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Outdoors under a spreading banyan tree, a group of about a dozen men and women stand on a paved courtyard marked with white chalk layout lines for a planned construction. At left, a black stone deity murti with a painted face sits in a red-curtained niche garlanded with marigolds and a flower garland laid at its base. Near the centre, a man in a white dhoti and shirt gestures while speaking with an older man in a white shawl and orange cloth, and several others in saffron, white and teal clothing listen; a woman in a red sari at right holds a phone. Aerial banyan roots hang from the branches overhead. The scene shows the marking of the layout for the banyan tree temple construction.

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February 01 20182018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01 +1 copiesOutdoor scene beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, where a group of men stand on a paved stone courtyard marked with yellow and white lines and a circular outline. In the centre, a bare-chested man in orange-saffron cloth gestures with his arm, while beside him an older man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-gold border stands with hands folded. Other men in saffron and red cloth, one in a dark red headwrap, and men in white and purple dhotis stand around, several wearing rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Behind them stands a small golden canopied shrine and a red-curtained shrine with a deity murti adorned with white and yellow garlands. Two people are present in the wider background. The scene suggests a site inspection for temple layout work.2018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots, a bearded sthapathi-style priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a sacred thread stands with hands near his face, speaking. Beside him a man in a purple shirt and dark trousers stands barefoot with arms crossed, watching. Two people in white and rust-red robes stand on a paved path marked with white chalk lines; one holds a document. Behind them a shrine with a red curtain and a deity murti draped in garlands sits in an arched niche. Several onlookers in saris and white shirts stand at the right edge.2018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01Outdoor temple courtyard shaded by large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. Beneath a white arched shrine, a golden deity murti wearing a red garland stands in a red-curtained niche. Several women in white or cream saris with yellow and green borders move around the shrine; one woman in a bright orange sari stands before the shrine. A man in a grey shirt and white trousers stands in the middle distance, and a bare-footed man in white shirt and white dhoti, with a mala around his neck, stands with hands joined in prayer on a dark stone floor. White kolam designs are drawn on the ground near the tree roots. Count of visible people: about seven.2010-08-19February 01 20182018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01Outdoor site beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots at Nithyananda Peetham, where a paved stone ground is marked with white and yellow lines for the layout of a planned temple. Four men stand on the stones in discussion: one in a pink shirt and green lungi, one in a white shirt and white dhoti, a third in a plaid shirt and dark trousers, and a bare-bodied figure at the left edge. Behind them, two women in saris and several people in saffron or orange robes stand near the trees. Coils of rope, a black bag and a white pipe lie on the ground, with other trees and a small structure in the background.2018-02-01