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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots and hanging ropes. A man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a red and white flower garland and gold-toned ornaments, raises a brass kalasha-style lamp or vessel in aarti before a decorated deity murti under a small canopy, surrounded by red flower petals and garlands. To the right, a second man in an orange robe with a shaved head stands with palms pressed together. A figure in white and yellow stands further back. The ground includes a black stone platform and a white-painted stone enclosure. a person in appearance: long swept hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace, performing aarti.

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Outdoor puja beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, on a dark polished stone platform. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap and a white flower garland, holds up a lit brass aarti lamp toward a decorated shrine of deity murti draped in red and orange garlands. To the right, a man in saffron robes stands with hands folded in namaskar beside a tray of flowers and fruit held by another person in white. White-washed circular platforms and kolam-style floor designs surround the tree.2009-12-27Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and a white-washed stone platform around its base. A standing priest in saffron-orange robes holds a brass aarti lamp and bell-like implement before a decorated palanquin-style shrine draped with orange and red flowers and garlands. To the right, a second person in orange robes and a red cloth on the head stands with palms joined in namaskar, holding a tray. The black tiled floor and white stone benches suggest a sacred courtyard.2009-12-27December 24 20092009-12-24January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 24 20092009-12-24Outdoor shrine scene under large banyan trees. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a garland of orange and yellow flowers stands on a dark tiled platform, raising a brass bell or lamp toward a small shrine. The shrine is decorated with a red-orange floral mound and marigold garlands, with a deity murti at its centre and an oil lamp or incense before it. Two other people in white and orange stand to the right with hands joined in prayer. A white stone bench and a flower-decorated puja area lie to the left. The figure appears to be performing aarti or puja at the shrine.2009-12-29A photograph of an outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots, its trunk wrapped in strands of marigold and white garlands with yellow and pink flowers. A standing figure in orange robes holds a brass bell and gestures toward the tree, with rose petals scattered on a dark glossy platform in the foreground. Two attendants in orange and a person in white stand nearby, and a shrine with red and orange decorations and floral garlands sits under an arched white frame to the right. Swings hang from the surrounding trees in a sunlit garden setting.2009-07-07Outdoor temple shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At the centre, a deity murti with a red-orange face is draped in garlands of marigold and multicoloured flowers, set within a white arched frame on a mound of red-orange petals. A standing figure in a saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland and an orange-red mala holds a lit lamp and offers prayer toward the shrine. To the right, a second figure in orange robes with a shaved head stands with palms pressed together, holding a plate. Black stone flooring and a white concrete bench sit in the foreground.2009-12-24A woman in a saffron-orange sari-style robe with a red and white garland over her shoulders stands barefoot on a dark granite platform under a large banyan tree, performing aarti with a brass lamp in her right hand. Behind her is a shrine with a deity murti decorated with flower garlands and an orange floral offering arrangement. A shaved-headed monastic in saffron stands to the right with his hands folded in prayer. A flower garland hangs around the banyan trunk on the left, and a concrete bench sits nearby.2009-12-30Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and a hanging swing. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes wears long garlands of marigold and multicoloured flowers and raises one hand toward the branches, while flower petals scatter on the dark stone floor. A shaved-headed man in white with a yellow shawl stands at right beside a shrine arch holding a garlanded deity murti. The figure's appearance is not clearly established, so the identity is uncertain; the people are roles only. White-painted platforms and a dark stone slab surround the tree.2009-12-24January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and a garland of marigolds wrapped around its trunk. A shrine with a white arched frame holds a golden deity murti draped in red cloth, surrounded by red flower petals. A figure in saffron-orange robes stands on a black tiled platform holding a small brass bell, beside a second person in orange clothes with hands folded in prayer and a third in orange with a tray of flowers. Appearance-based candidate for the page's a person is uncertain, so the central figure is described by role only as a devotee performing worship at the shrine.2010-02-12