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A devotee in a white dhoti with a pale blue border and a blue lanyard stands at the right, raising a white cloth or cup overhead beside a dark stone murti wrapped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow, white and purple flower strings. The murti sits inside a white arched niche with a red backdrop, in an outdoor courtyard with a large tree, a raised tree platform, a red bucket and a water tap. Behind is a whitewashed wall.

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December 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.2009-12-28A 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.2009-12-28Outdoor 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.2009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28An outdoor shrine under a leafy tree shows a black stone deity murti draped in a thick garland of yellow, white and purple flowers, standing on a mound of red-painted stones with a red cloth backdrop. A woman in a white sari with a gold-bordered yellow edge stands at right with palms pressed together in prayer. Another devotee bends low at the base of the shrine, and a brass bell and a small stone altar table sit in front. The setting suggests a temple grove with bare-earth ground and a pillar at the back.2009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28A dark stone statue of a seated sage stands inside a white stone arched niche, draped in an orange-red cloth and decorated with a garland of yellow, purple, white and orange flowers. The figure wears a red headpiece, a rudraksha mala, and holds one hand raised in blessing. The shrine sits on a red-painted base with a brass lamp, a plate of offerings and a small kalasha before it, surrounded by leafy trees and a wooden fence. No living people are visible; the statue is a murti, not a depiction of a physical person.2009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28Outdoor 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 of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with dangling aerial roots. On the right, a dark stone Shiva linga or deity murti is draped in garlands of yellow, purple and white flowers and wrapped in orange cloth, set on a red-cloth-covered platform with a brass vessel. A man in white dhoti and white kurta with a yellow shawl stands at the centre holding a folded white cloth, facing the shrine. At left, a woman in a white and red sari bows with hands together to her forehead, and several other people in white clothing stand near the tree. The setting is dirt ground with wooden poles and a bamboo fence.2009-12-28