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July 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A row of about twelve devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaste, many wearing flower garlands. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear saris in red, orange, maroon and white. A man in an orange-striped shirt stands at left, and a man in a long white robe with an orange shawl stands near the center right, facing a small raised altar with a mat. Another man in white dhoti stands at far right with hands folded. Red and orange offerings sit at the lower right beside a stone snake-like carving. A white pole stands in the foreground.2007-02-15Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A man with long dark hair and a swept-back style, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment with a rudraksha mala, stands barefoot holding a lit lamp (aarti) aloft toward a large cobra-hooded stone murti with a golden hood, draped in colourful garlands and yellow-orange flower decorations at the lower right. Around him, a crowd of devotees in white and cream clothing stands and sits with palms pressed together in prayer; some women wear yellow, pink and green saris. A man in a white shirt sits in the foreground near a video camera. Swamiji (probable) is visible in the centre, presiding over the aarti as the priest, with the cues of saffron clothing, long hair and rudraksha beads.2006-07-23Outdoor ritual under a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots. A bearded man with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe stands at center, holding a small brass bell in one hand and gesturing with the other toward a raised stone enclosure with sand. Around him, a crowd of devotees in white garments and white shawls, many wearing cream and white flower garlands, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A brass plate of flower petals sits at lower right. The setting is a tree-shaded courtyard with a few pillars at the left edge.2009-12-02June 17 20172017-06-17Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A tall figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, stands with palms pressed together in prayer, a probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads. Around them a crowd of devotees in white ritual clothes sit and stand, hands folded, including a woman in a white sari with red border and a woman in lavender. At right, a stone cobra hood sculpture is draped with a garland of multicoloured flowers and yellow marigold strands, with a kalasha-like stone base; a figure in white kneels beside it. Woven mats cover the ground. The banyan trunk and lush foliage fill the background.2006-07-232004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered among green trees on a dirt ground in bright sunlight. In the foreground, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a brown shoulder bag stands with hands folded, facing a group of people in white dhotis and shawls, some with purple-bordered cloths and orange sashes. A woman in a white sari with a red-orange shawl kneels at the lower right beside a silver tray holding a small lamp, bowls and red powder. Many devotees stand with palms pressed together in prayer, with women in white and yellow saris to the right. A white-clad man at centre kneels on a cloth near a small offering and string. Rocky red earth and foliage fill the background, with more people standing among the trees.2011-05-17June 17 20172017-06-17June 17 20172017-06-172004 - sacred collections uncategorisedJune 17 20172017-06-17