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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, showing a shrine decorated with a red floral border and a white carved arch. Inside the shrine stands a deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and white flowers. In the foreground, an elderly bearded man in an orange robe with a wooden rosary stands near folded blue, red and purple silk cloths. Beside him, a bare-chested elderly man wears a white dhoti and a white towel over his shoulder. Other men in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby, one in an orange shawl holding a small bundle, and a man in a grey shirt and dark trousers stands at right.

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Outdoor photo beneath a large old banyan tree with aerial roots, at a ritual site with a bamboo fence. On the left a man in a white shirt and white dhoti carries a garlanded deity murti wrapped in red and white flower garlands, placed on a blue and gold cloth. Beside him a bearded man in white dhoti stands near a man in orange robes. A man in a red patterned shirt and dark trousers holds an orange cloth. A young man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white garland stands with hands folded in anjali. On the right a man in orange and yellow cloth holds a tray of lit lamps and red flowers for aarti, and another man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands with folded hands. The scene suggests a puja or padapuja at the banyan tree, with about seven people visible.2010-07-22January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor temple ritual beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A shrine arch frames a deity murti draped in red and yellow garlands. Several men and women in saffron-orange robes stand in a line along a dark polished floor. A woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands center-right holding a brass vessel, while nearby devotees hold offering items and a long wooden staff with a decorated top is held at right. Brass lamps and a flower-strewn tray rest on white ledges at the left foreground, and a striped canopy appears at upper right. The setting suggests a puja or darshan at an open-air shrine.2008-12-27Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, a yellow-and-gold pillar and a hanging rope at right. A crowd of about two dozen people gathers closely, mostly men in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders, some with garlands. A man at the far left in an orange cloth and head covering stands near the trunk, and some people in white shirts and a grey shirt stand among them. Cameras and camera operators appear among the crowd, and a patterned purple-and-gold cloth hangs at the lower left. Bright daylight and green foliage fill the background.December 31 20062006-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor temple courtyard under trees. A white-bearded elder in saffron-orange robes bends forward at a small stone structure, holding a red-and-white cloth bundle. Beside him, a bald man in a rust-brown dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. Two more men in rust and gold-bordered dhotis stand on a black granite platform; the one on the right holds a silver bowl with white and red flowers. Behind them, a golden deity murti is framed by a blue arch and garlands of marigolds, and a small oil lamp burns on a stone base. Other robed devotees stand in the background.2013-11-05Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, at a red-painted stone platform area. A figure with long dark hair and a rust-orange wrap, adorned with bangles, walks away from the camera along a paved path. Beside him a man in an orange shawl and dark rudraksha-style beads stands near a white umbrella held by a priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth. Other men in white dhotis with gold borders and white shirts stand around, some with hands folded in namaskar. A long garland of yellow and red flowers hangs from a pillar on the right, a trident stands at left, and a small shrine with flower garlands sits near the bottom right.2016-12-03July 21 20102010-07-21