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December 18 20132013-12-18December 18 20132013-12-18Outdoor 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.2005-12-22A photograph of an outdoor ritual at the base of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a priest in white dhoti and white shawl with a gold-bordered cloth holds a brass lamp with a flame, offering it near a stone platform circling the tree trunk. Behind him a cameraman in a dark vest and white shirt films. On a black cloth in front are plantains, coconut halves, packaged snacks, a red cloth-wrapped object, jute string and a small brass bowl, typical of an aarti offering. Dry leaves scatter the ground and a reddish wall is visible behind the tree. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-12-18June 30 20102010-06-30A photograph of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and spreading limbs at an outdoor shrine. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a maroon border stands barefoot on dark polished stone slabs at left, raising a small metal cup or lamp in his right hand toward the branches. Before the tree stands a low stone platform holding a metal plate with offerings and a white fibrous whisk or fan-like object, with stone steps in front.2010-10-19January 24 20052005-01-24 +1 copiesA large old banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches dominates the frame. Garlands of orange, yellow and white marigolds are wrapped around the trunk base, and a red-orange cord is strung across the roots. A man stands at right with his back to the camera, bare-chested, long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a white shawl over one shoulder, scattering yellow petals or grains toward the tree. A small blue sign reads 'DO NOT SHOW THIS TREE' near the base. The setting is an outdoor compound with trees and a brick wall in the background.2011-01-01Outdoor 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.2005-12-22October 19 20102010-10-19December 18 20132013-12-18Overhead photo of a puja on a red tiled floor. A figure in white dhoti and shirt, seen only from the knees down and by hand, pours liquid from a silver vessel over a deity murti seated on a golden peetha, with a flame burning above. Around the murti are flower garlands, green leaves and pink petals. Surrounding trays hold sliced coconuts, apples, bananas, oranges, sweets, rice, kumkum, a golden plate with a small kalasha, and a silver bowl. The scene shows abhishekam and offerings. No face is visible, so a person cannot be confirmed in this image.2006-10-23