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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a wide spreading canopy. On a black stone platform at the tree base, a figure in saffron-orange robes stands with hands raised, facing the trunk. Beside them, a woman in orange with a white garland stands with hands joined. Around them, people in white dhotis and white shirts or saris stand in a semicircle, some holding long golden ceremonial staffs or poles. A white-rimmed circular planter surrounds the tree base, and white kolam rangoli patterns decorate the sandy ground at right. The scene suggests a tree worship or pooja at the banyan.2009-12-27Outdoor scene beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A man in white dhoti and shirt gestures with an outstretched arm toward the left, while a man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-white shawl stands with arms folded beside him. Behind them, a man in white with a yellow shawl holds a silver tray with flowers or offerings. Further left, a woman in white and a man in white with a yellow shawl stand on a dark mat. A small wooden table holds a brass bell, a silver goblet and a brass vessel. Several people stand in a shaded courtyard.2008-05-13Outdoor ritual under a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots. A bearded man with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe stands at center, holding a small brass bell in one hand and gesturing with the other toward a raised stone enclosure with sand. Around him, a crowd of devotees in white garments and white shawls, many wearing cream and white flower garlands, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A brass plate of flower petals sits at lower right. The setting is a tree-shaded courtyard with a few pillars at the left edge.2009-12-02Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and dappled sunlight on dry ground. In the centre a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and holds a walking staff. Beside him stands an older man with a grey beard in a white kurta and an orange shawl. To the right a man in white clothes stands near a dark stone deity murti set on a red-decorated base, with another figure in orange seated nearby. A blue cloth and a white plastic chair are on the ground. The centre figure has long hair and distinctive orange robes, but his appearance is not clearly enough distinctive to confirm identity.2006-10-19November 20 20062006-11-20Outdoor scene under a spreading tree at an ashram-like compound with a whitewashed wall behind. Three men walk along a paved path carrying round metal trays. The man on the left wears saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads and gestures with one hand. The middle figure in white kurta and white dhoti walks behind, partly hidden. The man on the right wears white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl and holds a tray with green leaves and offerings. A tall grey pillar stands at left and a black-and-white patterned stone lies at the bottom edge.2008-05-13December 27 20082008-12-27May 13 20082008-05-13January 01 20042004-01-01Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with many aerial roots and dense green foliage. A long-haired man in a loose orange saffron robe with an orange shawl stands barefoot on dirt ground, holding a long walking staff, smiling and looking to the side. Beside him an older bearded man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands near a white plastic chair. To the left, a woman in a light blue and white patterned sari and other people in white and orange clothing stand near the tree. At right, a dark stone deity murti sits on a red painted base near another figure in orange. a person candidate appearance cues include long hair and saffron robes, but identity is uncertain from appearance.2006-10-19Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, a group of devotees in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis gathers on a dark polished stone platform. A woman in an orange sari with a white and red garland stands at center holding a brass plate and cup, while a man in orange with a long staff stands to her left. A bearded man on the far left in white and yellow holds a plate. A cameraman in white films the scene. White painted stone surrounds the tree base, which is draped with a garland of yellow and purple flowers.2010-02-12January 01 20042004-01-01