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February 23 2008

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Outdoor 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 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.2010-07-11February 23 20082008-02-23A 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.2010-12-16February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor photo beneath a massive old banyan tree with many thick hanging aerial roots and sprawling branches. A crowd of roughly two dozen devotees stands and walks on bare dusty ground. Many wear white dhotis and white saris, while women in red, green and patterned saris are also present. At the right edge, a dark stone or metal deity murti draped in orange cloth sits on a red stone base beside a tall pillar. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near the murti, and a boy in a light shirt stands in the middle distance. Nobody in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person; the seated figure is a murti wrapped in orange cloth.2007-05-04Outdoor ritual under a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. A priest in white dhoti with bare upper body stands at a red-railed wooden platform holding a ritual item, offering to a black stone Shiva lingam on a green-painted base at right. Several saffron-robed monks and white-clad devotees stand nearby under the tree, with two saffron-robed figures in a raised position at upper centre. Brass plates, a kalasha-type vessel and flower offerings sit on the platform and the stone base. A seated figure in orange at left and marigold garlands complete the scene. Abhishekam-style puja at a lingam beneath a banyan tree.2015-02-05Outdoor temple courtyard beneath a large old banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A large orange-coloured mound. Beside it stands a dark stone statue draped in orange cloth, with an orange garland, next to a tall white pillar. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts stand or walk around the shrine, and an older woman in a white sari with orange border stands at left near a stone platform, possibly performing worship. A man in grey trousers and white shirt with a pendant walks in the foreground. The scene appears to be a shrine worship area; no clearly identifiable in-person candidate for the a person is visible.2010-07-11Outdoor ritual scene under a large spreading banyan tree with many aerial roots. Several robed figures in saffron and orange clothing stand at a raised platform with a red-framed canopy, offering items and tending ritual vessels on a low stone and tiled table. Behind them, a row of people in white and cream dress stand in a line. At right, a dark stone deity murti stands on a black pedestal with flower garlands at its base. A person in orange at left operates a camera, and seated figures in orange sit beside a small fire pit. Stone steps and a blue-painted shrine appear beside the tree.2015-02-05Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with many aerial roots and branches arching overhead. On the right, a small shrine holds a red-clad deity murti with a red cloth draped below its platform. Several devotees in white dhotis and white saris, some in teal and light blue, walk and gather along a dirt path toward the shrine, and a child in dark clothes stands at the right edge. Late-afternoon light filters through the canopy. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2007-02-24February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05