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Outdoor photograph beneath a broad banyan tree with spreading branches. A figure in saffron-orange robes and matching orange head wrap bows deeply, hands joined, before a black stone deity murti wrapped in red cloth with a white-and-red flower garland, set atop a heap of rough reddish stones. Seated devotees in white and orange saris and a white-clad child watch in the foreground, some with hands folded, and a woman in white with a camera photographs from the right. Earthen ground and a small metal vessel with flowers sit near the base of the stone platform.

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2003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedApril 02 20032003-04-02Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A black stone Dakshinamurti-style murti sits atop a rounded rubble-stone platform, draped in red cloth and wreathed with white flower garlands. Around the base, a group of women and girls sit and stand; one woman in an orange-saffron head wrap and orange sari is seated near a brass plate, and a person in white robes bends forward at the left edge. A woman in white sari and another in pink-and-white sari stand behind the seated group. A man in a brown-orange robe stands at the far right beside the shrine, and another man in a dark shirt stands in the background. The scene appears to be a ritual gathering at the shrine. Dirt ground and green foliage fill the background.July 13 20032003-07-13July 13 20032003-07-132003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedJuly 13 20032003-07-13Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree at a rock-and-stone platform holding a dark stone murti, a seated figure with a serpent-like hood carved above. In the foreground a seated man in saffron-orange robe and orange head cloth tends a small fire, with offering vessels, a brass lamp, flowers and a plate of fruit nearby. Standing beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds his hands together in prayer, while another man in white dhoti stands holding a long rod. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and coloured saris and shirts watch, with trees and a few onlookers in the background.Outdoor ritual under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man in an orange robe, orange turban, and rudraksha mala stands at centre with palms pressed together, gazing upward. Two large black-and-white painted serpent figures lie across a stone platform in front of him, with marigolds and flowers scattered. Behind, a seated figure on an orange-draped throne is garlanded with pink and white flowers, with a brass kalasha and oil lamps nearby. A crowd of people in white clothing and a few women in yellow and green sit and stand watching the ceremony.Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dangling aerial roots, showing a consecration ritual at a stone-lined base. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a long orange head wrap holds a ritual implement and faces the altar, with a small brass bell nearby. Several people in white clothes stand and kneel around the rite, including a bent figure in white and a standing man in white with palms joined. Women wear sarees in red, pink and green, and a row of seated devotees watches from the background. A dark black stone deity murti with a raised hooded form stands on a granite pedestal at right, with brass vessels and offerings on the ground.2003-04-02April 02 20032003-04-02Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree. A man in an orange-saffron cloth with a matching orange head wrap bends forward, pressing his head to a tall stone-and-rubble mound topped by a dark snake-hooded sculpture draped in red cloth and a white flower garland. Seated devotees in white and yellow saris, some with hands folded, face the mound, and a woman in a white sari with pink border photographs the scene at right. Brass oil lamps sit on the ground at lower left.2003-01-01