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Outdoor ritual under a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and branches. At centre stands a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, seated on a mound of offerings. In front, a fire pit with smoke rising and brass vessels nearby. A man in white dhoti stands with folded hands, and a figure in a saffron-orange robe stands at right near a camera on a tripod. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothes face the shrine, many with their backs to the camera, and a woman in a pink sari sits at far right. A yellow-robed figure stands at left with a lamp.

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January 24 20052005-01-24Outdoor ritual under a large spreading tree with a rock overhang. A long-haired man in white clothes sits at a brick fire pit with a burning flame, holding a ladle or stick, while a bearded man in white with an orange cloth kneels at left beside brass plates of offerings and flowers. Behind the fire, a deity murti stands on a raised stone base draped in flower garlands. A large group of seated devotees in white and pink clothes watches, several with folded hands, and a camera on a tripod records the scene. Kolam designs decorate the ground. The fire pit and offerings indicate a homa.2005-01-24 +1 copiesJanuary 24 20052005-01-24An outdoor ritual under a large banyan tree at an open sandy ground. In the centre, a woman in white with a gold-bordered sari and a flower garland holds a lit lamp near a brick-lined fire pit with a visible flame and offerings nearby. Around her, several men and boys in white dhotis and kurtas stand and sit in devotional posture, some with hands folded. Plates of flowers and offerings lie on the ground, and a brass bell hangs from a branch on the left. On the right, a decorated deity murti sits on a red-and-white altar draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Seated devotees in the foreground, mostly women with dark hair, watch the rite with hands together. The scene suggests a homa or puja.2005-01-24 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual under a large spreading banyan tree. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands with palms joined in prayer beside a brick-lined fire pit (homa/yagna) holding small offering bowls. A man in white garments holds an orange cloth near a round wooden seat. Seated devotees in white clothes with white garlands sit in the foreground. Behind the fire, a large deity murti with a gold face and gold body is decorated with yellow and red garlands, standing on a mound of stones. A small figure in a white shawl sits near the base of the murti beside a plate of offerings. A white plastic chair and a speaker stand at the right edge.2005-01-24 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20052005-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual under a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands bowing at a square brick fire pit (homa kund) where a ceremony is performed. Beside him a figure in white with a white head wrap kneels with hands folded near the fire. A crowd of devotees dressed in white sits on the sand in rows, many with hands in anjali, and standing people in white line the back. On the right a white-draped table holds orange and yellow garlands, brass lamps and a small deity arrangement under a red and orange patterned umbrella. Brass oil lamps and leaf plates with offerings sit on the ground at left and in the foreground.2005-03-08Outdoor satsang under a large spreading tree on bare sandy ground. A dense crowd of devotees in white clothes sits in rows, with some in orange or saffron garments scattered among them. In the foreground a brick-lined square fire pit holds a small flame, with brass plates, a kalasha-like vessel, flower garlands and leaf offerings around it. At the right, a seated figure in white with a golden-yellow shawl sits on a low wooden seat facing the crowd, with a microphone stand nearby. Men wear rudraksha malas and white kurtas. Camera tripods and cables are visible at the left. a person candidate not clearly identifiable from appearance; the seated figure shows only white ritual dress and a shawl, which is insufficient.2005-01-24Outdoor 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 copiesOutdoor homa or yagna under a wide tree canopy: a brick fire pit with a flame sits center-left, while a young woman in white at left, seated on a low wooden stool, gestures toward it with a ladle or spoon. Plates of flowers, a brass vessel and offerings lie on the ground in front. Behind the fire, a richly decorated deity murti with a flower garland and yellow ornamented robe sits on a rocky platform with floral garlands. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes with rudraksha malas face the fire, with a few wearing orange, while a standing man in white and a camera on a tripod stand among them. Rangoli-style white designs decorate the ground.2005-01-24July 19 20052005-07-19July 19 20052005-07-19