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July 01 2011

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A photograph of a group of people standing in a shaded outdoor garden beneath large banyan-like trees with hanging aerial roots. Many attendees wear white clothing; several women in white salwar kameez stand with hands folded, a man in a white shirt and a woman in a red bag stand in the foreground, and a child in a white t-shirt stands at left near a clear acrylic stand and a small heap of red flowers on a cushion. A young girl in a red dress is at the right edge. The group appears to be standing in quiet reverence facing the same direction, with sunlight dappling the sandy ground and a red-orange building visible through the foliage.2011-07-01July 01 20112011-07-01July 01 20112011-07-01Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. A line of devotees, mostly dressed in white, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar near the tree trunk, some with eyes closed. Several women wear white saris with coloured borders, one wears a bright blue salwar kameez, and a woman in the centre wears a pink and white shawl. Men wear white kurtas and pants, some with lanyards. A white pole stands at left and a red cloth with offerings lies at lower right. Concrete paving and a low wall surround the area. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this scene.2009-06-17Outdoor photograph of a large crowd gathered beneath a broad, spreading banyan tree with aerial roots hanging from its branches. Most attendees wear white kurtas, white shirts and white sarees, with some in yellow and teal; a few wear garlands. A man in the foreground at right, in a white shirt with a garland, stands with his back to the camera facing the group. Woven mats lie on the ground at lower left. The scene suggests a gathering around a sacred tree, though no specific ritual is visibly confirmed.2009-12-02Outdoor scene under a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots and dappled sunlight. A crowd of around 40 people in mostly white clothing moves and gathers around a raised circular platform draped in red cloth with a black-and-white dotted border. Several white pillars stand in the foreground. A few figures in orange and saffron robes stand near the platform, and a shaved-headed figure in orange at its center is partly visible. Some women wear yellow and green saris. Small offerings with flowers sit on a stone block at the lower left. A white-clad man in the center holds a long white cloth.2009-12-02Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. A dense crowd of devotees, mostly in white clothing with some in colourful saris and kurtas, stands in a semicircle facing a raised platform on the right. A woman in a pink sari stands at the platform's edge near an offering area with orange-red flower garlands and a kalasha-like setup, while other people stand with hands joined in prayer. A deity murti sits on the right side under a green cloth. The setting is a tree-shaded ritual ground during a paduka puja or darshan-style gathering.2011-11-21Outdoor gathering of devotees in white ashram clothing seated and standing under a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. Many sit on dark mats and rugs on sandy ground, facing toward the right, listening attentively; a woman in a yellow top sits in the middle, and a woman in white with a blue bag sits in the front row. A small child in pink stands among the adults at left. Some attendees wear white kurtas, white shirts and white pants, with long white dresses among the women, and several wear mala-style necklaces. Red patterned rugs lie at the edges of the mat area.2013-03-132004 - sacred collections uncategorisedOutdoor photo of a group of about 30 people in white clothing gathered under a large spreading banyan tree with a sandy ground. Several men in front sit cross-legged on dark mats, including a man in a white shirt with a lanyard and a bald man in white kurta-style clothing wearing a wristwatch. Behind them women in white and standing devotees, some with lanyards, watch attentively. Stone steps and a red and patterned mat appear at the right edge, and a woman in a pink sari sits at the far left. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, and the scene shows an attentive satsang or discourse setting.2013-03-13March 13 20132013-03-13November 21 20112011-11-21