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December 14 20062006-12-14Outdoor ceremony beneath shady trees at an ashram site. A large black stone statue of a deity stands in a stone arch, dressed in orange cloth with a garland and ornaments, set on a mound of red offerings ringed by black and white stones. A man in white dhoti and shawl, with an orange-yellow wrap, stands before the murti in worship beside a small offering with a lamp. Seated children in front face the scene, and a woman in white with a yellow wrap holds an orange flag. White and orange flags with a blue emblem stand nearby, and several onlookers stand at the edges.2006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14Outdoor photo at an open-air shrine under trees, with a stone arched gateway framing a black deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlands on a red-painted mound. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes stands at left, facing the shrine. A figure in white dhoti and shirt stands at the shrine, with oil lamps and a small brass vessel before it. Seated children and adults in white and coloured clothes watch from the front, and a woman in a yellow-and-white sari holds orange and white flags at right. Other people stand in the background. The scene suggests a ritual welcome of a procession ratha.2006-12-14Outdoor ritual under a large banyan tree at a rocky forest clearing. In the foreground, a row of seated devotees in white, one in an orange shawl, and a woman in a teal sari listen. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands center, raising a long handled item toward the sky. To the right, a stone arch frames an orange-robed statue of a seated sage with a crown-like orange turban and rudraksha-style beads, set on a stone pedestal decorated with red flowers. Nearby, white-clad participants sit before a brass lamp, copper vessels, and a striped white-and-black railing, with a small offering arrangement of fruit and flowers on a patterned mat.Outdoor ritual scene under shady trees at an ashram. Devotees in white and cream clothes sit cross-legged on a dark stone platform facing a shrine with a black stone murti draped in a red cloth and a garland of orange and yellow flowers. A red mound of powder and white flower offerings surround the shrine. Attendants in white dhotis and white saris stand nearby, and a cameraman with a tripod films the event at left. Wooden poles and bamboo fencing frame the area.2009-12-28Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree at a shaded shrine. At centre stands a dark stone deity murti draped in orange and marigold garlands, set before a white arched niche with a red-powdered base. A man in white clothes stands at the shrine tending it, while several people in white and light-coloured attire stand and walk nearby. In the foreground, a group of seated devotees on a black stone floor face the shrine, including women in white and pink saris and a child in yellow. A man in a pink shirt and brown trousers stands at right. Hanging aerial roots and ropes frame the scene.2010-07-03 +1 copies2003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-01Outdoor ritual at a shaded grove beneath large spreading trees. A standing man in white dhoti and white shawl raises a small hand fan toward a dark stone murti of a seated figure in saffron cloth and red garlands, set within a carved stone arch on a rocky mound. Offerings sit on a mat before it: brass plates, a kalasha-like brass vessel, and red flower garlands. Around the platform, a row of devotees in white and one in orange sit on mats with hands folded, and a woman in a teal sari sits in the foreground. A second figure in white attends at the base of the mound. Pebble-studded stone base and a long white-dotted stone snake-like ledge frame the scene.Outdoor photo under a large spreading tree at a dirt-ground shrine. A dark-skinned deity murti with a saffron-orange garland and raised arms stands on a pink-and-white pedestal inside a stone arch. Around a circular paved platform, devotees in white dhotis and shirts, saris in green, orange, red and white, and salwar kameez stand and walk; a few people are kneeling. Several boys and a woman in white sit on a dark mat in the foreground facing the shrine. A watermarked copyright line is visible in the image but not reproduced here.2007-05-04Outdoor photograph at an open-air shrine under large shady trees. A stone arch frames a dark deity murti draped in orange cloth with garlands and a silver chest ornament, with a small orange figure and an offering plate before it. A man in white kurta and trousers stands at left with hands folded in namaskar. A person in white with an orange shawl stands near the shrine, and several women in white and orange saris, one in an orange top, sit with their backs to the camera facing the murti. A white flag with a blue eye emblem stands at left. A lantern-like object sits on the pedestal, and a few smaller people are partly visible at the bottom edge. The scene reads as a devotional gathering at the shrine.2006-12-14A devotee in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl stands with folded hands before a black stone Dakshinamurthy-style deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, set on a red-painted mound under a white arch in an outdoor grove beneath a large banyan tree. A brass plate with offerings and a small vessel sit at the base. Two seated people in the background watch from a white bench, and a white ring-shaped base surrounds the banyan trunk.2010-07-08