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April 01 20162016-04-01February 05 20162016-02-05A photograph of a large banyan tree with sprawling branches and hanging aerial roots at an outdoor ashram setting. Beneath the tree, a seated crowd of devotees sits on the ground, many in orange and saffron clothing, with some in white. A priest or attendant in orange stands at right beside a shrine decorated with garlands in red, white and green and a metal ornamental base. Strings of orange and saffron flags hang from the branches. Several people stand near the right edge beside the shrine.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.2005-12-22December 18 20052005-12-18 +2 copiesOutdoor 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.2006-10-21Photo 11705442Outdoor photo beneath a large old banyan tree with dangling aerial roots. At right, a seated person in orange robes with long dark hair performs a ritual at a brick-lined fire pit holding a lit flame, with brass pots and offerings around it. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with garlands and a gold-embroidered orange cloth, under a colourful fringed umbrella. In the foreground, a man with a long beard in white clothes sits with hands folded, and several seated devotees in white and dark clothing listen nearby. A small figure in orange stands at far left.2005-07-19Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots and branches. On a raised wooden platform, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an orange-draped seat under a decorated umbrella with colourful fringe, flanked by ritual brass lamps and flower garlands. Nearby, several people in white ritual clothes sit on the platform and ground, and a woman in an orange sari tends brass items. A sculpted rock with a painted serpent-like form and pink flower offerings lies in the foreground. Several people are visible seated under the tree, with a woman in a teal blouse and white dhoti-style cloth at left.2005-07-21Outdoor 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.2005-12-22February 10 20102010-02-10 +2 copiesPhoto 11734723