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Outdoor ritual before a large banyan tree at a shrine. A deity murti of Dakshinamurti is seated on a rock-like pedestal, draped in garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers and wearing a white headdress. A figure in a white and gold shawl stands at right holding a silver ritual vessel and performing an offering, with a long-haired head visible. In the foreground two shaven-headed priests in saffron-orange robes face the shrine, and a row of seated devotees in white clothes sits on the ground behind them, some with hands folded in prayer. Brass ritual items sit on a cloth at lower right.

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January 01 20062006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01Outdoor ritual at a banyan tree beside a garlanded deity murti seated on a rock-and-shell pedestal, the murti draped in yellow and red marigold garlands with white flower strands and a golden base. A figure in a white and yellow garment stands on a raised platform at right, holding up a lit lamp in an aarti gesture. In the foreground, two people in orange robes sit with their backs to the camera, and further right another person in orange sits near a shaved-headed figure in glasses. Several onlookers stand among the trees, and a cameraman with a tripod films at right. Dense leafy branches fill the background.2006-01-01Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at a garlanded deity murti seated on a stone-clad pedestal, a seated Dakshinamurti-style figure with a white turban and gold ornaments, draped in yellow, red and white flower garlands. In the foreground a figure in a long white robe with a swept-back dark mane, holding a ritual vessel and a small object aloft toward the deity, stands before two shaven-headed sannyasis in saffron-orange robes seen from behind. A seated crowd of devotees in white clothes sits on the ground behind them, and a camera on a tripod is visible at right.2006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree at Bengaluru. A deity murti of Dakshinamurti seated in meditation is decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red flower garlands, with a white turban and gold-toned base, set on a mound of stones. In the foreground a seated devotee in saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala faces the deity. On the right, a standing figure in a long white robe with long dark swept-back hair raises one hand with a small object, appearing to perform an offering or blessing. Around them, a seated crowd of devotees in white clothes sits on the ground, some with children, and a few in orange robes. Appearance-based candidate: a person, with long swept-back hair and white robe, offering rites to the deity.2006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01Outdoor ritual under a large banyan tree. A golden-bodied seated deity murti of Dakshinamurti, wearing a white turban and white dhoti, is garlanded with yellow and red marigold and white flower garlands and framed by an arch of flowers. A figure with long dark hair in a cream-colored shawl and white garment stands at right, holding up a lit oil lamp or aarti in one hand while holding a small vessel in the other. Seated devotees in white clothes and orange-saffron garments sit on the ground in front, some with folded hands, and a few people are visible at the right edge. Sunlight filters through the leaves above.2006-01-01Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at a shrine of a seated deity murti, a white-robed figure with a white turban, draped in garlands of yellow and red flowers with a gold base and a stone plinth. On the right, a long-haired figure in a white robe and yellow shawl raises a lit lamp toward the deity. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men in saffron/orange robes face the shrine, with other devotees in white behind them. The shrine is decorated with marigold and rose garlands and leafy branches. a person is the long-haired figure in white with the lamp, performing aarti at the shrine during the Dakshinamurti celebration.2006-01-01Outdoor ritual under a large banyan tree. A deity murti of Lord Dakshinamurti (seated, holding a staff, with a white turban, gold ornaments and a decorated garland arch of yellow and red flowers) stands on a stone plinth at left. In the centre, a standing figure in a white shawl and flowing hair raises a ritual lamp toward the murti. In the foreground, two monastic figures in saffron/orange robes sit with their backs to the camera, and a crowd of seated devotees in white clothes watches from the background. A cameraman with a tripod films at right. Brass and offering plates lie on a white cloth near the murti.2006-01-01