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Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with thick horizontal branches overhead. At the centre stands a dark stone deity murti with multiple arms, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with flowers, set on a raised circular platform with brass lamps and offerings. A bell hangs from a branch above. On the left, a woman in an orange sari sits on a chair near a small child in a light green dress, with seated devotees in white behind her. On the right, a row of men in white clothes sits facing the murti. Two or three people are seated in the left background. A small dark speaker and a tripod-mounted camera stand at the right edge.

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July 19 20052005-07-19Outdoor photo beneath a large old banyan tree with dangling aerial roots. At right, a seated person in orange robes with long dark hair performs a ritual at a brick-lined fire pit holding a lit flame, with brass pots and offerings around it. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with garlands and a gold-embroidered orange cloth, under a colourful fringed umbrella. In the foreground, a man with a long beard in white clothes sits with hands folded, and several seated devotees in white and dark clothing listen nearby. A small figure in orange stands at far left.2005-07-19July 21 20052005-07-21 +1 copiesJuly 21 20052005-07-21 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots. A raised seated figure on an orange-draped seat under a small canopy with pink and red trim is the focal point, wearing orange robes and holding a long staff. Nearby a figure in orange with a long plait sits before brass offering trays and a flower-garlanded stone deity or rock form. Around them a seated congregation in white clothes and light blue sits on the ground, with a few in pale saffron. Marigold and multicolored flower garlands hang on a red pillar at right, and a dark patterned serpent-like form lies in the foreground. This appears to be a satsang gathering under the tree.2005-07-21 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph beneath a massive banyan tree with many aerial roots hanging from its branches. In the foreground, rows of people in white clothing sit on the ground before small brass oil lamps and offering plates on mats. Near the right, a dark stone deity murti is draped with a garland of multicoloured flowers and a yellow cloth. Beside it, a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees, some in white, sit in front of the tree. Robed figures stand and sit around the tree trunk, with palm trees visible at the far right under an overcast sky.2006-10-08Outdoor satsang beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A raised orange-draped seat under a decorative red-and-gold canopy holds a figure in saffron robes at the centre-right, with a golden ornamented umbrella and a gold-and-red garland beside it. Seated devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, with a woman in a teal sari among them, sit on a sandy floor in front of the seat, several with hands folded in prayer. A large stone with garlands and a carved snake-like form lies at the right foreground. The figure on the seat's build and dress match the candidate, but the face is too distant to confirm identity, so the a person field is set to unsure.2005-07-21July 12 20062006-07-12July 20 20052005-07-20Outdoor photo beneath a massive banyan tree with thick aerial roots hanging from wide spreading branches. Beneath the tree sits a dark stone Shiva lingam decorated with garlands of marigolds and a yellow flower, set on a mound of red flower petals. Rows of seated people in white clothes and saffron-orange robes fill the foreground, with several devotees in saffron orange and others in white, many holding small orange flags on poles. Brass lamps and offerings are arranged near the lingam. Palm trees are visible at the right edge.2006-10-08 +1 copiesDecember 19 20052005-12-19 +2 copiesJuly 21 20062006-07-21