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Outdoor photo under a large spreading tree at a dirt-ground shrine. A dark-skinned deity murti with a saffron-orange garland and raised arms stands on a pink-and-white pedestal inside a stone arch. Around a circular paved platform, devotees in white dhotis and shirts, saris in green, orange, red and white, and salwar kameez stand and walk; a few people are kneeling. Several boys and a woman in white sit on a dark mat in the foreground facing the shrine. A watermarked copyright line is visible in the image but not reproduced here.

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A photograph of a devotional scene under a large banyan tree. At centre, a black stone lingam or deity murti stands on a raised red-tinted base, draped with orange and red marigold garlands, with a white arched shrine frame behind it. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti attends the murti, and a young boy in a red top stands beside it. Around the shrine, several devotees sit on a dark mat: women in white saris with coloured borders, including one with a teal border and floral print in the foreground, and men in white shirts. A standing woman in a blue top and a man in white stand nearby, and a child in yellow is at the left edge. Thick aerial roots and branches frame the outdoor setting.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesFebruary 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at a shaded shrine. A shivalinga-style murti stands on a red-stone base wreathed with marigold and multicolour flower garlands, with a white arched frame behind it. Several people in white ritual clothes are gathered: a man in white kurta with hands folded in prayer near the tree, a woman in a peach sari, a small child in white, and a few attendants in white standing or seated on a glossy dark floor where others kneel. One person in white is bending toward the murti, possibly offering a puja. Hanging garland strands and wooden bench details are visible.2010-08-28Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Seated devotees in white and pastel clothes face a small shrine under a white arched frame, where a deity murti draped in orange and yellow marigold garlands stands on a dais with orange flower offerings piled before it. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands at the left, and a woman in a yellow sari stands near the shrine, with another figure in red and white tending the murti. The devotees sit on a dark stone platform. Some people are seated in the foreground, a few partially visible at the edges.2010-07-03July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor photo under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At the centre stands a black stone murti of Dakshinamurthy, draped in red and orange garlands, set within a white arched shrine frame on a raised platform. Orange-red offerings. A woman in a white sari with a red border and a man in white kurta and white dhoti sit on dark polished stone tiles facing the shrine, seemingly in puja. Other people in white garments stand around the shrine, including a man in an orange dhoti at left and a woman in a white shawl near the murti. A man in a checked shirt and a man in white stand to the right. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-08-28Outdoor photograph in a shaded grove under large banyan-type trees. At centre, a dark stone murti wearing an orange-saffron cloth stands within an ornate white arched frame, with orange-red offerings heaped on a dark base in front. Devotees in white ritual clothing gather around it: a bald man in white kurta and a woman in a pink salwar top stand near the murti, a man in white kurta and dhoti faces it, and several people in white stand in the background. A woman in an orange-bordered white sari stands at right. In the foreground a woman in white with a long braid sits cross-legged on a dark tiled platform facing away. The scene reads as a padapuja or darshan at a shrine.2010-10-05July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A dark stone deity murti stands in an white arched stone frame, draped in an orange cloth and yellow-and-orange marigold garlands, with an orange-red pile of offerings at its base. A woman in a white sari bends forward at left to offer to the murti. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands in front, one in a red shirt and another in orange clothing at right. A few more people in white are visible at the edges under the trees, with a sign reading 'Nithyanandapedia' near the base. Approximately 12 people visible.2010-07-11