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Outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with many spreading aerial roots. A seated figure in white with hands joined in anjali sits before a small fire pit with burning flames, surrounded by brass vessels, leaves and offerings on the ground. Two standing men in white kurta and dhoti face the fire, one holding a cloth or object. Rows of devotees in white clothing and some in orange sit on the sandy ground watching, with women with long braided hair in the foreground. Others sit to the right under the tree.

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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and branches. Dozens of devotees in white clothing sit on sandy ground in rows. A fire pit made of stacked yellow bricks sends up smoke, with offerings and a kalasha-like vessel nearby. A person in orange and white kneels at the fire pit while others stand in white and a camera on a tripod records the ceremony. The ground is scattered with rangoli-style markings.2005-01-24January 24 20052005-01-24Outdoor satsang under a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. A large crowd of devotees sits on the sandy ground facing a low raised platform on the right. Most attendees wear white clothing; some women wear red or pink shawls and a few wear blue or tan. A person in orange robes sits cross-legged on a white-draped seat at the platform, speaking into a microphone. A second figure in orange sits beside a shrine-like stone structure decorated with a white floral garland. A small stand with an easel board stands near the tree, and a sacred stone pedestal with offerings sits at the platform's edge.2005-12-18 +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 held beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothes sit on striped blue and red mats and on a dirt ground in front of a low raised platform. A small group of figures in orange and saffron robes sits near the platform, with a microphone stand and a camera on a tripod nearby. On the left, a decorated deity murti is adorned with flower garlands. Women in saris, including a red sari, sit among the crowd while a few people stand near the platform.2005-01-24December 19 20052005-12-19 +2 copiesOutdoor satsang seated under a large banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots. A seated teacher in an orange robe sits on a white cushioned seat on a raised stone platform at the right, with a microphone stand and a small mat before them. Dozens of devotees in white clothing sit on the sandy ground facing the platform, with a few in red, maroon and orange garments among them. A white easel board stands beside the platform, and a stone rim curves at the right edge. Leafy branches frame the left foreground and sunlight filters through the trees.2005-12-18July 21 20062006-07-21Outdoor gathering beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots and a long horizontal branch. On the left, a figure with long dark hair wears a white and gold-bordered dhoti and a white head wrap, extending a hand toward the crowd. A red-and-gold fringed canopy hangs at upper right. Many people sit cross-legged on the ground in white clothes, some with folded hands. Standing at right, a bearded man wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace, and nearby men wear white kurtas and orange shawls. A small oil lamp flame glows in the foreground near seated devotees. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan under the tree.2005-01-01Outdoor homa ceremony beneath a large spreading banyan tree. A brick-lined fire pit with bright flames sits in the foreground on sandy ground decorated with white kolam designs. A woman in a white sari with a gold-bordered yellow shawl sits at right, facing the fire and performing the ritual, with a brass lamp and flower-decorated plates nearby. Behind the fire, rows of seated devotees in white clothes and rudraksha malas face the fire, with a few in orange. A tall bearded man with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl over white robes, stands at far right. A white-draped altar with a potted plant and a basket of flowers stands at left. Visible people number roughly 50-60.2005-01-24July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor fire ritual beneath a large spreading banyan tree on bare sandy ground. A brick-lined fire pit with a burning flame sits at the centre, surrounded by yellow-orange bricks and rangoli-style white line drawings. Seated in front of the fire, a long-haired person in a white and yellow garment holds a long wooden stick or ladle over the flames, a small kalasha or lamp on a stand beside them. Beside them a person in an orange saffron wrap bends forward near the fire. Behind, rows of seated devotees in white clothes with rudraksha-style beaded malas sit on red mats, some with hands folded, while standing attendants in white move about on the right. Fruit offerings on a plate and a potted plant with a basket sit at the edges of the frame. This appears to be a homa or yagna with an audience.2005-01-24