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July 21 2010

A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right, a black stone statue of a seated figure wearing an orange-saffron garment, a red turban, and garlands of yellow and purple flowers sits on a raised pedestal draped in orange cloth; a brass plate and a black snake-like cord lie at its base. Four people stand before it with hands folded in prayer: a man in white on the left raises a small vessel, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth stands centrally, another man in white stands behind him, and a woman in white sari with yellow border sits at right. A young woman in white also stands at far left. A brass pot sits on a stone block in the foreground. Approximately five people are visible.

Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at a temple shrine. In the foreground a priest in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl holds a lamp toward a black stone statue of a seated sage in orange-saffron robes with a matching orange head wrap, wearing a red and orange flower garland and a rudraksha mala. The statue sits on a dark stone pedestal beside a silver-framed arched niche with carved designs. At left a standing man in orange robes presses his palms together, and a multicoloured umbrella with tassels stands nearby. Red-orange cloth lies on the ground by the pedestal and a small inscribed stone plaque is visible.

October 15 2009

Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right, a black stone statue of a seated saint wears an orange cloth, a saffron turban-like head covering, rudraksha-style beads and yellow-orange marigold garlands, set in a white arched shrine and red-painted base. Left of centre, a multicolour umbrella with a bird motif shades a small group: a man in saffron robes stands with hands together, a man in white with a yellow shawl bends forward at the base of the statue, and other men in white and orange move about. In the foreground, a videographer in white holds a camera with a small screen toward the scene, and a man in white and yellow stands at the edge. Red-orange ground colour surrounds the shrine.

Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. A man in an orange robe and bare feet stands at the right, arms extended toward the roots, while a small oil lamp burns on a low stone platform with bells nearby. Around him, several monks in orange and saffron robes stand with hands folded in prayer on a dark polished stone floor. On the left, a man in white clothing with a yellow sash faces away from the camera. Stone ledges and a circular platform surround the tree, with petals scattered on the ground.

Outdoor ritual scene under trees beside a stone-walled shrine. A deity murti is garlanded with flowers and framed by a colourful canopy with striped red, green, orange and white fringe on a pole. In the foreground a man in white ritual clothes faces the shrine with hands together. A man in a white head covering and a long white robe with yellow-gold shawl stands with hands folded, flanked by people in saffron/orange shawls and white clothes. Devotees and a seated man in white kneel near a small offering table with a brass lamp and flowers. Several more people in white cluster behind. Possibly a puja or aarti at a shrine. The robed figure's identity is uncertain.

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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A multicolored umbrella canopy with red, green, blue and yellow panels and tassels shelters a group of men gathered on a dark stone platform. Several men in saffron-orange robes and some wearing sacred ash on their foreheads stand together, one holding a folded orange cloth. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls stand nearby, and a boy in a yellow shirt stands among them. A man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti stands at left beside a small shrine with orange-painted deities and a stone pillar. Dense green foliage and a brick wall are behind.