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July 11 2006

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A man in an orange saffron robe and matching orange turban stands outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. He has long dark hair falling past his shoulders and a red tilak on his forehead, and his hands are held together in front of his body. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shirts and a woman in a white sari stand watching. On the right, a low table draped in cloth holds brass lamps, a bell, a brass bowl, a plate of flowers and a plate of offerings. A red carpet runs along the left edge. The man in orange has distinctive long hair, a saffron turban and saffron robes, and fits the a person appearance cues.Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. A group of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees walks along a dark stone path. At center, a man in an orange-saffron robe with an orange head cloth gestures with one hand. Beside him, a bearded man in orange garments, and a man in an orange shawl with a small bag. Left foreground, men in white clothes with yellow shawls hold brass plates of yellow flowers. Another man in white with a camera stands to the right, and a bald man in orange robes stands at right. White-painted platform edges surround the tree base.2009-12-11October 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a line of people standing with palms pressed together in namaste beside a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. Three men in saffron-orange robes stand in the centre and centre-right, with shaved heads. To the left, a man in white kurta and dhoti wears a yellow shawl and a rudraksha-style mala. Two more men in white with yellow shawls stand to the right, and a partially visible person stands at the far left edge. Stone steps and a raised platform lie behind them. The people are standing in devotional posture.2009-10-15December 30 20082008-12-30December 27 20092009-12-27December 02 20092009-12-02Outdoor ashram scene under a large banyan tree. On the right, a long-haired man with a yellow head wrap and gold-bordered white dhoti sits on a white plastic chair beside a low circular platform, wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind him stands a cameraman in white operating a video camera on a tripod, and a man in white with a red-and-gold shawl. To the left, a group of about eight men and women in white dhotis and kurtas stand in a row, one in orange garments and another in orange sits cross-legged near brass lamps and a metal urn. Brass oil lamps and a white-covered table with a rug on the ground suggest a ritual setup.2005-03-08Outdoors under a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots, a group of devotees stands on a sandy path. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala points upward toward the tree while others around him look up. Beside them, a man in a dark shirt and grey trousers and another in a white dhoti and shirt stand barefoot. Further back, several people in white clothing stand with hands folded in reverence near a stone structure at the tree base. A shrine with a deity murti is partly visible at left.2009-12-20July 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and a garland of marigolds and flowers draped around its trunk. A low white-painted circular platform surrounds the tree on sandy ground. A group of men and women stand in a close circle; a woman in an orange sari-style outfit stands at centre beside a man in a checked shirt and a man in white shirt and grey trousers, all with hands folded. On the right, a person in orange robes with a gold-toned bead necklace stands at the edge, and a man in orange holds up a video camera. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand around the group, some with folded hands. About fifteen people are visible.2009-12-202004 - sacred collections uncategorised