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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, bare-chested under an orange saffron shawl and wearing a white and orange flower garland, holds a lit flame or lamp toward a black stone deity murti on a red-painted base at right. The murti is draped with a white cloth and has a red mark on its forehead. Several other people stand nearby: a man in orange robes at left, a man in white clothes with hands folded in prayer, and additional devotees in white kurtas and dark trousers. A small black stone bowl or oil lamp sits near the base. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti at a sacred tree shrine. a person: the man holding the flame has long swept-back hair, an orange shawl and a flower garland.

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Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears an orange dhoti and a white and orange floral garland, holding a lit oil lamp or aarti flame before a large black stone statue of a seated figure draped in white cloth, set on a red-painted pedestal with a small bowl. Behind him, a man in an orange robe presses his palms together in namaskar, and a white-clad attendant and several people in dark shirts stand nearby on a dirt path. The scene reads as a temple ritual at the banyan tree shrine.2006-12-25Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a person in an orange saffron robe wears a white and orange floral garland and stands with hands together in front of a black stone deity murti draped in white cloth, set on a red-painted pedestal. Behind them, several people in orange robes and white clothes stand with palms joined, and two men in dark shirts and jeans stand by the tree. A bowl sits near the murti base. a person appearance is uncertain; the standing figure in orange with a garland shows some cues but is not clearly distinguishable.2006-12-25A standing saffron-robed man with long dark hair and a white-and-red flower garland stands barefoot on a dirt path beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. To the right, a dark stone Shiva lingam or deity murti is draped with a white cloth and sits on a red-painted base with a small kalasha-like bowl. Two men in white kurta-style clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaste at the left edge, and a figure in white is partly visible behind them.2006-12-25Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A figure in an orange saffron garment with a white and multicoloured flower garland holds a lit flame or lamp near the trunk, apparently performing an offering. Beside him stand a man in white ritual dress with an orange shawl and another man in orange robes, with several people in white and orange clothing and a bystander in a light shirt at left. In the foreground are a dark stone naga-like serpent sculpture and a red-painted stone shrine element. Several people stand in the background among the tree.2006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25December 20 20092009-12-20December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25Outdoor 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.2009-12-20December 25 20062006-12-25December 20 20092009-12-20Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A dark stone shivalinga or deity murti on a red-painted base is garlanded with white, yellow and red flower garlands and draped in white cloth. In the foreground, a man in saffron/orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaste beside a man in white ritual clothes also with hands folded. A woman in a green top stands at left, an older man in white clothes with hands folded stands behind, and a cameraman in orange and white records the scene at right. Other people in white clothes stand in the background, and a red drum or drum-like object is visible near the centre. Dappled sunlight falls on the sandy ground.2006-12-30 +1 copies