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Outdoor ashram scene beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. In the foreground, a figure in white lies prone on a white cloth, with smoke or incense rising around them. A cluster of people in white dhotis and kurtas stand behind, several with hands folded in prayer or holding small offering plates. Two figures in saffron-orange shawls stand near the centre, one with long hair and a beard and one with long dark hair, both with palms pressed together. A small altar to the left holds orange and yellow marigold garlands and a brass lamp. A red and black decorated umbrella hangs at upper left, and a silver vessel sits on the ground at left. The setting suggests a ritual or prostration ceremony.

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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at the ashram, with thin smoke drifting through the sunlit scene. A line of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, many with white shirts and rudraksha malas, stands near a white-draped table holding flowers and brass oil lamps. A tall figure in an orange-saffron shawl stands at the centre, and another person in an orange garment stands to the right. Foreground shows a large Shiva linga-style stone structure with a red-painted base and a black-and-white snake form coiled around it, draped with yellow marigold garlands. A person lies on a white cloth at the left edge. Several onlookers sit or stand in the background.2005-03-08Outdoors under a large spreading tree, a crowd of white-clad devotees gathers closely around a prone figure draped in white and yellow cloth lying on the ground, while a brass oil lamp with a bright flame and brass pots stand on a white-covered table beside. A tall standing man in an orange-saffron shawl and beard stands at the right edge, and several women in orange and saffron sarees kneel in front with hands folded in prayer. Marigold and red flower garlands adorn a golden naga-hooded shape on the left, and petals are scattered on the ground. A purple-and-white banner hangs at the upper left.2005-01-01March 08 20052005-03-08March 08 20052005-03-08Outdoor fire ritual under a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A square stepped fire pit of yellow-orange bricks holds a small burning fire. A man in a white dhoti and white head wrap sits cross-legged on the left, tending the fire with a long ladle-like implement, with a bronze bowl beside him. A bearded man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over white clothing and holds a small object while standing near the pit. Behind them, seated devotees in white and saffron clothing and several standing people watch. On the right, a decorated table draped in white holds a garlanded deity murti with orange, red and yellow flower garlands, flanked by brass vessels and a silver urn. A red and gold ornate umbrella hangs above the altar.2005-03-08 +1 copiesOutdoor homa under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A standing figure in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow-orange shawl and a white turban stands behind a square brick fire pit where a small fire burns, while another person in a white dhoti bends over the pit. A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands to the right beside a red, orange and black parasol over a white-draped altar piled with flowers, and a white-clad helper leans forward at right. Behind them, a large seated crowd in white clothes watches, with brass oil lamps and offering plates of fruit and flowers on a mat at left. The standing figure in the centre shows long hair and a turban, with a gold chain visible at the neck; this matches the a person cues in the context. A microphone stand stands near the pit. The image is a photograph and contains roughly 20-30 visible people.2005-03-08Outdoor photo under a large banyan tree at an ashram event. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment and a rudraksha mala, seated and holding a copper-coloured vessel on a floral-decorated ground. Beside him, a seated man in white robes and a white cap-like head covering bends over a basket and cloth bags of offerings. A seated person in white garments sits at the front-left, bent forward. To the right, a decorated black stone deity murti is garlanded with multicoloured flower garlands in orange, pink, yellow and red, with marigold and red flower offerings, and a gold-coloured decorative belt on a seated figure. Behind them a crowd of about twenty men and women in white clothes stands watching, some holding books or folders. a person cues: long dark hair and saffron-orange clothing with a rudraksha mala, seated in the centre of the ritual.2006-07-23July 21 20052005-07-21Outdoor ground-breaking ritual under a canopy of mango leaves and colourful fringed cloth. A bare-chested man in an orange turban and orange cloth sits cross-legged with hands folded in prayer, wearing a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala; his distinctive orange head covering and garlands are visible, but his face is turned down and partly obscured, so the appearance is uncertain. Around him, white-clad devotees and others in orange sit or stand with palms pressed together. In front of him are brass plates of flowers, fruit and offerings, and small oil lamps with flames. To the left, a pit in the earth lined with bricks and a small mound with a decorated floor design mark the site. Smoke drifts across the scene.2006-11-24March 08 20052005-03-08Outdoor ritual scene under a tree at an ashram. In the foreground a person in white clothes with gold border lies prostrate in full-length obeisance before a black-and-white serpent-patterned stone structure, with a sculpted cobra-hooded deity figure on the left draped in white cloth and white-and-yellow flower garlands. Brass oil lamps, a brass plate of offerings, a kalasha-style pot with flowers, and a small burning fire lamp on a white table surround the prostrate figure. Behind them a large crowd of around fifty or more people sits on the ground, many in white clothes and many in orange or saffron sarees, pressing palms together in prayer. On the right edge a bearded man in an orange-saffron shawl over white clothes stands barefoot, with a rudraksha-like garland visible at his neck area and his hands folded.2005-01-01Outdoor photo of a shivalinga ritual under large shady trees. A figure on the right with long dark hair and white head covering, wearing a pale yellow-white shawl, raises a large fan or whisk while smoke from a fire rises around. A small wooden shrine canopy with red, orange and striped cloth stands at left above a rocky mound, draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Several people in white clothes stand and sit nearby, a man in white holds a camera on a tripod, and devotees in orange and dark clothes watch from the foreground. Smoke and incense haze the scene.2005-03-08