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Outdoor shrine beneath a broad banyan tree at the Kalpataru site. A carved stone arch frames a deity murti draped in orange cloth with white and orange garlands and a necklace, set on a raised red-powder mound inside a black-and-white banded circular platform. Three women and a man stand at the right, facing the shrine; two wear saris, one yellow and green and one orange, and the man wears a patterned shirt and light trousers. A dark reflective stone slab lies in the foreground, mirroring the shrine.

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October 06 20062006-10-06A photograph taken outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At the centre stands a dark stone statue of a robed figure wearing an orange-saffron cloth and a garland of yellow and red flowers, set within an ornate white arched frame. The statue rests on a mound of bright orange-red powder with a black-and-white dotted border. Five men stand on the paved ground in front of it: on the left a man in white with hands joined in namaskar, then men in pink, red, white and grey shirts and trousers. The statue is a murti, not a living person, so a person is set to depiction only if a probable candidate were visible, which it is not here; the figure is a statue rendered in saffron cloth with garlands, not an identifiable living person.2010-11-03January 17 20102010-01-17Outdoor photo of a dark stone Dakshinamurthy murti seated under a banyan tree, framed by a pale carved stone arch. The murti wears a red-orange cloth and garlands of marigold-like flowers, and a large pile of orange-red flowers covers the raised platform in front. A man in a grey shirt and light trousers stands at the murti, adjusting or offering something. Two women in white and pale saree-style dress stand to the left, and a woman in a white dress and another in a patterned top with a yellow shawl sit on the stone step at the bottom, facing the murti. Hanging aerial roots and dense foliage surround the courtyard, with purple and white decorative poles at the edges.2009-10-17Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at an ashram shrine. A dark stone statue of a seated figure in orange-red robes and an orange turban, with a white flower garland, sits on a black pedestal behind a large red-painted mound and a white arched frame. Around it, several people walk on a paved circular platform: a woman in an orange-and-green sari, a man in a white checked shirt and dark trousers, a man in a lime-green shirt and white trousers, a woman in a purple sari, and a woman in red with white bottoms carrying a broom. Two people sit in the background, and white pillars surround the shrine area. The statue is a depiction, not a physical person.2010-01-17October 07 20062006-10-07October 07 20062006-10-07A photograph outdoors beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At the centre stands a dark stone statue of a robed sage wearing an orange-saffron shawl, an orange head wrap, and a long garland of yellow, orange and purple flowers. The statue stands within a carved silver-toned arch and rests on a dark stone base above a mound of red-orange painted rock, with a small stone plaque and a brass-edged platform in front. Four people stand or bow in devotion: a man in a pink shirt and grey trousers stands at left with hands folded, a man in a red shirt beside him stands with hands clasped, a man in a white shirt stands with hands together, another man in white bows forward toward the statue, and a woman in a yellow blouse at right presses her hands together in prayer with her head lowered. The scene is a devotional shrine setting. The statue is not a living person, so the a person field reflects a depiction of an unidentified sage.2010-11-03Outdoor photo of a dark stone Dakshinamurthy-style murti seated beneath a white carved arch in a shaded grove of banyan trees. The statue wears an orange cloth, a head wrap and garlands of yellow and red marigolds, and sits on a base heaped with red-orange offerings. A man in a white shirt and blue jeans bends forward to tend the murti, while a woman in a sari stands at left and another man in a white shirt watches from the right. Several onlookers' heads are visible at the bottom edge.2010-07-08Outdoor shrine under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At the centre sits a deity murti draped in orange cloth and decorated with marigold garlands, set within an arched white stone frame on a red mound of earth. Offerings and small lamps rest on a cloth in front, with a dark reflective stone platform in the foreground. No people are visible.2008-12-24Outdoor photo under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At the centre stands a black stone murti of Dakshinamurthy, draped in red and orange garlands, set within a white arched shrine frame on a raised platform. Orange-red offerings. A woman in a white sari with a red border and a man in white kurta and white dhoti sit on dark polished stone tiles facing the shrine, seemingly in puja. Other people in white garments stand around the shrine, including a man in an orange dhoti at left and a woman in a white shawl near the murti. A man in a checked shirt and a man in white stand to the right. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-08-28Outdoor photo at a shaded temple courtyard beneath a banyan tree. A large seated deity murti, dressed in an orange cloth and garlanded with marigold and yellow flower strands, sits on a black pedestal framed by a white arched niche. A devotee in white kneels in prostration at the base of a red-painted platform. A man in a saffron-orange kurta and cream trousers stands at right with palms joined in namaskar. Five seated people in light shirts, white clothes and a grey salwar face the murti from a dark tiled platform. Another man in a white shirt and cream dhoti bends over the murti in the background.2010-07-08