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Outdoor shrine in a grove under a large, sprawling banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. On the right, a black stone deity murti sits within a white arched niche with an orange backdrop, adorned with a red flower garland and yellow cloth. Below it, a red-painted rock base and a dark snake-like form lie on the ground. On the left, a small cave-like opening at the banyan's base holds a lit oil lamp, beside a tiled black platform and a circular stone enclosure. Red-earth ground and young trees surround the area. No people are visible.

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An outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and branches overhead. On the right, a black stone statue of a seated deity murti sits in a silver-framed arched niche with an orange cloth backdrop; it wears a yellow headpiece, yellow garment and red and yellow garlands. The base is painted red with a small brass lamp and offerings before it. Dirt paths, low stone steps and a red wall stand in the background. No people are visible.2013-09-10Outdoor shrine beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A dark stone seated deity murti sits in an ornate silver arched niche draped with orange cloth, adorned with red and orange garlands and a gold-and-red garment. Red flower offerings are heaped at its base, with a small lamp and brass items before it. Sandy ground, a low stone platform and green foliage surround the shrine. No people are visible.2013-10-13An outdoor grove beneath a large spreading banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. On the right, a black stone deity murti. It wears red and orange garlands and a red-and-saffron cloth, with a small black framed plaque and an offering lamp in front. The base is covered in red powder. A few small mats in red and white lie on the dirt ground, and a low stone bench stands to the left. No people are visible.2013-08-03An outdoor photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with dense aerial roots hanging from its wide, spreading branches. Beneath the canopy at right stands a shrine with a red-lined arch and a dark stone deity murti draped in red and decorated, set on a circular base strewn with red flowers or petals. Dark polished stone slabs on the ground hold two small red cloth mats with patterned borders, and a low stone bench sits at left near the tree trunk. No people are visible.2013-07-12July 16 20132013-07-16August 02 20132013-08-02A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with thick aerial roots and hanging vines. On the right, a deity murti sits within an arched white stone niche draped with an orange-red cloth, adorned with a yellow garland and a dark blue seated figure. In front, a raised red-painted platform holds a small offering. Nearby, a black stone slab and a low concrete platform sit on bare earth, with small red and maroon mats laid out on the ground and a grey stone bench at the base of the tree. No people are visible.2013-07-12A photograph of an outdoor temple grove under a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches. At right, a black stone deity murti sits within a white ornate arched shrine, wearing a blue garment, a long white-and-gold garland and a crown-like headdress, placed on a raised dais before a heap of red-painted offerings. Dark granite slabs and a small stone bench lie in the foreground, with sandy ground, low stone borders and empty poles across the open courtyard. No people are visible.2013-06-16July 30 20132013-07-30July 04 20132013-07-04Outdoor photo of a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and branches spreading over a sandy courtyard. Beneath the tree, a black Shiva lingam-style murti stands on a raised red-painted mound encircled by a black rope border, decorated with a flower garland and orange cloth. A single person in white dhoti and shawl, with an orange-striped cloth, stands near the trunk, apparently performing a ritual, with a second white-clad figure crouched at the base of the tree. Concrete platforms and white pillars surround the shrine area. The person is partly visible and is not identifiable as a person from appearance.2010-10-20December 24 20082008-12-24