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Outdoor 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.

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January 17 20102010-01-17A 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.2010-11-03Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, showing a white arched shrine framing a deity murti draped in orange with garlands of yellow and orange flowers. Several devotees stand around on sandy ground: a man in a white dhoti and shirt on the left, a woman in an orange saree and orange skirt, a woman in a green and yellow saree with a white shawl, a man in a blue shirt and grey trousers near the shrine, and a woman in a maroon outfit at right. Orange and red offerings are heaped at the base of the shrine. No a person candidate is visible.2010-08-14December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor temple scene under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A black stone deity murti stands in a silver-framed niche draped with green cloth, garlanded with yellow and red flowers and a red shawl. Before it, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and white shawl stands with hands folded in prayer at a red-smeared offering stone with brass lamps. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with palms pressed together in worship, and another man in an orange-saffron cloth walks at the right edge. Several people are visible, with a bare-chested priest wearing a rudraksha mala and a white shawl. a person candidate not clearly identifiable from appearance.2011-10-01Outdoor 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.2006-10-06An outdoor temple scene beneath large banyan trees. In the foreground, a black stone Dakshinamurthy-style or Shiva linga-like murti stands on a black base, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands, beside a red-painted rock mound. Near the centre-right, a devotee in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with hands joined in prayer before a brass plate of offerings. Beside him, a man in orange clothing holds a tray of offerings. Behind them a line of people in white and orange clothes stands with hands folded in devotion, and a woman in a red sari is visible in the middle distance. Rangoli-style floor patterns and scattered flower petals lie on the ground.2010-12-27Outdoor photograph of a shaded temple courtyard beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At center stands a dark stone Dakshinamurthy-style deity murti in an arched white frame, draped with an orange and red marigold garland and set on a mound of orange-red offerings. A large brass bell hangs from a branch at upper right. Several seated devotees in light white and pastel clothes sit on a dark tiled platform facing the deity, while a man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at right with hands folded. A woman in white with a pink print and a woman in a sari stand nearby.2010-07-08December 26 20062006-12-26Outdoor 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 of a shrine under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A black stone deity murti stands in a white arched niche backed by a turquoise cloth, draped in an orange-red cloth and a red-and-yellow flower garland, with a red-and-orange sculpted heap in front and a dark pedestal. A single person on the right, seen from behind and partly cut off, wears a bare upper body with a green dhoti and gold-bordered shawl, standing barefoot on a tiled path while facing the shrine. The scene is a quiet outdoor devotional spot with brick-red earth and green foliage behind.2011-09-28Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading tree showing a black stone murti of a deity seated on a dark pedestal inside a silver arch, decorated with garlands of orange and yellow flowers and a white cloth. In front is a raised mound covered in red and white material encircled by a bordered path. To the right, a person in an orange robe with a gold-coloured shawl stands barefoot with long dark hair and a beaded necklace. On the left, a figure in white dhoti and orange shawl stands near the shrine, and another person in white dhoti with bare upper body appears at the right edge. A hanging vine and a white pole rise in the foreground.2006-12-27