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December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor photo beneath a vast banyan tree with aerial roots and dense canopy. Several people stand on a brick-paved courtyard. A bearded man in a red-brown dhoti and cloth wears a red turban and a long white flower garland, hands folded before him. Beside him stands a man in orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads, and further left a man in orange cloth holds a camera rig. A third man in orange and white stands near a brass lamp stand. On the right a tall garland of yellow, red and white flowers hangs beside a draped golden and red structure, and a brass lamp stands on the ground. Behind, a crowd of devotees in white and red dresses watches. Flower petals are scattered on the stones, and a folded striped cloth lies on the ground.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots. A bearded man in a red-brown robe and a red-and-orange turban stands on a red brick platform, wearing a white floral garland and beaded neck jewelry, with his hands clasped. To his left, a younger man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands with bare chest and bead necklaces. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti kneels or bows near the center. Behind them, several devotees in white and orange clothes stand with palms pressed together. On the right, a deity murti stands draped in a red cloth and heavily garlanded with yellow, red and white flower strings, with a golden cloth backdrop. A brass oil lamp stands in the foreground beside a red-and-green cloth on the ground, with scattered flower petals.2016-12-03September 24 20162016-09-24December 23 20162016-12-23Outdoor procession under a large banyan tree on a paved courtyard. A man bare-chested in an orange dhoti holds a long pole supporting a multicoloured fringed canopy, with a garland of yellow and red flowers draped over a decorated figure beneath it. Around him, several people in orange and saffron robes stand with hands folded in prayer, some wearing rudraksha malas; one woman in orange holds a brass vessel. Sunlight filters through the leaves, with a blue mat spread across the stones in the foreground.2018-12-22 +2 copiesOctober 08 20162016-10-08Outdoors beneath a vast banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, a procession moves across black grid matting on a rocky ground. To the left, two young men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold-bordered yellow waistbands carry offerings on brass plates, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind, saffron-robed sadhus and white-clad men and women follow, and a bearded sadhu in orange stands near the banyan trunk.2016-12-23