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Outdoor temple courtyard beneath a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots and spreading canopy. At left stands a dark stone seated figure in orange-saffron cloth with a garland of red, white, and yellow flowers, set on a raised black base surrounded by a pile of red flower petals and a grey arched stone frame. Nearby, a smaller saffron-clothed seated figure sits on a blue mat before a wooden platform, with brass pots, kalashas and small oil lamps arranged in front. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts walk across the sandy ground, and a tall saffron flag on a pole rises near the center. Brass ritual vessels are also visible at lower right.

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Outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A dark stone deity murti draped in orange cloth stands inside a white arched frame on a red-and-black circular platform. Several people in white ritual clothes stand and bow in worship around the shrine; one man in a white dhoti and shirt has hands folded, another in white stands with a white shawl, and a woman in a white sari walks nearby. On the left, a figure in orange robes kneels on a dark stone slab, and a man in an orange garment stands among the devotees. Sandy ground, white pillars and concrete paving surround the scene.2010-07-14A photograph of an outdoor puja under a large banyan tree. A seated priest in orange clothing with a sacred thread and tilak sits on a wooden stool on a blue mat, with brass pots, a lamp and a bell arranged in front of him. Behind him, a silver arched frame encloses a shrine with an orange-draped figure adorned with a large necklace and a multicolour flower garland, while a red-draped stone form with a rudraksha-style necklace and garlands sits on a red-coloured base. A kalasha-style metal stand and a saffron flag on a pole stand nearby under the leafy canopy.2006-10-06Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large spreading banyan tree. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair and an orange-saffron robe stands barefoot holding a microphone, near a wooden chair and a mat with brass vessels and offerings. Beside a large black deity murti, stone-carved silver arch and a red-painted pedestal, a deity figure in yellow and orange garments is adorned with garlands of marigolds and colourful flowers. Behind, rows of seated devotees in white clothes face the ritual, and several people in orange robes stand nearby, including a bald man in orange with a mala at right. A white pole stands at left.2006-10-08 +1 copiesOutdoor puja beneath a large banyan tree. A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a teal mat before a brass lamp, ritual plate and silver vessels, raising his hand in a blessing gesture. Behind him, a seated row of devotees dressed in white watches. To the right, a black stone shivalinga-style murti on a red-painted base is draped in multicoloured flower garlands, with a golden snake-hooded figure and a silver arch beside it. Saffron cloth hangs from the murti.2006-10-08A seated priest in saffron-orange robes performs a puja outdoors beside a Shiva lingam shrine. He sits on a mat with a wooden backrest, wearing a white tripundra on his forehead, a beaded mala, and a bangle on his wrist, holding a small object in his hands. The lingam stands on a black pedestal, draped in a white cloth and garlanded with red and yellow flower strands, set inside a ring of white and black stones and piled with red-painted stones around its base. Offerings include brass lamps, a small golden kalasha, incense sticks, a brass thali with a coconut, and white-wrapped packets. Trees and a red flag on a pole stand in the background.2006-10-22 +1 copiesOutdoor photo under a large banyan tree at dusk. A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a blue-green cloth at left, with a brass plate and lamp in front of him, apparently performing a puja. Beside him stands a large dark stone linga draped with orange cloth and garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers, set on a mound of red powder with a black-and-white patterned border, and an arched stone frame behind. Behind them, a seated group of devotees in white clothing sits on the ground, with two men in white walking through the scene.2006-10-08Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A dark stone deity murti of Shiva is draped with a flower garland and orange cloth, seated on a mound of red powder with a serpent-like coil at its base. In front, a man in an orange robe and beaded mala sits on a green cloth before a brass plate of offerings and brass lamps, performing a puja. Behind him, about two dozen people in white clothes sit and stand in the shade, while a white-draped table and other trees fill the background.2006-10-08December 26 20062006-12-26Outdoor 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.2006-12-27Outdoor guru puja beneath a large banyan-type tree. A seated priest in saffron robes with a shaved head and tilak sits on a wooden seat before a shrine. Behind him stands a saffron-clad deity murti with a black face, adorned with multicoloured garlands and a silver necklace, set within a silver arch. A red-covered mound and a snake-like mat surround the shrine. Brass pots, a kalasha, a lamp and small offering vessels are arranged on blue mats, and a saffron flag rises beside the shrine.2006-10-06Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading tree at an ashram. In the foreground a priest in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a cloth mat, tending brass ritual vessels, a lamp and a small bell and tray of offerings. Beside him a black stone deity murti stands within an ornate silver arched frame, draped in garlands of multicoloured flowers and dressed in a yellow-orange cloth, while a smaller seated figure in yellow-orange cloth and a yellow-orange garland sits on a raised peetha in front of a large mound of red-painted stone. Behind them a seated group of about two dozen devotees in white clothes sits on the ground watching. A white-covered chair and a white cloth stand at the left edge, and a tall white pole with an orange flag rises beside the priest.2006-10-08A devotee in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl stands with folded hands before a black stone Dakshinamurthy-style deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, set on a red-painted mound under a white arch in an outdoor grove beneath a large banyan tree. A brass plate with offerings and a small vessel sit at the base. Two seated people in the background watch from a white bench, and a white ring-shaped base surrounds the banyan trunk.2010-07-08