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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and hanging vines. In the foreground a blurred elderly man in white shirt and glasses walks past. Several devotees in white dhotis and saris stand and walk around a shrine: a black stone deity murti draped in orange cloth with garlands stands beside a black stone snake sculpture coiled over a mound painted bright red-orange. A woman in a blue-green sari kneels at the snake sculpture while a woman in white stands near the mound with hands joined. A man in a blue shirt and a man in a white shirt stand nearby, and a small child in red walks by. Red-orange paint covers a stone platform, and a white pillar stands at left.

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July 11 20102010-07-11An outdoor shrine courtyard beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches. In the foreground a man in a bright orange shirt and white dhoti walks past, while a man in a peach shirt and grey trousers strolls beside a white pole. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand and sit around a low circular platform and a dark paved area near the tree trunk. At right, a large orange-red stone form. A figure in pale clothing bows low on the ground near a black-and-white painted border, and another man in white bends at the far right, with a cluster of mixed tree and shrine elements in the background.2010-07-15Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, at a shaded temple-like grounds with a reddish earth floor. In the centre, a dark stone statue of a seated figure draped in orange cloth sits on a raised platform, in front of a heap of orange-red offerings with a black and white rope-like border around its base. Several people stand in white clothing on the left and right, some with hands folded in prayer, one woman in white with an orange shawl bows near the platform's right edge, and a man in white with folded hands stands behind the statue. Small white pillars and stone benches surround the area.2010-07-11Outdoor 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.2010-07-11Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a raised circular platform around its trunk. A woman in a pink-orange sari stands near the trunk, and a man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands with hands joined at right. A woman in white and a man in a white dhoti and shirt stand with hands folded in prayer, and a child in a red shirt and a few small children sit on a dark stone slab at left. On the right, a black deity murti decorated with an orange shawl, garlands and a yellow flower garland stands on a red-painted base with a small oil lamp burning at its foot. Several people are visible in the background near the tree. The scene reads as devotees offering prayer at a shrine.2010-06-30August 21 20112011-08-21Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree at a temple-like grounds with sandy earth and concrete platforms. In the centre, a black stone statue of a seated figure in orange robes sits under an arched shrine frame, in front of a large mound of red-orange flower petals ringed by a black and white bordered base. Several women in white and cream saris, some with orange or red shawls, stand and walk around the shrine; a few devotees in white dhotis stand near the tree and sit in the background. Hanging aerial roots of the banyan drape over the scene. Nothing in the scene identifies the seated statue with certainty beyond its orange robes.2010-09-22Devotees stand in a shaded outdoor courtyard beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a woman in white with a shoulder bag presses her palms together in prayer, while a woman in a blue top and white shawl and others in white clothing face a stone statue on the right. The statue, wearing an orange cloth and a red-and-white flower garland, is a sculpted figure rather than a living person. Red-stained ground and a small stone platform with a dark puja offering area sit at the base. A person in white is visible further back near the statue, and a child in white stands at the right edge.2011-08-19June 17 20092009-06-17A photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and hanging vines. On the right, a dark stone deity murti with a garland of red and white roses and yellow marigolds and an orange cloth draped over it stands beside a small carved figure at its base. A woman in a purple and gold sari stands near the murti facing the group, while many people in white clothing and some in blue and floral dress listen attentively. A man in white robes stands at left among the group, and a few people carry bags. The setting is a shaded outdoor ground with reddish earth.2011-08-19Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothing sit on mats and cloth in a wide semicircle facing a red-painted rocky mound topped by a black Shiva lingam wrapped in red, white and yellow garlands. A black-and-white patterned serpent body curls around the base of the red mound. A standing man in white clothing with an orange shawl stands near a tripod camera at the centre, and a figure in white stands beside the lingam. Several women in pink and grey saris sit at the left edge. Thin metal poles frame the open ground.2006-07-23A photograph of devotees standing with palms pressed together in prayer beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. On the right, a dark stone deity murti wrapped in an orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flower strands stands on a red-painted base. Several people in white clothes stand in the foreground, including a woman in white with a grey-haired older woman in a white shawl with red border on the left, a man in a white shirt, and a man in a blue sports top. A bald man in a light green robe sits on a bench near the deity, and a woman with light hair stands in a patterned top among the group.2010-08-14