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Outdoor temple scene in morning mist beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A standing figure in orange robes with gold borders and a white shawl, wearing a garland of flowers around the neck, raises a lit lamp or aarti vessel toward a shrine. The shrine holds a red deity murti framed by a white arch and decorated with flower garlands, set on a dark mound platform. A colourful rangoli kolam of coloured powder lies on the ground at the base of the tree, and a reflective pool lies in the foreground. Two or three people in white stand at the right edge near the shrine.

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January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A photograph of an outdoor shrine in misty, tree-shaded grounds. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe with a gold-bordered cloth and a garland of white and yellow flowers, stands at the left holding a lit oil lamp and a small vessel toward a deity murti set in a white arched niche on a dark stone base. Behind him, a second man in orange garments stands with hands folded in prayer, and a row of devotees in white clothing stands further back, with one person holding a tray of offerings. Floral garlands drape the shrine and a painted yellow backdrop with blue clouds sits behind it.2008-01-01A misty outdoor scene beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, its trunk wrapped in yellow and maroon marigold garlands. On the right, a man with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe holds a brass aarti lamp aloft with one hand while the other rests near a small handbell, facing a shrine with a painted yellow-and-red backdrop and a deity murti framed by a white arch, with garlands draped on it. Sandy ground, a small stone platform and a few distant figures complete the setting. The scene suggests an aarti performed at the shrine.2008-01-01Outdoor ritual photo beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots, in misty morning light. A row of people in saffron and orange robes stands by a rectangular reflecting pool at the tree's base, with a patterned red mat and small offerings on the stone edge. A central figure in saffron robes raises one arm high while another holds a long staff topped with an ornament. Behind them, many devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls stand in a crowd, and a small shrine with a painted red figure and yellow flags is visible at left. Other people in white and orange, including several young boys in white, watch the rite.2008-01-01December 26 20092009-12-26December 26 20092009-12-26A person in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands in misty woodland, holding a lit oil lamp aarti over a small shrine with a painted deity murti in red and white, garlanded with marigold strands, set on a dark stone base. Behind the shrine, a colourful painted backdrop shows clouds and mountains. Several people in white clothes stand to the right with hands folded, and a few others stand nearby among tall trees and fog.2008-01-01A photograph of an outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots, its trunk wrapped in strands of marigold and white garlands with yellow and pink flowers. A standing figure in orange robes holds a brass bell and gestures toward the tree, with rose petals scattered on a dark glossy platform in the foreground. Two attendants in orange and a person in white stand nearby, and a shrine with red and orange decorations and floral garlands sits under an arched white frame to the right. Swings hang from the surrounding trees in a sunlit garden setting.2009-07-07A photograph taken at night beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and trunks. A barefoot figure in a saffron-orange robe with a draped shawl stands on sandy ground, holding a small lit flame or lamp in one hand toward a white kolam rangoli drawn on the ground at the base of the tree. A white garland with flowers hangs from the figure's shoulder, and a second person in white stands partly visible at the left edge. The scene suggests a vilakku pooja performed at a tree shrine. a person is shown in saffron robes with a flower garland, performing the lamp offering in front of the kolam.2006-12-31A woman in a saffron-orange sari-style robe with a red and white garland over her shoulders stands barefoot on a dark granite platform under a large banyan tree, performing aarti with a brass lamp in her right hand. Behind her is a shrine with a deity murti decorated with flower garlands and an orange floral offering arrangement. A shaved-headed monastic in saffron stands to the right with his hands folded in prayer. A flower garland hangs around the banyan trunk on the left, and a concrete bench sits nearby.2009-12-30December 23 20082008-12-23