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December 25 20082008-12-25December 29 20072007-12-29December 21 20102010-12-21Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. In the centre background, a white-stone arched shrine frames a white-clad murti decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands, set on a raised circular platform heaped with red flowers. In the foreground on a black polished stone floor, a man with long dark hair and a bare upper body wears a white dhoti and shawl, hands joined in namaste. To his right stand devotees in orange and saffron robes, one holding a silver tray of offerings, along with women in white saris and a yellow-bordered sari. Kolam designs decorate the sandy ground. Approximately ten people visible.2010-12-21December 07 20072007-12-07December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor ritual scene under large spreading trees beside a shrine with a white arched frame housing a black deity murti draped in flower garlands, and a red rock-like base. In front, a line of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees stands with hands folded in prayer. A tall young man in orange with long dark hair and a flower garland stands at front holding a plate, and a bald man in orange holds a staff. A woman in white with folded hands and a man photographing with a camera on the right add to the scene. Several people in white and yellow clothing stand nearby. The floor is dark polished stone. Oil lamp and offerings are visible near the shrine. A saffron-robed figure at the front has long dark hair, a flower garland and a plate, which fits the appearance cues of a person, though this is uncertain.2008-12-28December 30 20072007-12-30October 07 20062006-10-07Outdoor temple scene under large shady trees. A deity murti in red-orange cloth with flower garlands in red, yellow and white sits within a white arched niche above a red earthen mound with a small shrine base. In the foreground a woman in orange robes with a white flower garland stands with her back to the camera, facing the shrine, with an offering plate nearby. To the right, several men in saffron-orange robes, several wearing rudraksha malas, stand in a row; one holds a golden trident-topped staff and another a tall golden staff. A brass lamp and offering plates lie on the ground in front, and the dark polished floor reflects the shrine.2008-12-26Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree at an ashram. A black stone deity murti with orange garments and a garland stands within a white arched frame, set on a mound of red-orange offerings. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes with bare shoulders stands on a dark polished stone slab with palms pressed together in namaskar. To the right, another man in orange robes and a man in a white shirt also stand with hands joined, and on the left a woman in white and a man in white trousers and orange top stand in prayer. A seated devotee in a grey sari sits near the base of the tree. The setting is a sacred grove with red earth ground.2010-10-09October 07 20062006-10-07