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Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with thick low branches and red sacred threads tied around the trunk. In the centre stands a decorated shrine framed by a gold and yellow canopy hung with rows of white flower garlands, with a deity murti at its centre. A robed priest in yellow and white stands before it, and a figure in an orange shawl stands to the right. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothes fill the foreground on the sandy ground, and standing attendants in white kurtas surround the shrine. Tall ceremonial poles with red and orange flags frame the scene. The page links the image to the Jayanti Brahmotsavam; the visible shrine and gathering show a darshan setting, and the seated people number in the dozens.

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January 01 20052005-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with a thick horizontal branch overhead. A decorated arched shrine framed in red, white and yellow fringe holds a deity murti adorned with garlands, with a standing figure in a yellow-gold robe before it. Around the shrine, men in white dhotis and kurtas stand and sit, some holding saffron flags on poles, and a large seated crowd of devotees in white and colourful clothing faces the shrine on bare earth. Some people hold objects near the shrine. A photographer and camera are visible at the left edge.2005-01-01July 12 20062006-07-12December 19 20052005-12-19 +2 copiesOutdoor gathering beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. Dozens of devotees sit on mats in white clothes, many in white kurtas and dhotis, some women in saris or salwars, a few in darker or striped garments, facing a raised platform. On the platform stands a decorated deity murti or altar draped in garlands and flowers, with a small fire or oil lamp burning in front and a pile of offerings nearby. A few people in white stand near the platform and a camera on a tripod records the scene. Dappled sunlight filters through the leaves.2005-01-24 +1 copiesJuly 11 20062006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11July 21 20062006-07-21Outdoor gathering beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, where a crowd of devotees sits on dry earth in white clothes. At the centre, a decorated altar or dais with orange and red garlands and flower decorations stands before the seated assembly. Several people stand at the edges, including a man in white near the altar and a woman in a white sari and women in orange and yellow saris on the right. A man in a dark shirt and another in red stand at the back. A row of white garlands is strung through the tree trunks.2006-07-11Outdoors under a dense canopy of large trees, a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white stands facing a white arched gateway draped with an orange and red garland. Behind the arch, a figure in orange robes stands among flower garlands, near a deity murti or devotional figure. Several men in the foreground wear white kurtas with orange or yellow shoulder scarves and carry cloth bags; one man in the front-left wears a yellow sash. Some people hold cameras or stand on raised ground. The scene suggests a morning procession or darshan gathering.2009-06-17Outdoor photograph of a large seated gathering under a wide, spreading banyan tree at AdiKailaasa, Bidadi. Hundreds of devotees sit closely on bare red earth, most dressed in white ritual clothes, with a few in purple, striped or lighter shirts. In the distance, figures in orange and saffron robes stand near a raised dais with a red cloth and a central seated figure in orange, with attendants in white around it. Thick hanging roots and branches frame the scene, and a small purple emblem appears in the upper left corner.2006-07-12