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Night photograph at a banyan tree shrine. A small raised stone shrine with a blue-and-white tiled dome topped by a golden finial stands in front of a large gnarled tree trunk. Beside it sits a black stone lingam-like sculpture decorated with a garland of white flowers and red blossoms. A man in orange ochre clothing sits at the shrine's edge with his head bowed, and a partially visible head of another person appears at the bottom edge. Railings and a few other figures are faintly visible in the dark background.

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August 02 20082008-08-02A night photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree. A small stone shrine with a blue-and-white tiled roof and a gold finial houses a black stone deity murti draped in white cloth and adorned with white and red flower garlands. Brass oil lamps, a brass bell and a small plate of white flowers sit on the red-tiled platform in front, with a red railing behind. At the right edge, a man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands, and at the lower left a seated person in white is partly visible.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Night photograph of a small outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan-type tree. A dark stone deity murti. A small oil lamp flame glows at its base. In front on the step are a brass bell, a brass oil lamp, and a small plate of flower petals. A white-and-blue domed canopy with a gold finial sits on top of the shrine. No people are visible.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Night photo at an outdoor shrine beneath a large tree. A man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark, a yellow bead garland and saffron-orange robes stands at left with his hand extended toward a small stone shrine. Inside the shrine sit dark stone deity murti adorned with green leaves, white flowers and red blossoms. At lower right, a shaven-headed man in orange robes kneels at the shrine, holding a small offering vessel, with a brass bell on the ground nearby. Behind a low railing, several people in white and orange clothing watch, and a photographer is visible. A blue-and-white pot-shaped finial sits atop the shrine structure.2008-08-02A figure in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair stands at left holding a brass oil lamp with a visible flame, offering aarti before a shrine. The shrine is a small stone structure with a blue-and-white capped top under a large tree, holding a black stone deity murti or linga-like form decorated with white and red flower garlands and a white cloth. Seated devotees, including a child with shaved head in the foreground, watch at right and lower edge, with a brass oil lamp and pink flowers visible. Night setting with dark foliage behind.2008-08-02January 08 20102010-01-08Night-time photograph at a shrine beneath a large banyan tree. In the centre stands a figure in saffron-orange robes with a long, swept-back hair, a white forehead mark, and a thick yellow bead mala draped around the neck; he is looking down toward a small black deity murti with flowers and garlands on a white stone pedestal. Beside him a younger man in orange robes with maroon trim holds an orange cloth and tends the shrine. A blue-and-white domed shrine cover with a golden finial stands on the left, and a flaming lamp is visible at the right edge. A hand with a ring reaches into the lower left of the frame.2008-08-02A small stone shrine built beneath a large leafy tree shows a dark stone Ganesha murti, its trunk and head marked with red kumkum dots and a pink flower at the crown. The deity sits in a niche draped with a white cloth stained red, and the shrine is topped by a white-and-blue roof with a gold finial. A framed picture of a deity sits atop the roof behind the gold finial. Dense green branches and a thick trunk fill the upper frame, and palm fronds appear at the lower left.2012-07-08July 24 20052005-07-24Night photograph of a square stone shrine or memorial structure with cream and blue-grey painted walls, a granite panel with garlands of white and red flowers and scattered petals at its base, and a domed white-and-blue patterned top capped by a golden finial. Dark foliage surrounds it. In the blurred background at right, several people in white and orange clothing stand behind a railing.2008-08-02