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Outdoor shrine beneath a large ancient banyan tree with dense aerial roots and sprawling branches, supported by metal rods. Two men in saffron-red dhoti and shawl stand in a paved courtyard; the man in front wears a white flower garland and holds his hands together in prayer, while the second man, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, stands behind him. At right, a large dark stone deity murti with a garland and orange-red cloth is set on a pedestal, with a red-stained offering area and a low wooden stand in front. A floodlight glows among the trees.

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A photograph at dusk in an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots and a metal railing. Two men in red-orange robes stand on a sandy path. The man on the left wears a white flower garland over his shoulders and holds his hands together; the man on the right, with a shaved head and a beaded necklace, holds a small book or papers. To the right, a dark stone sculpture of a seated figure is draped with a red and blue cloth and a yellow-and-white flower garland. In the foreground, a black stone altar is set on red-smeared stone, with a stone lamp nearby. Trees and a lamp post are visible in the background.2014-06-16FEB-2007-01September 08 20152015-09-08A large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots forms a canopy over a temple shrine. At right, a dark stone Shiva linga stands inside a silver arched niche with a magenta cloth backdrop, garlanded with orange and red flowers and a rudraksha-style mala. Two young attendants stand near the shrine: one in a red garment with gold trim and one in an orange robe, both facing the linga. Small flower offerings sit on a red-stained stone platform in front, and red-and-white patterned mats are laid on the ground. a person is not visibly present; the two figures are attendants.2013-07-28Outdoor 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.2009-12-27August 05 20142014-08-05Photograph taken outdoors at dusk beneath a huge ancient banyan tree with thick aerial roots and sprawling branches. Three people stand on a sandy path in front of a shrine: a woman in orange sannyasi-style robes with her palms joined in prayer, a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl standing beside her, and another man in white with an orange shawl, bowing with hands together. To the right, a dark stone deity murti is draped in red cloth and decorated, beside a red-painted stone base and a white-painted pole. Prayer mats lie on the ground at left.2007-02-25A standing man in an orange-brown dhoti-style garment with yellow-and-white borders and a matching orange shawl, wearing a long orange-and-white garland and a rudraksha-style mala, stands with hands folded on a red-and-pink prayer rug beside a large banyan tree with sweeping aerial roots. To the right, a black stone deity murti wearing a blue turban and blue cloth, with red flower garlands and a yellow shawl, sits on a pink-backed shrine. A black stone plaque and red-tinted stone base lie in the foreground, and small stone blocks and a tall white post stand in the open ground. The man's appearance has cues matching the page's a person reference, though not conclusively, so he is described as a person in an outdoor shrine setting.2013-07-11February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05September 10 20112011-09-10A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick branches supported by ropes, at a temple site. Several people in orange-red and saffron robes stand and walk around a low fenced area beneath the tree, one figure in a white garment bends forward. In the right foreground a black stone deity murti or shivalinga-style shrine is adorned with a red cloth and a garland of yellow and orange flowers. A small black altar and a black stone lotus-shaped or hand-shaped offering stone sit on a mat with red and yellow petals in front. Sandy ground and paved walkway surround the tree.2014-06-06