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Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large banyan tree with dense green leaves and hanging aerial roots. A tall black stone deity murti stands at right, adorned with green leaf garlands and bangles on its arms. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a red-and-gold striped dhoti and shawl, wearing a white and red flower garland and gold bangles, stands near a second man in matching orange-red robes bending forward with hands at his waist and rudraksha mala around his neck. A shaved-headed attendant at left wears orange cloth and rudraksha beads, and offerings of orange marigolds and red flowers sit on a tray beside brass vessels and a kalasha-style pot in the foreground. A tripod camera stands in the background. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam-style offering before the murti.

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February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual abhishekam before a large dark stone deity murti adorned with a green leaf garland. A bald priest in saffron-and-gold robes with a rudraksha mala kneels at the lower right, pouring liquid from a small silver vessel into a metal bowl. Beside him, a second priest in similar orange-gold robes with a bald head sits at left, holding a brass plate with offerings. A third figure stands behind in a red-orange garment with a long white flower garland, gold bangles and a red-and-white garland, extending a hand over the offerings. Large spreading tree branches form the backdrop, with silver vessels and a kalasha-style pot on the ground.2015-02-05Outdoor photo beneath a large leafy tree. In the foreground, a priest in orange-red dhoti with gold borders pours liquid from a white vessel onto a tall black stone deity murti decorated with green vine garlands. Beside him, a man with long hair, a white flower garland with multicoloured strands, and gold bangles wears an orange-red dhoti and stands with his hands at his sides. Two more priests in orange-red cloth stand at left. A white-clad attendant is visible in the background. Brass vessels and a flower-filled plate sit on a striped cloth in the lower left.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual photograph beneath a large spreading tree. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-red cloth kneels at left, pouring from a silver vessel, while a second priest in red garments with a rudraksha mala stands at centre, bending over silver bowls and offering vessels on a blue cloth. A third figure stands behind them wearing a white and red garland with a red shawl. At right, a dark stone deity murti adorned with green garlands and a crown is being honoured with the offerings. The scene suggests a puja at a shrine.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual at a large spreading tree. Three shaved-headed men in saffron-red robes with yellow borders perform puja: the seated man in front tends a tray of red flowers beside a conch shell on a striped blue cloth, while the standing man in the middle holds a lit lamp. Behind them a woman in a red sari with a white flower garland folds her hands in prayer. To the right stand two dark stone deity murti draped with green garlands, one with a crown-like headdress. Sunlight filters through the branches.2015-02-05Outdoor ritual before a large tree with spreading branches. Three men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders stand near a black stone deity murti decorated with green leaf garlands. The central man raises his arm toward a flame, while a man on the left holds a silver plate with a small lamp. A man in the centre-left wears a white and red floral garland and folds his hands in prayer. Silver vessels, a brass pot and a textile cloth sit on the ground in front, with a camera on a tripod nearby. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti at an open-air shrine.2015-02-05Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree at a temple site. In the foreground, a long-haired man in an orange-red dhoti-style garment with a gold-yellow border wears a white and multicolored flower garland and gold bangles. Beside him, another person in matching orange-red and gold robes raises a white vessel high with one arm, pouring liquid over a large black stone deity murti standing on the right, which has a crown and an arm raised. Two more robed attendants stand at the left beside a tray of orange and yellow flower offerings, a brass lamp and a metal bowl. Green vines hang on the statue, and a man in white stands partly visible in the background. a person wears long swept-back hair, a multicolored garland and gold bangles, identified by these cues as the garlanded man in the foreground, and that person is present in person. The scene shows an abhishekam being performed.2015-02-05