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February 02 2013

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Outdoors under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, a devotee in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a large dark stone statue. The statue, a seated sage figure in orange drapery with a saffron head covering, wears a long garland of yellow marigolds and white and purple flowers and sits on a dark pedestal. A second person in white dhoti and a red shawl stands behind at a distance. In the foreground a brass plate of marigold petals and a small black stone seat sit beside red-painted pedestals and a red-orange puja stone, with loose flower petals scattered on the ground.

Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At right, a dark stone deity murti draped in red cloth and adorned with white and multicolour flower garlands and a red-and-white beaded necklace stands in a stone shrine niche. In the foreground, an elderly man with a shaved head and white forehead markings wears a white shirt, orange dhoti and a yellow-and-purple garland, holding a brass plate of offerings toward the murti. Beside him, a younger man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha-style beads stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A small black stone slab with red-stained base and marigold petals lies on the ground in front. Some people are partly visible at the left edge. The stone enclosure has a plaque bearing script.

June 12 2014

2014-06-12 +1 copies

A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands barefoot on a paved path under a large banyan tree, hands pressed together in namaskar before a black stone deity murti seated on a red-draped pedestal. The murti wears a red turban-like cloth, a garland of yellow and white flowers, and sits beside a yellow curtain. The surrounding red-painted base holds a small black bench. Hanging aerial roots and tall white posts surround the open courtyard, and a figure in white stands in the distance.

Outdoors in a shaded grove with tall banyan-type trees with hanging aerial roots, reddish earth and scattered stones. On the left, a man with swept-back dark hair, a yellow-and-white tilak, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, wearing saffron-orange robes with yellow borders, smiles with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the centre, a second man in saffron robes stands with palms joined in prayer. On the right, a large black stone deity murti seated on a pedestal, draped in orange cloth with a yellow crown-like headdress, garlanded with flowers and rudraksha, with red flower offerings at its base. A small stone plaque with an inscription stands in the foreground.

A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A devotee in a saffron-red dhoti with a yellow border and a bare upper body stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a long marigold and red flower garland and a tilak on the forehead, facing a dark stone deity murti seated on a pedestal. The murti wears an orange and green dhoti, a red and gold headband, a gold necklace, and a marigold garland, and is set against a red cloth backdrop. In front of it a black stone shivalinga-style pillar is draped with red flowers. A second attendant in red and yellow clothing stands at left holding a silver vessel, and a metal railing surrounds the area.

Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree at a shrine. A large black stone statue of a seated deity or sage, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and white marigold and flower garlands, sits on a pedestal on the right. In the foreground a man in an orange robe and orange headwrap extends his arm toward the statue while holding a brass tray of yellow flowers. Behind him a second man in orange with an orange headwrap stands at left, and a third person in white clothes with an orange shawl stands near the centre. Red-painted stone, a small black bench, scattered flower petals and an orange-cloth bag sit on the ground near the murti.

December 11 2009

December 22 2018

2018-12-22 +2 copies

Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots, a man in an orange saffron robe with a white garland performs aarti with a lit flame near a dark stone sculpture of a seated sage draped in white cloth and garlanded with yellow, red and white flowers. A small shivalinga-style stone with a yellow flower garland sits on a red-painted base in the foreground, and sandy ground and palms are visible beyond.

A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A standing man in orange saffron clothes with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white cloth on his left arm stands on a concrete path with palms joined in anjali, facing a black stone statue. The seated black stone statue, dressed in an orange cloth with garlands of marigolds and an orange head wrap, sits on a dark pedestal beneath a green draped canopy and an ornate silver arch. The pedestal and surrounding base are smeared with orange-red kumkum, and a small brass lamp sits nearby. A plain placard stands on the stone base. Earthen ground, a low wall and a concrete platform complete the scene.

October 19 2013