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Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots. A black stone Shivalinga-style murti stands on a tiled platform at right, surrounded by flower petals. In the foreground a figure in white dhoti and shawl raises an arm toward a red-framed canopy over a low offering table holding brass vessels and plates. Behind them, two men in saffron and orange robes stand near the tree, one holding up an object. A line of people in white and orange clothing stands in the background among the trees and a wooden ladder-like structure, with a kalasha-style pot and yellow-and-red cloths nearby.

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Outdoor ritual under a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. A priest in white dhoti with bare upper body stands at a red-railed wooden platform holding a ritual item, offering to a black stone Shiva lingam on a green-painted base at right. Several saffron-robed monks and white-clad devotees stand nearby under the tree, with two saffron-robed figures in a raised position at upper centre. Brass plates, a kalasha-type vessel and flower offerings sit on the platform and the stone base. A seated figure in orange at left and marigold garlands complete the scene. Abhishekam-style puja at a lingam beneath a banyan tree.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual scene under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right, a dark stone deity murti stands on a grey plinth decorated with flower petals. Two priests in saffron-orange robes stand on a raised platform before a table draped with a blue-and-red cloth, laden with brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot and offerings. Men and women in white and orange clothing stand in the background among the trees. On the left, a seated figure in red and white sits on an orange chair near a blue cloth-covered structure. Wooden poles and a small shrine are visible at the edges. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam with devotees gathered around.2015-02-05Outdoor ritual beneath a large spreading banyan tree at a temple-like site. On a raised wooden platform draped with a blue-and-white striped cloth, a bald priest in orange-red robes kneels and works at offerings with a brass vessel. Behind him, a figure in an orange-red garment wears a long white flower garland and stands on a step beside a marigold garland; another figure in an orange-red dhoti stands at the top right. A stone Shiva lingam with a deity figure stands at the right edge, and white-clad devotees with folded hands sit in the foreground and near the platform, with saffron-robed attendants around. Orange flowers and a sacred thread-wrapped tree trunk are visible.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual scene under a large spreading banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A cameraman in orange robes stands on a raised red metal platform filming, and another orange-robed man stands at right beside a dark stone statue of a deity with a trident-like weapon. Several white-clad and orange-clad participants stand around a low ceremonial platform with brass and clay vessels, plates of offerings and a small canopy. A seated figure in orange and white sits near the left platform. A woman in an orange sari stands at left. Dirt ground, a blue tarp and a small table with green leaves complete the setting.2015-02-05Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots. At left, a man in a white dhoti and cream shawl with a red-and-white garland stands by the trunk near a white-painted platform scattered with flower petals. At centre, a small shrine holds a deity murti in orange and red garments, decorated with garlands, under an ornate gold canopy. To the right, a group of about a dozen people stand on a dark wet stone walkway: several saffron-robed sannyasis, and figures in white dhotis and yellow-bordered shawls. A man on the far right in white holds a brass tray and a woman in orange holds a tray of offerings. Red and orange marigold garlands hang along the left edge. The scene suggests a sacred-water bathing ritual at a sarovar.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual gathering beneath a large spreading banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. On a raised wooden platform with a blue-and-white striped canopy, two men in red-and-gold dhoti-style garments stand facing each other, one with a shaved head and one with a white-haired head, exchanging a garland or offering. A wooden ramp leads up to the platform. Below, numerous people in saffron and orange robes and white clothing stand and sit around the area, and a seated figure in orange garments wearing a flower garland sits at left beside brass vessels, flower offerings and a small table set with plates. A dark stone shrine or pillar with flower petals stands at right. Red-and-white cloth and a green tarp are visible at left.2015-02-05