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Outdoor ritual scene under a large shady tree with smoke rising through the air. On the left stands a striped red-and-white cloth draped over a stone arch on a rocky mound edged with white stones, with a yellow cloth and a small garland nearby. A standing figure in a long cream robe with a white head covering stands at centre, facing a white-draped table with offerings in front of a ritual fire area. Beside them, two people in saffron-orange garments and a woman and man in white stand with hands folded. Behind them a red-and-orange canopy stands among devotees in white and cream clothing. A large seated crowd in the foreground, many in white and orange, watches the ceremony.

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Outdoor ashram ritual under a large banyan tree. A tall white Shiva linga is draped with a red-and-cream striped cloth and a canopy hangs above it, sitting on a raised rocky platform. A figure in cream-white robes and a white head wrap stands near the linga amid smoke or incense, performing the rite. Devotees in mostly white clothing sit on rocks and the ground in the foreground, some in red, orange and saffron garments, many people kneeling or seated on the rocky ground while others stand behind in the shade.2005-03-08Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at an ashram. In the foreground, many devotees sit on the ground and stone steps, mostly dressed in white, with some in orange. A standing figure in a cream-colored robe stands centrally near a draped structure of red and white striped cloth on a raised mound, with a small ceremonial umbrella nearby. Other people in white and orange stand along the right side near the tree trunk. Smoke or incense haze drifts through the leafy canopy overhead.2005-03-08Outdoor photograph of a Shiva homa under large shady trees. A fire pit of ash mound sits in the centre with smoke rising, and a white-clad priest stands at the far side near a tall kalasha-like structure draped in white cloth and a striped canopy. Dozens of devotees sit on the ground and on a low rock platform, many dressed in white, with several women in saffron-orange shawls and a person in a checked shirt at right. Ritual fire smoke drifts through dappled sunlight.2005-03-08December 27 20062006-12-27December 27 20062006-12-27October 08 20062006-10-08December 27 20062006-12-27March 08 20052005-03-08December 05 20112011-12-05February 23 20082008-02-232004 - sacred collections uncategorisedDecember 30 20072007-12-30