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Outdoor 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.

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A photograph of an outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha mala and bare feet holds a brass aarti plate with a lit flame raised high. Around him, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas stand and sit with palms pressed together in namaskar. Some women wear sarees in yellow and white. On the right, a stone deity or sacred figure is adorned with a multicoloured garland of flowers and a rope of yellow and maroon flowers, and a golden cobra-hood figure sits near the base. A man in white at the edge of the frame appears to be pouring or offering something at the shrine. The setting is a shaded outdoor sacred grove.2006-07-23Outdoor photo of a devotional ceremony beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stands centre, holding a brass plate with offerings and a small object, facing a golden hooded cobra-form deity murti decorated with colourful striped and floral garlands. A younger man in white with an orange shawl stands at left. Around them, a crowd of devotees in white clothing sit and stand with hands folded in prayer, with one woman in purple at left. Fruit and a flower offering lie at the base of the murti.2006-07-23Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A tall figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, stands with palms pressed together in prayer, a probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads. Around them a crowd of devotees in white ritual clothes sit and stand, hands folded, including a woman in a white sari with red border and a woman in lavender. At right, a stone cobra hood sculpture is draped with a garland of multicoloured flowers and yellow marigold strands, with a kalasha-like stone base; a figure in white kneels beside it. Woven mats cover the ground. The banyan trunk and lush foliage fill the background.2006-07-232004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02Outdoor ritual gathering beneath a large spreading tree. A standing man at right, with long dark hair, a white head cloth, rudraksha-style beaded mala and a white and gold-bordered shawl, holds a brass aarti plate with a lit flame. Garlands of orange and yellow marigolds hang around his neck. Around him, a crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sits on the ground and stands behind, many with hands folded in prayer. Two seated women in front wear saffron/orange shawls. At left, a golden deity murti with a flower-garlanded head is set on a dais, with brass lamps and a red and yellow marigold garland framing the foreground.2005-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 25 20062006-12-252004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02Outdoor ritual gathering beneath large banyan trees with aerial roots. A young man in orange robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged at centre-left, holding a long bamboo staff, flanked by a man in orange on the left. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothing, many with white garlands, sit in rows on the ground, some with hands pressed together. A standing figure in orange at the back and a man in white with a microphone or instrument appear among them. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in orange sits before brass puja vessels and a small kalasha, and a bare-chested sadhu in orange sits beside a circular stone tank. Multicoloured flower garlands hang from the trees and drape a red-stone structure at the right edge. A chariot-like setting with flowers and a red rock sculpture completes the scene.2006-07-122004 - sacred collections uncategorised2004 - 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.2005-12-31Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man in a white dhoti and shawl raises one hand while holding a lit lamp near a black stone deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and purple flowers. An orange-robed sadhu with long hair and a beard stands beside him holding a flame. Another orange-robed attendant holds a brass plate of petals. Around them, a crowd of men in white kurtas and yellow shawls stands with palms joined in prayer, while a woman in white and orange stands at the right. Bright orange-red painted base and a yellow flower offering on a brass tray in the foreground.2009-10-15