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A seated group of devotees in white clothes meditates outdoors beneath a large banyan tree at night. In the foreground, a man in front wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant, hands folded in prayer. Beside him, bearded men in white kurtas sit with eyes closed or palms joined. Brass puja items are arranged on a mat before them: a plate of flowers and fruit, a brass lamp, a small bell, a kalasha-style vessel and a bowl of petals. Behind them more people sit in white and a woman in green sari has her hands folded.

January 01 2004

Night-time outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large banyan tree. A group of devotees dressed in white sits on a raised white platform around a stone lingam-style deity murti at right, which is decorated with white and red flower garlands and draped in pink cloth. A man in white at centre holds a metal vessel and a small bell while chanting, with a brass oil lamp and brass plates of flowers, fruit and offerings in front of him. Other seated devotees in white watch, some holding prayer beads. A steel pot and a pink checked bag sit in the background.

January 24 2005

Indoor ritual puja on a red carpet under a patterned tent ceiling at night. Three men in white dhotis and kurtas, each wearing white flower garlands and rudraksha malas, sit cross-legged in front of brass lamps, a steel cup, a coconut, fruits, and metal plates of flower petals and rice. The central man, with a short beard and a light beige shawl, bends forward to handle the offerings while the two younger men on either side sit with hands folded or raised in prayer. Behind them, a dozen or more seated devotees in white clothing watch the ceremony, and a woman in an orange sari sits among them. Incense sticks stand in a cup near the brass lamps.

January 24 2005

Night outdoor gathering under a large banyan tree with aerial roots and a spotlight in the branches. A man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe and white undergarment sits at the right, palms pressed together in prayer, a microphone on a stand beside him. Before him on a patterned mat are a brass plate of bananas and fruit, small metal cups, a brass lamp and flowers. Around him, about a dozen seated devotees in white clothing, one man wearing a rudraksha mala, and a woman in lavender, also join hands in prayer. Several standing people are visible behind the seated group.

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January 01 2004

A seated group of devotees in white ritual clothes sits on mats outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, evening light, during a puja. In the foreground a young man in white with a rudraksha mala and hands pressed together sits before brass trays of flower petals, a brass kalasha and oil lamps, and a small brass bell and vessels on the ground. Men and women behind him, some with eyes closed and hands in anjali, are also in white, and an older woman in green sits to the left. No one here is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance.

A photograph of a group of men seated on the ground in white ritual clothes at an outdoor evening gathering beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Several men sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, and some have eyes closed in prayer. A man in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and a small pendant. Behind them a bearded man in a beige sweater and white shirt stands holding an object. Brass puja vessels, a brass lamp and a plate with flowers and offerings sit on the mat in front.

Night outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots and a branch lit by a single lamp. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange robe with a white shawl sits on a white cloth, a microphone on a stand before him, and makes a hand gesture over a brass tray holding fruit, flowers, a brass bowl and kalasha-like vessels. Around him, a seated group of about ten to twelve devotees in white and pastel clothes sit on mats; several hold their hands in namaste or handle brass items, and a woman in a lavender sari sits near the front left. Small oil lamps and offerings sit on the cloth in front of the group.

January 24 2005