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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala stands barefoot holding a brass lamp with a flame, performing a ritual. Around him a crowd of devotees in white clothes stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, with some women in yellow, pink and purple saris. On the right, a stone deity murti is decorated with a flower garland in green, red and yellow, and a cobra hood sculpture is visible near the lower right. This appears to be an aarti or puja at a shrine under the tree.

July 11 2006

November 16 2009

Outdoors 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.

Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree, with many orange-saffron bamboo poles topped with orange cloth flags. In the foreground, a row of about six devotees in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on mats, palms pressed together in prayer, with brass puja plates, small oil lamps, and offerings before them. A man in orange robes sits at the right foreground beside a brass deity murti and flower garlands. Behind them, a large seated and standing crowd of devotees in white ritual clothing, many with palms joined, fills the space. a person's identity is not established from appearance here.

2004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa

Outdoor ritual scene under large leafy trees at an ashram. A man in an orange robe and orange turban stands with palms pressed together, facing a shrine. Beside him a devotee in a maroon wrap and red-orange headwear, with a white flower garland, kneels with hands folded. Another man in an orange robe and a white-clad priest holding a tray stand nearby. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti holds a plate with offerings. Brass pots, bowls and a kalasha sit on a white cloth near a dark rock structure. A man in white clothes photographs the scene at left. Devotees and a cluster of orange-clad people appear in the background.

Outdoor ritual at a large banyan tree. In the right foreground, a long-haired figure in orange saffron robes stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, appearing to be a person, with distinctive long swept-back hair and saffron clothing. Beside him, a bald, bearded man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-bordered sash holds a lit oil lamp toward a woman in a magenta sari and white apron. Several people in white ritual clothes stand with hands folded, and a dark reflective pool lies behind them. In the lower left, a red-coloured mound with a ring of shells surrounds offerings, and a garland of flowers hangs at the edge. About seven people are visible.

July 02 2004

A outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron wrap with an orange turban and a beaded rudraksha-style mala sits on sandy ground, holding a long stick or wand over a pile of large round stones. Before him sit a brass kalasha-style pot, a brass lamp, a bowl of flower petals and a plate of bananas and fruit. Behind him stand several men in white shirts and dhotis, one with his hands folded in prayer, and women in white saris and a magenta sari. Children watch from the right beside the stone pile. A brass aarti lamp lies at the lower left. The scene appears to be a ritual offering at a sacred stone site under the tree.

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December 02 2009

Outdoor photo at a tree-shaded courtyard with a dark polished stone platform. A central man stands barefoot on a red mat with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a thick red-and-white flower garland, with a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair; he has the appearance of a probable Swamiji and a long-haired ornate presence, with gold necklaces and bangles. Beside him to the left, a man in an orange dhoti holds a brass lamp and a plate of flowers. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange holding a tray of offerings and fruit wears a beaded necklace. Behind them, white-clad devotees, several in white dhotis and shirts, stand with hands folded, a woman in a red sari among them, and a boy in a white shirt at the right edge. Large banyan roots frame the scene.