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Outdoor photo of a shaded shrine under large banyan trees. A standing figure with long dark hair and a red rudraksha mala, wearing orange saffron cloth and bare-chested, holds an offering toward a deity murti decorated with flower garlands. Red flowers are heaped at the base of the shrine, and a white-walled platform with a small path surrounds it. Two men in white clothes stand near the tree on the left, one holding a camera, and another figure in orange with a red mala stands at the right holding a tray of offerings. The ground is bare earth with a dark stone slab in the foreground, and an orange-clad figure with a rudraksha mala appears in the middle ground.

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January 01 20122012-01-01Outdoor photo at an ashram grounds beneath a large banyan tree whose trunk and aerial roots are draped with yellow and pink flower garlands. A standing man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and holds his hands together in prayer before a shrine. Beside him, a figure in white clothing stands near a swing frame, and on the right a person in an orange garment and white dhoti holds a tall golden staff. The shrine displays a red and gold deity murti decorated with garlands and flowers, set in an ornate arched frame. A video camera operator is visible at the lower left edge, and the ground around a reflective dark floor panel is scattered with flower petals.2009-07-07Outdoor photo at a shaded shrine beneath large banyan trees. A man in saffron-orange robes with a red rudraksha-style garland and gold armband stands at right, raising a small brass lamp or bell toward a golden-orange deity murti decorated with red and white garlands. Red flower offerings are heaped at the base of the shrine on a white-railed platform. Behind him, four men in white clothes stand on the left near a black stone slab, some holding cameras or equipment. The setting is a dirt courtyard with paved paths and red-and-white painted border markings. The man in orange is seen in profile and is possibly a person by appearance, but this cannot be confirmed.2012-01-01July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07January 01 20122012-01-01A 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.2009-07-07Outdoor temple scene under large banyan trees. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a long shawl and a garland of white flowers stands at a shrine, raising a lit lamp and ringing a handbell before a deity murti decorated with garlands in red, orange and yellow. Several saffron-clad men with rudraksha malas stand to the right; one holds a brass trident and another a plate of flowers. The ground is red earth with a dark polished floor reflecting the shrine. This matches the photo of a puja at a shrine with a lamp and bell.2008-12-26 +1 copiesOutdoor temple ritual beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A shrine arch frames a deity murti draped in red and yellow garlands. Several men and women in saffron-orange robes stand in a line along a dark polished floor. A woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands center-right holding a brass vessel, while nearby devotees hold offering items and a long wooden staff with a decorated top is held at right. Brass lamps and a flower-strewn tray rest on white ledges at the left foreground, and a striped canopy appears at upper right. The setting suggests a puja or darshan at an open-air shrine.2008-12-27December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots and hanging ropes. A man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a red and white flower garland and gold-toned ornaments, raises a brass kalasha-style lamp or vessel in aarti before a decorated deity murti under a small canopy, surrounded by red flower petals and garlands. To the right, a second man in an orange robe with a shaved head stands with palms pressed together. A figure in white and yellow stands further back. The ground includes a black stone platform and a white-painted stone enclosure. a person in appearance: long swept hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace, performing aarti.2009-12-27January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copies