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Outdoor photograph at dusk beneath a vast old banyan tree with hanging aerial roots and thick low branches. Four people stand on sandy ground near a stone shrine. The woman in front wears an orange saffron sari with an orange shawl and holds a small item in her hands. Two people behind her wear white dhotis with orange shawls, and a fourth person in white with an orange shawl stands at the right edge. At the right, a red-clad stone deity murti with a silver face stands beside a tall white pole. A red-stone platform lies in the foreground.

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Outdoors at dusk beneath a large old banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A devotee in an orange sari with a shawl stands with hands joined in prayer before a grey stone deity murti draped in red cloth with gold border. Behind her, two men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand; one holds a lit flame, and another person in white with orange shawl stands at the right edge. Red offerings and a small stone base lie at the foreground, and the ground is bare earth.2007-02-25Photograph taken outdoors at dusk beneath a huge ancient banyan tree with thick aerial roots and sprawling branches. Three people stand on a sandy path in front of a shrine: a woman in orange sannyasi-style robes with her palms joined in prayer, a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl standing beside her, and another man in white with an orange shawl, bowing with hands together. To the right, a dark stone deity murti is draped in red cloth and decorated, beside a red-painted stone base and a white-painted pole. Prayer mats lie on the ground at left.2007-02-25Outdoor photo beneath a large ancient banyan tree with dense aerial roots hanging from its branches. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand on bare sandy ground; the one on the left stands with hands at sides, while the one at centre in the middle presses palms together in prayer. To the right, a black stone shrine or deity murti sits on a raised base of red-painted stone, draped with yellow and white flower garlands, with a small white figure and a green cloth beside it. A brass lamp and white cord or garland lie on the ground near the base. A dark tiled area is visible at left.2006-10-25Outdoor evening photo beneath a large ancient banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Three people stand on a sandy path: a woman in an orange sari with a dark braid holding a small brass object, and two men in white dhotis with orange shawls, one holding a small bell-like object. On the right stands a grey stone murti of a seated deity draped in red cloth with gold borders, beside a pink-painted stone platform. Vertical white poles and a faint shrine lamp area surround the scene.2007-02-25February 25 20072007-02-25October 28 20102010-10-28 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A barefoot figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands on a paved area, looking toward a large black stone statue of a seated deity draped in orange cloth and garlanded with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. Two men in white dhotis with saffron borders stand at left, one holding a folded umbrella. Shrine ground is marked with orange-smeared stones and a small brass lamp on a stand. Rudraksha and saffron clothing are visible on the central figure, but the appearance alone does not establish identity, so the central figure is described by role only.2010-10-28 +1 copiesDecember 20 20062006-12-20January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 31 20092009-12-31December 03 20162016-12-03December 31 20062006-12-31