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December 28 2009

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July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor photograph on bare reddish-brown earth at dusk, with a pale sky and distant trees. A bare-chested man with long dark hair wears an orange cloth wrapped at the waist and over the shoulder, and stands with his palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a man in a white kurta with a saffron-orange shawl and a beaded mala stands with hands joined. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and checked lungi bows low, prostrating himself on the ground. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and kurtas stand watching, one in dark-framed glasses with hands clasped, and a man in a grey shirt and green lungi with palms pressed together. A cameraman with a video camera on the left is filming. A white vehicle and a partly built structure are visible in the background.2006-11-23Outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A figure in saffron-orange robes bends forward with hands joined at a heap of rough stones topped by a dark stone deity murti draped in red cloth and garlanded with white and red flowers. Around them, a large crowd of women in white and pastel saris sits or stands, many with hands folded in prayer, and a man in white dhoti sits at the front with brass offering plates and flowers nearby. A woman in a white sari on the right photographs the scene with a camera. Approximately twenty people are visible. The a person candidate is the saffron-robed figure bowing; the appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a red tilak sits in an orange cushioned armchair on an orange-tiled platform, with brass oil lamps, a garlanded golden urn and a red-and-gold shrine behind him. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, orange robes, rudraksha-style setting not visible; seated throne-like chair). A man in a blue-and-white checked shirt kneels at his feet beside a small child in a blue silk outfit, and a woman in a red and pink patterned sari bends forward touching the floor near the seated figure's feet. A standing young man in white kurta and dhoti wears a yellow shawl at the back right. Offerings are visible on a wooden tray at left.2010-07-08A person in white ritual dress with a gold-bordered white shawl and a white flower garland with red beads leans forward and presses their forehead against the trunk of a large banyan tree. Orange marigold garlands are wrapped around the trunk and hang from its branches. The ground is bare earth with scattered petals, and a low white platform sits at the base of the tree. The tree is in a courtyard with a boundary wall in the background.2010-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots and branches. On a raised wooden platform, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an orange-draped seat under a decorated umbrella with colourful fringe, flanked by ritual brass lamps and flower garlands. Nearby, several people in white ritual clothes sit on the platform and ground, and a woman in an orange sari tends brass items. A sculpted rock with a painted serpent-like form and pink flower offerings lies in the foreground. Several people are visible seated under the tree, with a woman in a teal blouse and white dhoti-style cloth at left.2005-07-21January 01 20042004-01-01Outdoor photo beneath a large, spreading banyan tree with aerial roots and dappled sunlight on bare ground. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a flowing saffron-orange wrap and walks barefoot while holding a tall wooden staff. Behind him, a bearded man in white robes with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands near the trunk, beside a white plastic chair. To the left, a group of people in white clothing and a woman in a white floral sari stand together. At the right edge, a figure in white stands near a red-draped seated statue in orange cloth.2006-10-19A photograph of a single person standing barefoot on bare earth beside a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. The person wears a saffron-orange robe, a long white, green and red flower garland hangs from the neck to the knees, and bangles or beaded wrist ornaments are visible on the right wrist. The person leans forward with the forehead resting against the trunk in a reverent pose. A white painted triangle is on the ground at lower left, and a faint circular logo appears at the bottom left corner. Sunlight and tree shadows fall across the scene.2006-12-29January 01 20052005-01-01July 02 20042004-07-02 +1 copies