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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots at a temple site. A golden deity murti stands at right, draped with an orange cloth and a long garland of red, yellow and white flowers. Devotees in white clothes, some with orange or red shawls, stand with hands folded in prayer near the shrine. A row of seated devotees sits behind a bamboo fence on the left. A red kalasha-like vessel and offerings sit on a red stone platform in the foreground, while a dark-clad woman in an orange saree stands among them.

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July 07 20092009-07-07July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor photo beneath a huge banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches. Several people stand on a paved path with hands folded in prayer, a few in white dhotis with gold borders, a woman in a red sari with an orange shawl, a shirtless man in grey trousers, and others in orange and saffron clothing. On the right stands a large golden-clad murti with an orange turban, garlands, a decorated blue-and-gold backdrop and an orange-gold cloth draped beside it, with a small black shivalinga-style stone at its base. The scene suggests darshan or puja at a sacred tree shrine.2017-01-01August 21 20112011-08-21Devotees stand in a shaded outdoor courtyard beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and spreading branches. On the right, a dark stone statue of a seated figure wears an orange-saffron cloth and a red-orange headband, garlanded with a long white and red flower garland. Below it, a stone base holds red and orange offerings. In the foreground, a woman in a white salwar and a woman in a floral print sari with a backpack stand with hands joined in prayer. A woman in a turquoise kurta with a white shawl and white trousers stands among others in white and dark clothing. A glass-fronted display case sits nearby, and a man photographs the scene.2011-08-19Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots hanging from its spreading branches. On the left, a man in a white shirt and brown trousers stands with palms pressed together. A group of devotees in white dhotis and saris, one in an orange shawl, stand with hands folded in prayer. On the right, a deity murti sits on a red-painted base decorated with garlands of orange and white flowers, with brass plates and offerings in front. A small water pool lies at the left edge of the frame.2006-10-25Outdoor temple grounds under a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a woman in white dhoti-style sari with folded hands stands on a paved platform near the trunk. A man in white with an orange shawl walks along a path toward a large dark stone deity murti on a black base, decorated with a garland of orange and red flowers, next to an orange-smeared sacred mound with scattered petals and a black-and-white painted border. Other devotees in white and green saris and white shirts walk and stand nearby, a child in orange clothing among them. A carved white stone arch frames the shrine on the right. A man in a white shirt and a bald priest in white stand by the shrine. Mostly white and orange colours dominate, with greenery in the background.2010-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothing sit on mats and cloth in a wide semicircle facing a red-painted rocky mound topped by a black Shiva lingam wrapped in red, white and yellow garlands. A black-and-white patterned serpent body curls around the base of the red mound. A standing man in white clothing with an orange shawl stands near a tripod camera at the centre, and a figure in white stands beside the lingam. Several women in pink and grey saris sit at the left edge. Thin metal poles frame the open ground.2006-07-23Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree at a temple-like grounds with sandy earth and concrete platforms. In the centre, a black stone statue of a seated figure in orange robes sits under an arched shrine frame, in front of a large mound of red-orange flower petals ringed by a black and white bordered base. Several women in white and cream saris, some with orange or red shawls, stand and walk around the shrine; a few devotees in white dhotis stand near the tree and sit in the background. Hanging aerial roots of the banyan drape over the scene. Nothing in the scene identifies the seated statue with certainty beyond its orange robes.2010-09-22Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, a small group of devotees stands in prayer before a carved stone deity murti draped with marigold and multicolour garlands. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a brass lamp and offering plate near a red-painted stone platform. Other devotees in white, saffron and orange-bordered cloth press palms together. Bright sunlight and open ground surround the shrine with a carved stone arch behind it. No readable text appears in the frame.2006-10-25Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. On the right, a black stone deity murti in a red-painted niche is heavily garlanded with yellow, purple, white and orange flower garlands, with a kalasha-style offering in front. Several devotees in white clothing stand and pray: a woman in an orange top and white dhoti with folded hands near the lower left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti standing with hands folded, and a woman in white with hands joined. Other people in white are visible in the background among the trees. No clear a person candidate is identifiable from appearance.2009-12-28