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Outdoor photo of a ritual at a stone-rubble mound topped by a dark stone Shiva lingam or murti wrapped in a red cloth and garlanded with white and yellow flowers. A bearded man in white clothes stands on the mound, reaching toward the murti, with a cloth or hand gesture. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and saris sit and stand under large shady trees. In the foreground, a seated saffron-robed man with a saffron head wrap sits cross-legged before a brass plate with flowers. Women in colourful saris and children sit on the right, and a basket of yellow flowers lies in the lower right corner.

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Outdoor photo of a devotional ceremony beneath a large shady tree. A man in orange saffron robes with a matching orange head wrap sits on a low red cushion at left, facing a stone platform. A bearded man in a white kurta stands on a rough stone base, garlanding a dark stone deity murti draped in red cloth and white flower garlands. Seated devotees in white and coloured saris and white dhotis fill the foreground and background. A grey-haired man in white kurta and glasses stands at right. Plates of flowers and offerings rest on the ground.2003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedOutdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree at a rock-and-stone platform holding a dark stone murti, a seated figure with a serpent-like hood carved above. In the foreground a seated man in saffron-orange robe and orange head cloth tends a small fire, with offering vessels, a brass lamp, flowers and a plate of fruit nearby. Standing beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds his hands together in prayer, while another man in white dhoti stands holding a long rod. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and coloured saris and shirts watch, with trees and a few onlookers in the background.Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree at a rustic site. A deity murti, dark stone with a red cloth and garlands of white and yellow flowers, stands atop a rough mound of piled stones. A man in an orange-saffron cloth with a bare upper body, standing at the left, raises his arm toward the murti, possibly offering something. Around him, seated devotees in white, blue and other colours watch and some have hands folded in namaskar.July 13 20032003-07-13Outdoor ritual photograph under large banyan trees. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap sits on a low red cushioned stool with palms joined, facing a black stone linga draped in red cloth and white flower garlands, set on a rough stone platform. Around him, a large seated crowd of women in white, pink, blue and green saris, with some men in white dhotis and a young girl in white and yellow, sits on the bare earth. Brass plates hold offerings of flowers, rice and a small brass vessel. A woman in white stands at right beside the linga, and another woman in blue is seated nearby. The setting suggests a puja at a shrine.July 13 20032003-07-13Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A black stone Dakshinamurti-style murti sits atop a rounded rubble-stone platform, draped in red cloth and wreathed with white flower garlands. Around the base, a group of women and girls sit and stand; one woman in an orange-saffron head wrap and orange sari is seated near a brass plate, and a person in white robes bends forward at the left edge. A woman in white sari and another in pink-and-white sari stand behind the seated group. A man in a brown-orange robe stands at the far right beside the shrine, and another man in a dark shirt stands in the background. The scene appears to be a ritual gathering at the shrine. Dirt ground and green foliage fill the background.April 02 20032003-04-02Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large spreading tree. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban sits cross-legged at left, hands joined, beside brass puja vessels and lamps on a low wooden table. Nearby a bearded man in white stands with hands folded, and several people in white dhotis and kurtas stand or sit around the scene. Women in white and colourful saris, one wearing a long beaded necklace, watch from the crowd. At right, a stone platform is decorated with thick garlands of flowers in pink, white and green and an orange cloth. A black-and-white patterned border surrounds the ritual area and a wooden instrument rests against the gathering.2004-07-02Outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A figure in saffron-orange robes bends forward with hands joined at a heap of rough stones topped by a dark stone deity murti draped in red cloth and garlanded with white and red flowers. Around them, a large crowd of women in white and pastel saris sits or stands, many with hands folded in prayer, and a man in white dhoti sits at the front with brass offering plates and flowers nearby. A woman in a white sari on the right photographs the scene with a camera. Approximately twenty people are visible. The a person candidate is the saffron-robed figure bowing; the appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dangling aerial roots, showing a consecration ritual at a stone-lined base. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a long orange head wrap holds a ritual implement and faces the altar, with a small brass bell nearby. Several people in white clothes stand and kneel around the rite, including a bent figure in white and a standing man in white with palms joined. Women wear sarees in red, pink and green, and a row of seated devotees watches from the background. A dark black stone deity murti with a raised hooded form stands on a granite pedestal at right, with brass vessels and offerings on the ground.2003-04-02