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February 15 2007

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February 01 20182018-02-01December 20 20092009-12-20Outdoor scene beneath a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and dappled shade on dry red-brown earth. Several people in white ritual clothing work around the tree: a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at centre, a bent figure in white cloth gathers items near a stone-edged base, and a woman in a yellow and red sari stands at right. A woman in a white sari carries a woven basket of leaves or offerings on her head. Stone slabs ring the root trunk. The page excerpt mentions Shivaratri, but no ritual name is visible in the image itself.2007-02-16October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20072007-02-15Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A bearded man with long hair, wearing a red-brown saffron-toned shawl and a beaded necklace with a gold pendant, walks across rough rocks. Beside him a young man in white dhoti and shawl carries a rudraksha mala and an umbrella-like canopy with colourful fringed decorations, while people in orange and white robes follow behind a railing. A small lamp hangs from a pole. The setting is a sacred grove with a stone-paved platform.2016-08-02February 15 20072007-02-15December 21 20102010-12-21Outdoor procession on a dirt path beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A figure in the centre-front wears a white dhoti and shawl, a long gold necklace, and has long dark swept-back hair; he walks barefoot, with a garland of orange and purple flowers on a pillar nearby. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls and women in white and orange saris follow in a line, some with hands folded. A heap of orange-red flowers sits on a raised platform at right beside a deity murti area. Appearance-based a person cues include the long swept-back hair and gold necklace, with the figure leading the procession in white ritual clothes.2010-12-21April 24 20192019-04-24Outdoor photograph at dusk beneath a vast old banyan tree with hanging aerial roots and thick low branches. Four people stand on sandy ground near a stone shrine. The woman in front wears an orange saffron sari with an orange shawl and holds a small item in her hands. Two people behind her wear white dhotis with orange shawls, and a fourth person in white with an orange shawl stands at the right edge. At the right, a red-clad stone deity murti with a silver face stands beside a tall white pole. A red-stone platform lies in the foreground.2007-02-25Outdoor ritual photo beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and dappled shade. Devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls stand in a loose group on bare earth. A woman in a white sari with a turquoise border stands at left, and a woman in a white sari with orange trim holds an offering. A man in an orange shawl at right holds a red and gold ceremonial item. Behind them a white arched gateway draped with garlands frames a deity murti. A shallow reflecting pool lies in the foreground beside a small pink cloth offering. Visible people number about 15, with some partly hidden.2006-12-27