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Outdoor puja beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A standing priest with a shaved head, wearing a maroon-brown dhoti and multiple garlands of white, yellow and red flowers, holds a lit oil lamp on a tray and performs aarti toward a golden statue. The statue, dressed in an orange cloth with a red turban and floral garlands, stands on a gold pedestal decorated with flowers. Behind the priest, a white-clad assistant and a person in an orange robe hold a ritual umbrella with a striped canopy. Wet paving stones and a yellow cloth backdrop complete the scene.

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September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene beneath a large banyan tree with dangling aerial roots. A man in a maroon dhoti with a red-and-white flower garland and a gold-toned necklace stands on a stone path, holding a small brass bell and a lit oil lamp. Behind him, attendants in orange and white clothes carry a multicoloured striped parasol. On the right, a large golden peetha with a standing bronze figure in orange robes, pink and yellow flower garlands and a red-brown turban is being honoured with flowers. A rudraksha-style necklace and orange-clad attendants appear at the left edge.2017-09-02Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A standing man in a maroon dhoti with a yellow-and-green flower garland and gold chain holds a lit oil lamp in a brass stand while smiling toward a golden deity murti draped in orange cloth with a red-and-gold crown and a large garland of red and white flowers. To the left a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti holds a striped ceremonial umbrella, and another man in white stands at the edge. Wet stone pavement and flower petals surround the murti.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02 +3 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right, a golden seated deity murti is adorned with yellow, red and green flower garlands and a crown, set on a gold pedestal with a small black shivalinga-style stone and marigold offerings in front. On the left, a standing man in orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland, holding a ceremonial object, faces the murti with hands raised. Behind him, several people in orange and saffron robes stand in a line, a woman in white holds a brass tray of offerings, and a man in white stands nearby. Striped mats lie on the ground, and a distant canopied shrine is visible through the trees.2017-12-30