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An outdoor shrine under a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A dark stone deity murti stands beneath a silver arched frame, wearing red cloth, a red-and-white garland and multicoloured flower garlands. Before it, a mound of orange-red offerings. A small brass bell and a lamp sit on the shrine's front plinth. No people are visible; the setting is a shaded ashram grounds with paved ground and low walls behind.

Outdoor shrine under a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A dark stone deity murti seated on a black pedestal is framed by an arched white-silver niche and draped in orange cloth. The figure wears a striped green-and-orange headpiece, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and marigold garlands with white and red flowers hanging down both sides. Its arms hold ritual objects. The base is heaped with red and orange flower petals, and a small plaque sits on the pedestal. Paved paths and bare earth surround the shrine, with orange boundary walls behind the trees. No people are visible.

September 12 2013

June 15 2013

2013-06-15 +1 copies

Outdoor shrine set among large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. A black stone deity murti seated within a white carved stone arch with a green cloth backdrop, dressed in an orange cloth and draped with marigold and white flower garlands. The seat is set on a mound of red-painted stones with a black-and-gold bordered circular platform and a small inscribed plaque in front. No people are visible.

A black stone deity murti seated in a white arched shrine niche with an orange-and-white backdrop, outdoors among trees. The murti wears an orange garment, a red headband, a white garland with a central necklace, and flower garlands in red, orange and yellow draped over its shoulders. A raised mound of red kumkum-coated stones surrounds the shrine, with a small black plaque in front of it. No people are visible; the setting suggests a paduka-puja temple site.

July 04 2013

Outdoor photograph of a dark stone deity murti seated on a raised, red-smeared mound ringed by a black border with yellow dots, set in a leafy garden of trees and bare earth. The murti wears a red headband, a blue cloth draped over its lower body, a layered necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, and holds ritual objects in its raised hands. It sits inside a silver-toned arched frame against a green cloth backdrop, with flowers and marigold offerings placed at its base and a small stone altar in front. Two small woven red-and-maroon mats lie on the ground at the lower left. No people are visible.

Outdoor shrine under large banyan trees with aerial roots. A black stone deity murti with four arms, wearing a red cloth and red-orange garment, a red and white garland and a rudraksha-like bead necklace, stands in a white arched niche backed by an orange-brown cloth. Below it a mound of red-painted stones and offerings surrounds a small black plinth, encircled by a black base with yellow dots on a concrete platform. No people are visible. Red dirt ground, concrete paths, and a blue water bottle at the lower right.

Outdoor shrine beneath a broad, spreading banyan tree with long aerial roots hanging from its branches. At the centre stands a dark stone deity murti with a red cloth backdrop, set within a white carved arched niche. The murti is partly covered with heaps of red flowers piled on a circular platform, with a dark decorative border around its base. Small oil lamps and offerings sit at the base, and a few short white posts and low stone blocks surround the open ground under the trees.

A dark stone statue of a seated figure under a large banyan tree, adorned with a garland of yellow, orange, purple and white flowers arranged over an arched silver-coloured frame. The figure wears an orange cloth and a green and red headband. Before it stands a small dark stone altar with brass oil lamps and a small bowl, and a raised mound of orange-red pigment surrounds the base with a black and white bordered rim. Hanging aerial roots and white pillars are visible in the background, with no people present.

A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large spreading banyan tree with dense aerial roots and hanging vines. At the centre stands a black stone deity murti decorated with a yellow and red flower garland, set within a white stone arch. The murti sits on a circular raised base covered with red-orange powder or sindoor, edged with a black band dotted with white spots. Pale grey stone pillars and a paved circular path surround the shrine, with green foliage and a low wall in the background. No people are visible.

2010-10-24 +1 copies