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July 13 20032003-07-13 +1 copiesA 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.2003-07-13 +1 copies2004 - sacred collections uncategorisedOutdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and dappled shade. A man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban sits cross-legged on a raised concrete platform, bare-chested from the waist up, with hands raised in a teaching or blessing gesture. Beside him a small oil lamp and brass vessels sit on a cloth. To the right, a stone deity murti or Shiva lingam is draped in red cloth and garlanded with white flowers, with marigold-like petals scattered on its base. About nine men in white dhotis and shirts stand and sit under the tree, some with hands joined in namaskar, while a few seated devotees wear light clothing on a red mat. The scene reads as a ritual or satsang at a sacred banyan site.2004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches, some hung with strands of cloth. On the right, a man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe with a white flower garland holds a lit flame or oil lamp in a metal vessel, offering it at the tree. Beside him, a woman in a white sari holds a similar lamp. In the foreground on the left, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in prayer, and a man with a moustache is at the far left. Other devotees in white stand in the background among the trunks, with a tray or offering on the ground.2005-12-312003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-01Outdoor ceremony beneath a massive old banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading limbs. Large crowd of seated devotees in white clothes sits on mats on the ground, with some men in white standing near the trunk on the left. In the centre-right, a figure in saffron/orange robes sits on a low seat on a cloth, with several other saffron-robed sannyasis standing nearby, some holding long staffs. Brass and steel plates of offerings and puja items lie on a mat in the foreground, consistent with a puja or satsang gathering.2006-10-082004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02Outdoor 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.2006-07-23July 11 20062006-07-11July 02 20042004-07-02