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Outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right, a golden seated deity murti in a decorated arch is garlanded with thick yellow, red and green flower garlands and draped in a blue-green cloth. In front stands a black stone snake sculpture and small offerings. On the left, a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red dhoti, a flower garland, gold necklaces and bangles, stands with hands together beside several saffron-robed sannyasis and a white-clad attendant. A striped mat lies on the ground in the foreground. Another shrine with golden figures stands in the background.

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Outdoor temple scene under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A man in orange-red dhoti and gold necklaces stands at left, holding a garland, with a line of people in orange and white robes behind him. A seated golden deity murti is decorated with large yellow, red and white flower garlands, a dark blue cloth and a gold crown, with a black shivalinga-like stone base and marigold petals on the ground. Striped mat and devotees in ritual attire stand nearby, with another shrine visible in the background.2017-12-30December 30 20172017-12-30December 30 20172017-12-30Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right, a golden deity murti of a seated figure in a blue-and-gold garment is framed by an arch and heavily garlanded with yellow, red and white flower strands, with a black stone shivalinga-style base and flower petals on the floor. In front on the left, a man in an orange-red dhoti and a long flower garland stands on a striped mat, holding a small tray, as a line of robed devotees in saffron and orange clothing, one in white, stands behind him with hands folded. A golden shrine and another murti appear in the background. The setting suggests darshan or puja.2017-12-30Outdoor temple scene under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the left, a bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing a gold chain and a white and red flower garland, stands with hands folded in front of his chest. Behind him, several people in saffron and orange robes stand in a row, one holding a woven basket, and a woman in white stands with hands joined. On the right, a dark stone deity murti is seated on a gilded throne, dressed in blue and silver garments with a crown, surrounded by a tall frame of yellow, red and white flower garlands. A small black lingam with a yellow flower garland sits on a stone base in the foreground, and a striped cloth covers the ground. Background shows a swing-like wooden structure.2017-12-30Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the left, a bearded man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long multi-strand flower garland, rudraksha-style beads and gold chains, stands with hands folded before a golden deity murti. To the right, a golden seated figure with a crown and an ornate blue garment is adorned with large yellow, red and white flower garlands and sits on a gilded pedestal. Behind, other orange-robed devotees and white-clad attendants stand on striped mats, and a basket of flowers sits nearby. A black shiva-linga style stone with flower offerings is in the foreground, with a second golden murti further back.2017-12-30December 30 20172017-12-30December 30 20172017-12-30December 30 20172017-12-30December 30 20172017-12-30Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, a golden seated murti of a deity is adorned with multicolour garlands of yellow, red, green and white flowers and a ornate silver arch behind. A small black shivalinga-style stone sits on the ground in front with a yellow flower garland. On the left, a man in a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing flower garlands, walks across striped mats carrying a plate of flowers, while a person in orange robes stands nearby near the shrine. Stone paving and a distant golden canopy frame the scene.2017-12-30December 30 20172017-12-30