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Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots. A barefoot man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a gold-bead mala around his neck and a white tilak with red dot on his forehead, walks across a dark stone platform toward the right. Beside him at left, a man in orange cloth holds his hands together near his face in prayer. At right, a young attendant in maroon and gold-bordered cloth carries a plate of flowers and offerings. A red cloth lies on the stone. Appearance alone is not enough to name the central figure, so no identification is made.2013-03-08Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A man with long dark hair, a white forehead marking, a red-and-orange shawl and layered gold necklaces walks barefoot along a woven straw mat, wearing a red-orange garland and carrying a silver tray. Around him, saffron-clad men with white tilaka and beads stand with hands folded, and several women in red and pink saris press palms together in namaskar. A small golden deity murti and a red-painted shrine block sit at the right edge, with a patterned blue rug on the ground. Swamiji (probable): the walking man wears a long dark-haired presentation with ornate gold necklaces and a garland, consistent with the page's reference to the event.2013-03-10December 30 20072007-12-30A photograph of an outdoor temple setting beneath large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. A barefoot man in a saffron-orange dhoti and upper cloth, wearing a long multi-strand garland of orange and white beads and a gold-bead necklace, walks along a narrow striped path between mats. Behind him, a sannyasi in orange robes with a white forehead band and a beaded necklace stands on a mat. At right, a golden deity murti sits beside a red-painted shrine mound and a black stone pedestal. a person: the walking man has a long swept-back dark hairstyle, a white forehead band, ornate gold-bead and rudraksha-style necklaces and a saffron garment, consistent with the page's reference to a person at this event. Other visible figures are people in orange robes, partly cropped at the left edge.2013-03-10Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, an older man in a cream sweater and orange dhoti stands at center, wearing glasses and a yellow-white-purple flower garland, holding an oil lamp with a flame in his right hand and folding his hands in namaskar. To his right, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and hands in anjali watches. At left, another orange-clad devotee in a shawl with hands folded stands beside a brass tray of offerings. The ground is sandy with a paved stone platform and a white-washed circular base.2013-02-02Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. An elderly man with a shaved head and grey-framed glasses stands centre, wearing a white top, orange dhoti, and a long garland of white, yellow and purple flowers around his neck, holding a brass lamp with a flame and hands folded in prayer. To his left, a shaven-headed man in orange cloth with white body markings and rudraksha malas presses his palms together. To the right, another shaven-headed man in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala stands barefoot with hands joined. At the far left a man in white holds a silver tray of orange flowers. Ground is dry earth with a white stone platform behind them.2013-02-02Outdoor photo beneath leafy trees on bare reddish earth. In the foreground, a long-haired man with a forehead mark wears an orange-saffron dhoti with yellow stripes and a bare upper body, with a thick saffron-orange rudraksha-style mala around his neck; he walks with eyes lowered. Beside and behind him, several young male devotees in saffron and orange garments with maroon sashes, white sacred ash lines on their foreheads and bodies, rudraksha malas and gold-toned chains walk in procession. One younger boy at the right wears a dark bead mala and gold earring. Visible edge details include a partly seen bamboo-like stick and white stone wall at left. Overall a temple procession scene.2013-06-06Outdoor procession under a large banyan tree on a dirt path with a woven mat laid down. A central man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold ceremonial necklace, long hair, a red tilak and a rudraksha-style garland, walks forward with his hands at his sides. Around him, young men and boys in orange and red robes play long brass horns (kompu) and a large drum, while others walk behind. A dark stone sculpture and a red-painted stone platform with a green cloth stand in the background, with a tree-lined garden setting around them.2013-08-04December 21 20102010-12-21December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor photograph beside a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A man in a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment and a bare-chested stance wears a long multicolour flower garland of red, white, yellow and green blooms, plus a gold pendant and beaded necklaces, and has white tilak on his forehead. Two attendants in orange-saffron robes stand nearby; one at left holds a tray of flower petals and green leaves. Stone pavers and a low red-painted platform surround the tree.2017-09-02Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A person in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap, with a rudraksha mala around the neck, sits cross-legged on a woven mat holding a brass lamp with a lit flame while facing upward. Two people in white clothing kneel nearby on the bare earth, bending forward over brass plates. Brass plates with yellow flower petals and offerings sit on a white cloth and on the ground, and a stone border lies at the right edge. This appears to be a ritual puja or aarti performed at the base of the tree.2004-05-06 +1 copies