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Outdoor photo of a central figure in an orange saffron shawl with a long rudraksha mala, long dark hair, and a red bindi, holding a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame in the right hand and a brass handbell in the left. Behind him, a banyan tree with aerial roots. A woman on the left in a white and cream sari with gold bangles and a red bindi stands with palms pressed together, and a man on the right in white kurta with glasses also has his hands in anjali. Surrounding devotees in white and cream clothing and glasses watch the aarti. The setting suggests aarti performed during a ritual gathering.

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Outdoor ritual aarti at a large banyan tree. A man in an orange saffron wrap with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a brass plate with a burning flame. Around him devotees stand with palms pressed together in prayer. A woman on the left wears a white sari with a red border and red and gold bangles. A bearded man in a white shirt holds a brass handbell while praying. Other devotees in white and cream clothes, several wearing glasses, stand close together under the tree's aerial roots.2006-07-23July 23 20062006-07-23Outdoor photo of a devotional ritual beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. In the centre, a bare-chested man in an orange saffron shawl and rudraksha malas holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp flame aloft in both hands. Behind him, a man in white kurta holds a brass bell in his right hand while folding his palms in prayer. Around them, devotees in white kurtas and sarees stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some wearing glasses, with a woman in a cream saree and gold bangles at left. The crowd of about two dozen people fills the frame, and a partial woven textile with orange, white and blue threads appears at the lower right corner.2006-07-23July 02 20042004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with palms pressed together in anjali, wearing a red tilak on his forehead and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace over the orange cloth. Swamiji (probable) appears on the right, distinguished by long swept-back hair, the ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing. Beside him stands a bearded man in saffron robes with a red forehead mark, and behind them figures in white and yellow clothing blur in the background of a sunlit open area.2010-02-12May 22 20062006-05-22Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A standing man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a red tilak, holds a brass pot in one hand and a small bell in the other while performing a puja. Seated devotees in white and cream clothes, including a young woman with a long braid and glasses, sit on a mat in front, with brass vessels, a plate of offerings and a pink-flowered floral arrangement nearby. Standing onlookers in white shirts and dhotis watch from behind, and a black-and-white patterned cloth lies on the ground.2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02May 21 20062006-05-21July 11 20062006-07-11January 01 20132013-01-01