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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots. At centre, a deity murti in an orange-draped form stands within a white arched shrine frame, adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Several people walk on a dirt ground around it: a man in white kurta at left, a woman in purple sari, a woman in green-and-gold sari, a woman in light blue sari with a lanyard, a woman in orange robes, a woman in maroon salwar kameez, and a man in pale shirt at right holding a small child in white. A man in blue shirt photographs the shrine, and a figure in white stands beside it. Orange and red offering bags sit near a tyre-ringed platform.

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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, showing a white arched shrine framing a deity murti draped in orange with garlands of yellow and orange flowers. Several devotees stand around on sandy ground: a man in a white dhoti and shirt on the left, a woman in an orange saree and orange skirt, a woman in a green and yellow saree with a white shawl, a man in a blue shirt and grey trousers near the shrine, and a woman in a maroon outfit at right. Orange and red offerings are heaped at the base of the shrine. No a person candidate is visible.2010-08-14Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. Under the canopy stands a white arched shrine framing a black pedestal holding a deity murti draped in orange cloth, with a heap of red flower petals and offerings before it. Around the shrine about a dozen people in white and cream traditional clothing stand or bow with hands folded in prayer. One woman in a flowing orange sari with a white shawl stands at left, another in a green blouse and white sari stands center, and a man at right in white dhoti holds hands together. The paved ground is dark stone with a sandy path and greenery beyond.2010-11-07Outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A dark stone deity murti draped in orange cloth stands inside a white arched frame on a red-and-black circular platform. Several people in white ritual clothes stand and bow in worship around the shrine; one man in a white dhoti and shirt has hands folded, another in white stands with a white shawl, and a woman in a white sari walks nearby. On the left, a figure in orange robes kneels on a dark stone slab, and a man in an orange garment stands among the devotees. Sandy ground, white pillars and concrete paving surround the scene.2010-07-14Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Near a small shrine with a white arched frame, an orange-clad figure stands beside a murti with orange garments, with a heap of red flowers at its base. Around the shrine, several people in white dhotis and saris stand and walk on a paved area; one woman in an orange sari and another in a green blouse and pale blue head covering stand nearby. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right. The scene appears to be a devotional gathering at a shrine among trees.2010-11-07July 11 20102010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11August 28 20152015-08-28Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree at an ashram grounds. Around a white arched shrine with a tall orange-and-red garlanded deity murti, devotees in white and cream clothes perform worship. A woman in a cream sari with a red border offers at the base, while a man in white stands nearby and another in a red shirt bends toward the shrine. Piles of red flowers rest on a circular platform. Seated on black stone slabs in the foreground, a woman in a blue sari and a woman in yellow-orange sit facing the shrine, and a girl in white with a braid sits at left. Brick buildings and greenery appear in the background.2010-09-22Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots. Under the canopy stands a white arched shrine housing an orange-robed deity murti surrounded by heaped red flowers on a dark base. Around the shrine, devotees in white and cream clothes stand with hands folded in prayer or gaze upward. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari and a woman in cream with a light shawl stand on dark stone slabs, and a man in white and a woman in green and teal are nearby. Red and white sashes are worn by some devotees. The setting is a grassy, earthy ground with trees and a low wall behind.2010-11-07August 09 20072007-08-09An outdoor photograph of a shaded temple grove under large spreading banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. At the centre stands a white arched shrine framing an orange-clad deity murti decorated with a garland of marigolds. Several people move around the circular platform: a woman in a red sari and a woman in a green sari stand near the shrine, a woman in white garments with long dark hair walks beside them, a man in a white striped shirt and dark trousers stands at right, and a man in a light blue shirt and grey trousers walks in the foreground carrying a folder. A man in a pink shirt stands further back. Red offering cloth lies on the platform and red flowers are visible at the base of the shrine.2010-07-10July 11 20102010-07-11