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A large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts gathers outdoors beneath a broad spreading tree with aerial roots. Many men wear white shirts with small identification badges, and several women in white saris or white garments have white marks on their foreheads. Some people wear white necklaces. The crowd is dense, with heads and shoulders filling the frame, and a few people in the background stand near a dirt slope.

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February 27 20162016-02-27February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesA large crowd of devotees dressed in white dhotis and white shirts or kurtas gathers beneath a massive banyan tree with thick, sprawling aerial roots and wide branches overhead. Many people stand closely together, some with hands folded in prayer, others looking toward a shrine area at right. Brass oil lamps (lamps with tall stems) stand on a stone platform near the tree, and a few women in white saris with dark bags are visible among the men. A metal railing runs along the lower left, and bare rocky ground lies beyond the trees. The scene appears to be a sacred outdoor ritual gathering at a banyan shrine.2016-02-27 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20162016-02-27August 05 20092009-08-05February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesA large seated congregation of men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis fills a hall, many sitting cross-legged on mats with eyes closed in meditation or attentive listening. Several wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces, and some have white sacred ash or tilak marks on their foreheads. Name badges hang from shirt pockets. Figures in the front rows dominate the frame, with many more people extending into the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this image.2016-02-27 +1 copiesA long procession of devotees walks single file along a dry dirt path through green scrubland, possibly a hill circuit. In the foreground two young men in saffron/orange robes lead the group: one wears an orange shawl over a red undershirt and orange sandals, the other wears an orange kurta and dhoti with long dark hair. Behind them an older man in white shirt and white dhoti with a red tilak walks beside a woman in a white sari with green border and a rudraksha-style necklace. Many followers in white clothes and yellow shawls and scarves, including young women in white saris and young men, stretch back along the trail.2009-08-05A large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas or saris, most wearing red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, stands barefoot on green leaf mats in an open courtyard. Many have palms pressed together in anjali and eyes closed, while one man raises an arm. Some hold steel vessels and a white cloth bundle. Orange flags and a decorated pennant on a pole rise above them, with palm trees and a pink stone pillar behind. This appears to be a devotional ritual gathering, with no clearly visible central figure identified.2013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26