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Photo 11698010Photo 11698008January 23 20032003-01-23July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large spreading tree. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban sits cross-legged at left, hands joined, beside brass puja vessels and lamps on a low wooden table. Nearby a bearded man in white stands with hands folded, and several people in white dhotis and kurtas stand or sit around the scene. Women in white and colourful saris, one wearing a long beaded necklace, watch from the crowd. At right, a stone platform is decorated with thick garlands of flowers in pink, white and green and an orange cloth. A black-and-white patterned border surrounds the ritual area and a wooden instrument rests against the gathering.2004-07-02A central figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head covering stands barefoot under a striped purple, teal and red canopy hung with mango leaves and white tassels, hands joined in namaste with an orange-and-white flower garland. Around him a group in white clothing, some wearing orange shawls and beaded necklaces, attend an outdoor ceremony. Yellow-and-white brick-like blocks are laid on a blue mat in the foreground, with brass oil lamps, fruit and flower offerings on wooden tables. Behind, a deity murti is dressed in garlands with a palm-leaf backdrop, while a man in a white shirt kneels at the lower right. a person (saffron robes, orange head covering, garlands) performing a bhoomi pooja ritual at an ashram land inauguration.2006-11-24July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor photo of a devotional procession at a shaded sacred site beneath a large tree. On the left, a garlanded deity murti with marigold and white flower garlands stands beside a small offering with flowers and a lamp. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas walk across a stone courtyard. A man in a saffron/orange robe and a long beard walks in the center. On the right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a white turban and a garland stands with hands folded in namaskar, facing the deity. Onlookers in white and orange saris line the background, and some children sit at the right edge. Visible ritual items include a brass lamp on the ground.2005-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and an orange head covering sits on a low white-cushioned wooden seat, holding a silver bowl of flowers and fruit. Nearby, a woman in a green sari with a red border stands with palms pressed together in prayer. A woman in a white sari with gold border bends over a brass plate of offerings and lamps, while others in purple and white saris hold brass ritual items. A man in white dhoti stands at right, and a crowd of devotees sits and stands around the sacred grove. Flower petals, brass lamps, bowls of fruit and a small kalasha-like vessel lie on the ground in front.2003-01-01January 15 20162016-01-15 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots. A standing figure in an orange-saffron wrap and a multicoloured flower garland holds hands together in prayer, facing a stone-built shrine with a long dark serpent-shaped sculpture at its base. Yellow and white flower garlands drape the shrine, with brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and offering plates on a low white table. Around them, roughly twenty-five people in white ritual clothing and white headwraps sit on the ground or stand, and a drummer in white plays a drum at left. Orange flags stand at the right edge.2004-01-01Outdoor ritual scene at a dirt-ground ashram compound with palm trees and thatched sheds behind. Two banana plants with broad green leaves are tied to a central wooden post. A standing figure in an orange robe and maroon shawl wears a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant and a bangle, and holds a small object at waist level. To the right, a man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl holds a brass plate of yellow offerings, while another man in white and yellow sits on the ground in front of him. A man in yellow and white carries a tray of small round offerings on the far right. A seated woman in white is partly visible behind the banana leaves, and a kneeling priest in white holds a brass vessel near the base of the plants. A black speaker and white plastic chair sit at the back, with a signboard visible above.