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Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots and bare red-brown earth underfoot. In the centre, a person in a saffron-orange robe wears a long white and red-and-yellow flower garland and a rudraksha mala, with bangles on the wrist, smiling and standing on a dark stone slab. Around them, several men in plain white dhoti-style clothing stand; one with palms pressed together in namaste, another in white with a saffron shawl holding a small object, and a figure at the left with a rudraksha mala and gold pendant. A small blue sign reading Silence Place is set into the ground near the tree roots.

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A photograph of a large banyan tree with massive spreading limbs and many hanging aerial roots, its trunks wrapped by tangled roots on a bare reddish-brown earth floor. Two men stand at the left edge: one in a white dhoti and white shirt holding a small metal vessel, and a bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a white flower garland, raising his hands in prayer toward the branches. Scattered red flowers hang among the leaves. A small blue sign reading SILENCE PLEASE is set near the tree base.2006-12-29October 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesApril 24 20192019-04-24July 11 20062006-07-11December 27 20092009-12-27December 02 20092009-12-02Outdoor photo at a tree-shaded courtyard with a dark polished stone platform. A central man stands barefoot on a red mat with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a thick red-and-white flower garland, with a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair; he has the appearance of a probable Swamiji and a long-haired ornate presence, with gold necklaces and bangles. Beside him to the left, a man in an orange dhoti holds a brass lamp and a plate of flowers. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange holding a tray of offerings and fruit wears a beaded necklace. Behind them, white-clad devotees, several in white dhotis and shirts, stand with hands folded, a woman in a red sari among them, and a boy in a white shirt at the right edge. Large banyan roots frame the scene.2013-01-01December 30 20092009-12-30Outdoor temple ritual beneath a large spreading tree. At left stands a golden deity murti with a pink silk drape and garlands of yellow and purple flowers, plus a silver-framed backdrop. A group of around fifteen men in white dhotis and yellow shawls, several in saffron robes, stands in procession carrying brass pooja vessels and tall ceremonial staffs with golden tops. A woman in an orange sari holds a brass tray. At right, a woman in a white and yellow sari with a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in prayer. A flower-decorated tray sits on the ground in front. A small sign reads 'Silence Please' on a tree trunk.2010-01-01December 27 20092009-12-27December 02 20092009-12-02July 11 20062006-07-11