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Outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A dark stone deity murti in orange cloth and a garland of orange and yellow flowers sits on a tall red-orange clay mound, with a black-and-white painted cobra form curling along its base. Four people stand before it: a bald man in orange robes at left, a man in a white dhoti and shawl, a man in white with a folded hand, and a woman in an orange sari with long dark hair who gestures toward the murti. A brass lamp stands on a small platform beside the mound. Four people are visible in total.

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October 28 20102010-10-28October 28 20102010-10-28 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Five men walk along a stone path toward a black serpent statue with white spots and a red-orange mound of offerings in the foreground. Left to right: a bald man in orange robe, a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and tripundra markings, a bald man in orange cloth, a man in white dhoti and shawl carrying an orange umbrella, and a long-haired man in orange robe with a rudraksha mala. On the right, a black deity statue seated on a pedestal wears orange cloth and a garland of marigolds and flowers. Nearby stands a dark statue. The scene suggests a temple devotional visit to a sacred tree shrine.2010-10-28October 10 20102010-10-10Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A barefoot figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands on a paved area, looking toward a large black stone statue of a seated deity draped in orange cloth and garlanded with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. Two men in white dhotis with saffron borders stand at left, one holding a folded umbrella. Shrine ground is marked with orange-smeared stones and a small brass lamp on a stand. Rudraksha and saffron clothing are visible on the central figure, but the appearance alone does not establish identity, so the central figure is described by role only.2010-10-28 +1 copiesOctober 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At center, a dark stone deity murti seated on a black base is draped in orange cloth and garlanded with marigolds. In front, a large mound of orange-red sindoor-coated stones or lingams is set in a black snake-shaped border with a black serpent head. Four people stand at left in front of the shrine: a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, two men in white dhotis with folded hands, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border touching her forehead in prayer. A fifth person in an orange cloth stands at the right with folded hands. White pillars and a red-framed stand stand at the side. The scene reads as a shrine worship and puja at a tree-shaded temple site.2010-10-28October 10 20102010-10-10October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual photograph beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man in a white dhoti and shawl raises one hand while holding a lit lamp near a black stone deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and purple flowers. An orange-robed sadhu with long hair and a beard stands beside him holding a flame. Another orange-robed attendant holds a brass plate of petals. Around them, a crowd of men in white kurtas and yellow shawls stands with palms joined in prayer, while a woman in white and orange stands at the right. Bright orange-red painted base and a yellow flower offering on a brass tray in the foreground.2009-10-15December 20 20092009-12-20Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At right, a dark stone statue of a seated deity or sage wearing a saffron cloth and garlands sits atop a red-painted rock base beside a carved stone arch. A small seated figure with a cobra-hood motif sits on the rock base in front, adorned with a yellow flower garland. Four people stand on a light blue cloth in the foreground: an older man with grey hair and a saffron wrap on the left, a bald man in saffron robes, a man in white, and a long-haired person in a saffron wrap with bare back facing the statue. Brass vessels and a small tray of offerings sit on the cloth.2006-11-21