree. A red-orange heap of offerings surrounds a dark deity murti in a white arched niche, garlanded with orange and yellow flowers. A man in a white shirt and dhoti tends the murti at the base. Several people in white clothing move about, including a woman in white at left and a man in white at right. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari and four seated devotees sit on black stone slabs facing the shrine: a man in a light shirt and jeans, a woman in white, a man in white, and a man in a checked shirt and white dhoti. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2010-07-08A crowd of devotees stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at an outdoor temple-like hall with carved wooden pillars and hanging colourful fabric banners. Women in salwar kameez and saris, some with tilak on their foreheads, close their eyes in prayer. A woman in a red kurta and a woman in white with a mala-like cord stand prominently; one in a golden shawl and a woman in a black top with a white-and-blue dress also pray. Screens show a ceremony in the background. Sunlit trees surround the scene.2018-12-22 +2 copiesFebruary 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesOutdoor photo under a large banyan-type tree. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap stands at left, holding an offering or cloth with both hands toward a shrine. Behind, a seated crowd of devotees sits on the ground, many in white, green, pink and blue clothing. A man in a white shirt and maroon trousers stands center holding a camera. At right, a stone shrine or murti is draped with white cloth and heavily garlanded with white, yellow and red flowers and an orange sash. Brass pots and metal vessels sit on the ground in front.2003-01-01December 17 20142014-12-17November 21 20112011-11-21Outdoor shrine scene under shady trees. A black stone deity murti stands in an arched white niche draped with orange cloth, garlanded with red and yellow flowers and rudraksha-like beads. In front, a red-painted mound of stones sits in a tiled border. A man in an orange-red dhoti with a yellow sash stands with palms pressed together, facing the shrine. Nearby, a red cushioned throne-style chair sits on a patterned rug. Four people in orange-red robes stand in the background, and a woman in orange and a veiled figure kneel at the right edge. The setting is a temple-like puja or darshan.2013-09-13February 05 20152015-02-05 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a crowd gathered under tall trees in a shaded grove at a temple shrine. On the left, a black deity murti with red garments and garlands stands in an arched white frame, with a pile of red offerings in front. A shaved-headed person in a saffron-orange robe stands barefoot near the shrine, facing it. Behind and around them, dozens of devotees in white and pastel clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, including children and older adults. A small tree stands in a circular stone base at the centre, and a few people in pink and purple are visible among the crowd.2011-11-21February 05 20152015-02-05