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Outdoor 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.

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December 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.2009-12-29Outdoor photo beneath large banyan trees at a temple-garden shrine. A young man in orange robes and a flower garland stands on a dark polished stone floor, holding a brass bell in one hand and a small brass vessel in the other while facing a shrine. Behind him, another person in orange robes with a red-and-white head covering stands with hands pressed together in namaskar. The shrine holds a deity murti draped in orange cloth, framed by an arch with yellow and red garlands and a red backdrop, with a heap of orange offerings in front. Orange and yellow marigold garlands hang on the banyan trunk and a white stone platform surrounds the tree.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a shrine with a silver arch framing a deity murti decorated with marigold and multicolour garlands, set on a bed of orange flowers. A second saffron-robed man with a shaved head and beads at right holds a tray of offerings. Dark polished stone floor tiles and white stone platforms with a bench fill the foreground, with a small flower arrangement in the background. The long-haired figure matches appearance cues associated with a person, shown in worship at the shrine.2009-12-29January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 23 20092009-12-23December 27 20082008-12-27 +1 copiesOutdoor shrine under a large banyan tree with aerial roots, a white-painted shrine with a decorated arched canopy holding a deity murti draped in red and orange marigold garlands, set on a heap of red-orange flowers. In the foreground on a dark polished stone floor, a man with long dark hair, a white flower garland and an orange robe holds a brass ritual vessel and stands with a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes who has his hands pressed together in namaste. Two more attendants in white with orange shawls stand at the right edge, one holding a tray of yellow flowers. This appears to be a puja at an outdoor shrine.2009-12-27December 29 20092009-12-29A 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 under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A deity murti is set in a silver-coloured arched niche on a raised mound of red stones, decorated with yellow, orange and purple garlands. A reflecting pool sits in front, and a brass-bowled offering tray with bells and marigold petals rests on a white ledge at left. On the right, a young man in an orange robe and white flower garland holds a lit flame near the offering area, with several monks in orange robes standing behind him. The flame and ritual offerings suggest a puja or aarti at an open-air shrine.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28