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March 25 2008

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Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots at a construction site of concrete blocks and red earth. A group of about eight people walks along a dirt path: a woman in a green sari, a woman in a navy and orange sari, a man in a pink checked shirt, a young girl in a red dress, and men in white shirts. On the right, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes walks beside a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl. A stone bowl sits on the block platform at left, and a water bottle stands nearby.2008-03-25Outdoor photo beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots, at a construction site of exposed red earth and unfinished concrete-block walls. A group of about eight people stands in a loose line under the branches. On the left a woman wears a green sari and holds a small bag; next to her an older woman wears a white blouse, and a woman in a navy and orange sari with a light shawl stands near a small red-clad girl who covers her mouth. A man in a white dhoti and orange shawl with a bead necklace stands centre, and beside him a man in white shirt. On the right a shaved-headed man wears an orange robe and orange shawl, and a man in white kurta with an orange shawl stands at the right edge, his back partly to the camera. A water bottle and a metal bowl sit on the stone platform at the tree base.2008-03-25September 18 20162016-09-18September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photograph of a dirt construction site beneath a large spreading banyan tree with thick aerial roots. Four men stand on bare earth: on the far right a man in a white kurta and white dhoti with an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and eyeglasses, standing barefoot with hands folded near his chest; beside him a shorter man in an orange-saffron cloth and bare feet; a man in a light checked shirt and grey trousers holding a cloth; and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers at the back. Behind them are concrete block walls, a wire-mesh fence, stacked red soil and a scaffold. A small metal bowl sits on a concrete ledge at the tree's base beside a water bottle.2008-03-25September 04 20162016-09-04Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree at an earthen courtyard. A bald man in an orange saffron robe with a matching orange shawl bends forward toward a seated girl in a red dress who sits on a black polished slab, with a seated man in a checked shirt beside her. Around them stand a woman in a green sari with a small bag, a man in white with an orange shawl, and a woman in an orange and yellow sari. Other devotees sit on the ground in white shirts and dhotis and pale clothing. Dirt mounds and a low concrete wall are in the background.2008-03-25Outdoor photo beneath a huge banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots and a low brick wall around its base on reddish earth. A barefoot grey-haired man in a pink-and-white checked shirt and grey trousers walks forward holding a light towel, accompanied by a small girl in a red frilly dress holding an object. Beside them a bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a red border walks alongside a younger man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl. A woman in white sari stands at left with folded arms, and more men in white stand in the background. Four to six physical people are visible, including partially visible figures.2008-03-25Outdoor photo beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick low branches. Several people in orange and saffron clothing stand gathered near a wooden post at the left, including a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a man in a red-brown dhoti pressing against the trunk side. Women in orange saris and a woman in a blue-and-pink sari stand nearby. At the right, a seated woman in white sits beside a man in an orange robe on a raised platform, with a small shrine area and a colourful deity murti nearby. A smaller figure in orange stands at the center on sandy ground beside a hose. Green shrubs grow in the foreground.2016-09-04January 01 20072007-01-01Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with dense green canopy and aerial roots. In the foreground stands a young man with long dark hair wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe and holding a walking staff, looking to the side. Beside him a bearded man in a white kurta and white dhoti wears an orange shawl and a mala, walking on the dirt ground. At left, several people in white and a woman in a blue-and-white patterned sari stand near a white plastic chair. At right, a red-draped shrine or altar holds a seated orange-clad figure and a deity murti with offerings.2006-10-19September 11 20162016-09-11