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Outdoor photo beneath a huge banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and spreading branches. On the left, a red-draped raised mound or pedestal with a statue of a seated figure in white and red clothing with a red head covering stands in a circular enclosure. Several people in white clothes walk along a dirt path. Two men in the foreground, one in a white shirt and cream trousers and one in a blue jacket and brown trousers, walk away from the camera. A woman in white stands near the right edge, and a few more people in white and casual clothes are scattered among the trees and buildings in the background.

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Outdoor 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.2010-07-11June 17 20092009-06-17Outdoor 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.2010-06-30July 11 20102010-07-11A photograph of an outdoor grove beneath a large spreading banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and sweeping branches. Under the canopy sits a black stone deity murti on a raised platform, draped in orange cloth and set on a mound of orange-red powder, with a dark circular border. Several people in white clothing walk along a sandy path, and a woman in white stands near the centre, while other figures are scattered among the pillars and benches. The area has white pillars, low concrete seating and a swing hanging from a branch. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2010-12-16August 21 20112011-08-21Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and spreading branches. At right, a dark stone Shiva lingam or deity murti stands on a round platform heaped with red-orange powder, with a red-and-orange cloth draped over the figure. A small group of people walks and sits on the sandy ground. A man in white shirt and white dhoti stands near a white pillar, while a woman in a white sari stands at the platform's edge. Another woman in a red sari and a figure in white clothing move through the shaded courtyard. A sign on a low stone bench reads Silence Please.2010-09-22Outdoor 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.2010-07-11A large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and branches forms a canopy over a red-painted shrine mound at its base. A black linga-style stone with a garland and orange cloth sits on the red base, flanked by white posts. Two people in white clothing stand near the shrine, and a man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers stands at right beside the massive trunk. Dense green foliage and open sky surround the scene.2009-09-05Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. A crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white shirts and dhotis stands on sandy ground around a dark polished stone slab. One figure in a saffron-orange robe and orange head wrap stands in the centre-left, with others in orange garments nearby. Two tall metal poles rise near the tree trunk, and white-washed circular platforms border the open ground. Several men in the foreground face the scene with their backs to the camera, and a camera or screen edge is visible at the lower right.2009-12-20Outdoor photograph on a dirt path beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A group of about 20 people in white and cream traditional clothes walks along the path. A man in the foreground wears a white dhoti-style outfit with an orange-red shawl and extends his right arm to point up toward the tree. Several women in white saris with red and yellow borders stand at left, and a man in an orange robe appears among the group. Stone steps and a low concrete curb border the path, and a shrine-like stone structure sits at the base of the tree on the right.2009-10-15June 17 20092009-06-17