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October 07 2006

Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A standing figure in an orange-red robe with bare upper body stands on a paved area before a seated crowd of devotees in white clothing. Several people in white sit on the ground and on mats, some with hands folded in namaste, and a bald person in white stands at left. A microphone on a stand and a black speaker are set up in front. To the right, a dark stone deity murti is garlanded, with a green cloth draped behind it and a red-painted rock formation at its base. Several people in white and orange sit near the right edge.

October 07 2006

A photograph of a large, sprawling banyan tree with many thick grey trunks and hanging aerial roots, set on bare reddish earth. A standing figure in an orange-red robe and a yellow waist cloth, wearing a long orange-yellow garland of beads and with a bare upper body, stands on a red patterned mat beside the tree's raised white stone platform, eyes lowered in reverence. Fallen yellow leaves lie on the ground and small scattered red offerings are visible. Further back are open grounds, young trees and a distant red building. The figure's appearance cues are only partially distinctive, so identity is uncertain; the figure is described by role as a devotee or sannyasi-style robed person.

Outdoor photo beneath a huge old banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches. A man in a rust-red and orange dhoti-style garment with a long yellow-orange beaded necklace walks across sandy ground toward the viewer, shielded by a multicoloured canopy umbrella held by an attendant. Behind him, a woman in white garments and several people in white and orange robes stand near a low white railing and a metal barrier on the left.

A barefoot person in a sleeveless orange saffron garment stands on a low white stone platform beside a large banyan tree with massive grey trunks and many hanging aerial roots. The figure's long dark hair falls down the back, and the orange cloth wraps the body and drapes to the ground. The person faces the tree trunk, with a dark hollow in the trunk visible below. Red soil and sunlight fill the background.

An outdoor satsang under a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. Dozens of seated devotees in white and orange clothing sit on mats and cloth on sandy ground, facing a speaker seated on a white-draped chair at right. The speaker wears an orange robe and has long dark hair; a handheld microphone stands before him. Beside the chair, a garlanded orange-clad figure sits on a pedestal, and in the foreground a grey-and-white serpent sculpture curls around a stone base with a small offering plate of fruit. A black board on an easel stands near the speaker. Some attendees wear white ritual clothes, others orange or red shawls, and a few wear white lanyards.

October 06 2006

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A photograph of a man standing barefoot on a stone platform beside a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and buttress trunks. He wears a saffron-orange unstitched garment draped over one shoulder with a matching orange dhoti-style lower wrap, and a rudraksha mala hangs around his neck. His long dark hair is swept back, and he leans with his forehead and one hand pressed against the tree trunk in a reverent, meditative posture. Stone walls and scaffolding poles are visible in the background. Probable Swamiji is present in appearance, based on the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, and he is shown in person as a single figure.

A barefoot person with long dark wavy hair walks on a dirt path beside a huge banyan tree. Their loose orange-saffron robe is wrapped over one shoulder and falls to the ankles. Thick aerial roots and trunks of the banyan fill the background, with sunlight coming through green foliage.

A large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and broad branches shades a crowd seated on the ground beneath it at an outdoor gathering. Many attendees wear white clothing with red and maroon shawls or sashes, and some wear red headbands. A few people in white and an orange-garbed figure sit near the front of the group, while a person in a white shirt sits at left with their back to the camera. Stone platforms and a red fence sit in the background among green trees.

A large banyan tree with many aerial roots dominates the frame, and a group of people in saffron/orange robes and white clothing gathers around its trunk on a sandy ground. A bald monk in orange robes stands near the center, holding a small object, while a saffron-robed attendant carries a ceremonial flag with a dark red and gold design on a pole. Several people in white stand and sit at the edges, and a young child in white is visible near the right. A small white draped table and a few flower-decorated items sit at the lower left. The scene suggests a ritual gathering beneath the tree.