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December 17 20112011-12-17Outdoor temple scene under large banyan trees. On the left, a shrine niche holds a blue-robed deity murti with gold ornaments, a beaded necklace and a white arched backdrop, garlanded with multicoloured flower strands and set on a mound of red offerings. On the right, a man in maroon dhoti and saffron-orange shawl holds a lit lamp in front of the shrine, performing aarti, while an attendant in white stands behind him.2011-12-18December 18 20112011-12-18 +1 copiesDecember 12 20112011-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 29 20092009-12-29December 13 20112011-12-13Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots and hanging ropes. A man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a red and white flower garland and gold-toned ornaments, raises a brass kalasha-style lamp or vessel in aarti before a decorated deity murti under a small canopy, surrounded by red flower petals and garlands. To the right, a second man in an orange robe with a shaved head stands with palms pressed together. A figure in white and yellow stands further back. The ground includes a black stone platform and a white-painted stone enclosure. a person in appearance: long swept hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace, performing aarti.2009-12-27December 18 20112011-12-18 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath large banyan trees at a temple-garden shrine. A young man in orange robes and a flower garland stands on a dark polished stone floor, holding a brass bell in one hand and a small brass vessel in the other while facing a shrine. Behind him, another person in orange robes with a red-and-white head covering stands with hands pressed together in namaskar. The shrine holds a deity murti draped in orange cloth, framed by an arch with yellow and red garlands and a red backdrop, with a heap of orange offerings in front. Orange and yellow marigold garlands hang on the banyan trunk and a white stone platform surrounds the tree.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor shrine scene under large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. A black stone deity murti in a red-curtained arched niche wears a blue cloth, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and yellow-and-orange garlands, with a red kumkum-covered base and a black cobra-like coil at its foot. In the foreground a flat dark stone slab sits near a small brass lamp or vessel. Two people stand nearby: one in front of the shrine wears an orange dhoti and orange shawl with hands folded in prayer, and a second on the right in a red-orange robe with a white dhoti, rudraksha mala and long dark hair stands with hands joined. Dirt ground and green foliage surround the open-air sanctuary.2011-10-27Outdoor puja beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, on a dark polished stone platform. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap and a white flower garland, holds up a lit brass aarti lamp toward a decorated shrine of deity murti draped in red and orange garlands. To the right, a man in saffron robes stands with hands folded in namaskar beside a tray of flowers and fruit held by another person in white. White-washed circular platforms and kolam-style floor designs surround the tree.2009-12-27