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Outdoor devotional gathering beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right, a seated deity murti in an orange-saffron cloth is decorated with pink and yellow flower garlands and a rudraksha-style mala. In the left foreground, a woman in an orange robe stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, a long bamboo-like pole beside her. Around a brass lamp and metal vessels, several people in white dhotis and white shirts kneel and stand, while women in white and cream saris and one in an orange-bordered sari gather nearby. Flower petals and garlands lie on the ground.

Outdoor photo at a shaded temple grounds beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the left stands a black stone Dakshinamurthy-style deity murti seated on a red-painted rocky mound, draped in orange and red cloth. Two people stand in white clothing at the centre: a man in a white dhoti and white kurta with a yellow shawl, hands joined in namaskar, and a woman in white salwar with a long braid, also with hands folded. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari and several seated devotees in white and yellow sit on a low wall and on dark mats, watching in a meditative posture. A blue information sign stands near the murti.

July 12 2006

Outdoor photo beneath a huge banyan tree with dense aerial roots and spreading branches. A crowd of devotees in white clothes stands and kneels on bare earth. Several women in white saris and men in white kurtas and dhotis mill about, while a few people wear orange shawls or sashes. In the background, a raised canopied platform decorated with orange and yellow flags and a small deity murti or seated figure in ornate dress. A stone basin sits in the foreground. Several small children sit at the left edge.

March 08 2005

Outdoor temple grounds under a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a woman in white dhoti-style sari with folded hands stands on a paved platform near the trunk. A man in white with an orange shawl walks along a path toward a large dark stone deity murti on a black base, decorated with a garland of orange and red flowers, next to an orange-smeared sacred mound with scattered petals and a black-and-white painted border. Other devotees in white and green saris and white shirts walk and stand nearby, a child in orange clothing among them. A carved white stone arch frames the shrine on the right. A man in a white shirt and a bald priest in white stand by the shrine. Mostly white and orange colours dominate, with greenery in the background.

Outdoor temple courtyard beneath a large old banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A large orange-coloured mound. Beside it stands a dark stone statue draped in orange cloth, with an orange garland, next to a tall white pillar. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts stand or walk around the shrine, and an older woman in a white sari with orange border stands at left near a stone platform, possibly performing worship. A man in grey trousers and white shirt with a pendant walks in the foreground. The scene appears to be a shrine worship area; no clearly identifiable in-person candidate for the a person is visible.

February 23 2008

Outdoor photograph of a large group of devotees seated on the ground beneath a huge banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Many people wear white clothes and white head bands, with some in yellow, orange, pink and striped clothing. In the left background a figure in an orange robe stands in an arched shrine frame beside a dark stone murti. Near the centre a saffron-clad figure sits on a raised platform in front of a red-draped mound, with a small stone shivalinga-style pedestal in the lower left foreground. People are seated in rows facing the central platform in a satsang or meditation gathering.

Outdoor temple scene beneath a huge banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Dozens of devotees in white ritual clothes sit cross-legged on mats in rows, facing a seated figure at right wearing an orange-saffron garment and a garland, on an orange cloth with a small lamp. Beside her, a dark stone deity murti stands under a red-and-silver arch decorated with flowers, and a black serpent with white dots lies on the ground in front of a bright orange-painted mound. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at left near a white pillar, and a round white planter surrounds one aerial root.

Outdoor scene beneath a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and branches. Many people in white clothing gather around a decorated palanquin-like structure with a colourful canopy and red and orange flags on poles. Some devotees sit on the ground while others stand in a semicircle, one man in a white shirt and light wrap stands near the center, and a woman in orange-and-white sits nearby. A few people in white are seated on a rock in the foreground, and a woman in a pink sari sits with a child at left. A purple flag hangs from a branch at upper left. The setting appears to be a procession or ritual gathering in a shaded open ground.

Outdoor ritual gathering beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. Under the canopy, a central seated figure wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and sits on an elevated orange-draped seat beneath a decorated umbrella with pink and gold trim. Nearby, a figure in a red-orange garment sits at a low brick fire pit where smoke rises. Rows of devotees in white dhotis, white kurtas and white sarees sit on a stone platform, with some girls in teal and light blue tops. Dark carved stone serpent figures with white patterning lie in the foreground beside a rock formation draped with yellow and pink flowers. Sunlight filters through the leaves onto the pale floor.