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September 24 20162016-09-24Outdoors beneath a large spreading banyan tree, a group of devotees in saffron and orange robes sits cross-legged on mats, many reading open books while holding long bamboo-like staffs topped with saffron cloth streamers. Brass pots, small lamps and kumkum-marked offerings sit in front of them. Behind them, a crowd of people in white and light clothing watches. At the right edge, a figure with long dark hair in a red-bordered orange cloth sits facing the group, partly in the foreground. A standing man in a white shirt and dark trousers observes near the center. Saffron cloth pennants hang from the tree branches above.2006-10-21October 24 20082008-10-24October 15 20092009-10-15Outdoor ritual beneath a massive banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears a white dhoti with a gold border and an orange shawl, seated with palms pressed together in namaskar and a red tilak on the forehead, near a microphone stand. Several sannyasis in orange robes sit cross-legged on a mat, some holding puja items, with oil lamps and silver bowls and vessels arranged in front. Behind them, men in white garments and a woman in white sit on the ground, and a few more people in white stand further back under the tree. The setting is a sandy ground with a metal serpent-like object at the lower right edge.2005-12-22Outdoor photo beneath a large, spreading banyan tree with aerial roots and dappled sunlight on bare ground. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a flowing saffron-orange wrap and walks barefoot while holding a tall wooden staff. Behind him, a bearded man in white robes with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands near the trunk, beside a white plastic chair. To the left, a group of people in white clothing and a woman in a white floral sari stand together. At the right edge, a figure in white stands near a red-draped seated statue in orange cloth.2006-10-19Outdoor ritual gathering on bare earth beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Dozens of seated devotees, many in saffron and orange robes, sit in rows on mats facing a central seated figure in orange at right near a decorated shrine. Children and adults in white clothes sit at left. Brass pooja vessels, lamps and small offerings are arranged on cloth mats before the group, and a large red-draped structure with floral garlands and a stone figure stands at right. Orange flags are staked into the ground at left.2006-10-21Outdoor ritual beneath a massive banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A central figure seated on a cloth-covered mat holds a lit aarti lamp or tray of flames raised above his head, wearing a white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow cloth, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, with long dark hair. Three young men in saffron-orange robes sit in front with lit oil lamps and brass plates, and a man in white sits beside an offering. Silver and brass pots, bowls and a stone snake or naga figure sit on a woven mat in the foreground. Devotees in white garments are seated behind in rows, several with hands folded in prayer. A microphone stand stands nearby.2005-12-22August 04 20162016-08-04February 13 20082008-02-13January 01 20042004-01-01January 24 20052005-01-24 +1 copies