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Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right, a black stone statue of a seated saint wears an orange cloth, a saffron turban-like head covering, rudraksha-style beads and yellow-orange marigold garlands, set in a white arched shrine and red-painted base. Left of centre, a multicolour umbrella with a bird motif shades a small group: a man in saffron robes stands with hands together, a man in white with a yellow shawl bends forward at the base of the statue, and other men in white and orange move about. In the foreground, a videographer in white holds a camera with a small screen toward the scene, and a man in white and yellow stands at the edge. Red-orange ground colour surrounds the shrine.

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July 21 20102010-07-21December 20 20092009-12-20July 21 20102010-07-21October 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesDecember 20 20092009-12-20Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with dangling aerial roots, showing a group of about twenty devotees in a line during a ritual procession. Several men wear white dhotis and white shirts with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. On the left, a bald man in an orange robe and a figure in red and orange robes stand near the trunk, with an older man in a blue shirt. A man in the foreground wears an orange cloth wrapped around his waist and an orange turban, carrying a brass plate. A man at centre-right raises a ceremonial object above his head. Behind them stands a large circular floral arch of red, yellow, green and white garlands. Ground is bare earth with dappled shade.2006-12-31Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man in a white dhoti and shawl raises one hand while holding a lit lamp near a black stone deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and purple flowers. An orange-robed sadhu with long hair and a beard stands beside him holding a flame. Another orange-robed attendant holds a brass plate of petals. Around them, a crowd of men in white kurtas and yellow shawls stands with palms joined in prayer, while a woman in white and orange stands at the right. Bright orange-red painted base and a yellow flower offering on a brass tray in the foreground.2009-10-15Outdoor photo at a banyan tree shrine. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap stands centre-left, hands raised before a small offering tray with a brass lamp. Beside a large black stone sculpture of a seated figure draped in orange cloth and yellow-and-orange garlands, a man in white dhoti and white shirt presses palms together. Around the banyan, about a dozen people in white, cream and yellow clothing stand with folded hands or are seated; a child in yellow stands among them. Aerial roots hang from the large tree, and a white-rimmed circular platform sits at left.2009-12-20Outdoor temple scene under a large spreading tree. A black stone deity murti seated in front of a carved stone arch wears an orange cloth, a garland of white flowers and a red-orange sash. In the foreground a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the murti. Beside him a man in a yellow and green wrap with long hair stands with hands folded. A procession of men in orange and saffron robes and turbans walks behind them, and a bald man in white dhoti and orange shawl walks at the left. The murti sits on a stone platform of cobbles edged with black and white tiles, with a small brass lamp and a tray placed in front.2007-08-09December 30 20062006-12-30October 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copiesDecember 03 20162016-12-03