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November 29 20112011-11-29February 25 20072007-02-25Night-time photo at an outdoor shrine beneath large banyan trees with aerial roots and a hanging rope. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a matching orange shawl draped over one shoulder, with a red sash at the waist and a multi-strand beaded necklace, standing barefoot on a dark tiled platform with palms joined in anjali. Behind him, a second man with a shaved head in an orange cloth and beaded necklace holds a ritual vessel. Stone platforms surround the tree trunks. Two people are physically visible.2011-11-29Night-time photograph outdoors near a large banyan tree wrapped in a garland of white and orange marigold flowers. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in orange ochre cloth with an orange head-wrap stretches his arm toward the tree, holding a small offering vessel, while a second man in orange robes stands beside him. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and kurtas walk along a paved path lit by a street lamp, one wearing a maroon shawl and another a white and red shawl. A person in white at left photographs the scene. Flower garlands hang on the tree trunk, and a small brass lamp and offering items sit on the ground at lower right. a person's presence is claimed by the page but his appearance is uncertain here.2006-01-01Night photograph at an outdoor shrine. A man in saffron-orange robes with an orange head wrap and a gold-bordered orange shawl stands beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots, facing a shrine. He wears a rudraksha mala and holds his hands together in prayer. To the right, a silver arched shrine frame surrounds a yellow-and-black deity murti draped with green garlands, set on a bed of red flowers. The area is dark with a dim background.2011-08-13Night photograph outdoors beneath a large dark tree at an ashram. A barefoot man in a long orange saffron cloth walks forward with eyes lowered and a red tilak on his forehead, his shoulders bare, his hair long and swept back. Behind him, several people in white clothes with orange shawls carry a lit oil lamp and a red woven basket. On the right, a person in white kneels near a small red-draped altar and a brass vessel, while a deity murti in orange cloth sits on a red-and-white decorated base. Faint hanging roots and a lamp-lit ground frame the scene. a person: the walking figure in orange has long swept-back hair, a saffron cloth and a bare-chested ascetic presentation, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity; the scene shows arati-style offerings with a lamp.2006-12-10Night-time photo at a temple courtyard beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. In the foreground an orange-coloured shivalinga with an oil lamp and scattered flower petals sits on a dark pedestal, surrounded by orange-smeared stone. Two men stand on a paved walkway: a bald priest in a white dhoti with a white shawl and a horizontal white forehead mark, holding a small object and facing right; beside him a younger man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala necklace, hands folded at chest level, looking up. At right a dark stone deity murti draped in orange cloth and yellow-and-white flower garlands. A brass plate with flowers sits at left. Two physical people visible.2010-11-12Night photograph at an outdoor ashram site. A figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands on a white-edged platform, leaning forward with forehead pressed against the massive buttressed trunk of a banyan tree, hands pressed together in reverence. White kolam line designs and scattered petals are on the ground, with a faint yellow flower garland at the lower left. Behind, a man in white with a yellow shawl and a woman in a green sari stand at the edge of the frame beside a rope fence and poles. The figure's long hair, saffron robe and mala match the page's a person reference, but the appearance cues are not conclusive, so the identification is marked uncertain.2008-12-30Night-time photo at an outdoor site beside a large banyan-like tree with thick aerial roots. A figure in an orange saffron garment with gold-bordered shawl and orange dhoti stands barefoot on a raised stone platform, leaning against the trunk with one hand touching the bark. A second man on the right wears white ritual clothes with red-and-white borders, a shaved head, a white forehead mark, and beaded necklaces, holding a small handheld item. Red earth and scattered petals lie on the platform. The image is watermarked in the corner.2010-11-12Night photograph of two men walking on a bare sandy courtyard beneath a large old banyan tree with aerial roots and hanging vines. In the foreground a pale branch with green leaves is strung with white decoration. The taller man in front wears a saffron-orange robe over a red-brown undergarment and walks barefoot. Behind him a bald man in a white dhoti and white top with an orange shawl follows. To the right stands a raised red-painted deity murti or altar mound with a red cloth and a silver stand, set in a circular tiled border. The lighting is dim and the scene looks like an evening temple precinct.2007-02-25December 30 20072007-12-30February 25th 20072007-02-25