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A outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron wrap with an orange turban and a beaded rudraksha-style mala sits on sandy ground, holding a long stick or wand over a pile of large round stones. Before him sit a brass kalasha-style pot, a brass lamp, a bowl of flower petals and a plate of bananas and fruit. Behind him stand several men in white shirts and dhotis, one with his hands folded in prayer, and women in white saris and a magenta sari. Children watch from the right beside the stone pile. A brass aarti lamp lies at the lower left. The scene appears to be a ritual offering at a sacred stone site under the tree.

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July 02 20042004-07-022004 - sacred collections uncategorised2003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-01 +1 copiesPhotograph of an outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A standing man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his arm, holds a brass bell in his right hand, with a brass lota-style vessel on a white-and-black patterned mat in front. Behind him, a seated figure in white is near a wooden lectern. On the right, a golden-canopied seat or peetha is draped in orange cloth and garlanded with marigolds, roses and white flowers. Devotees in white saris and white clothing sit and stand around, one woman with hands folded in namaste. A saffron flag on a pole stands near the tree.2004-07-022003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-012003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-01 +1 copiesA man in an orange saffron robe and matching orange turban stands outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. He has long dark hair falling past his shoulders and a red tilak on his forehead, and his hands are held together in front of his body. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shirts and a woman in a white sari stand watching. On the right, a low table draped in cloth holds brass lamps, a bell, a brass bowl, a plate of flowers and a plate of offerings. A red carpet runs along the left edge. The man in orange has distinctive long hair, a saffron turban and saffron robes, and fits the a person appearance cues.Outdoor 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.2005-12-31July 13 20032003-07-13 +1 copiesDecember 02 20092009-12-02Outdoors under a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots, a group of devotees stands on a sandy path. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala points upward toward the tree while others around him look up. Beside them, a man in a dark shirt and grey trousers and another in a white dhoti and shirt stand barefoot. Further back, several people in white clothing stand with hands folded in reverence near a stone structure at the tree base. A shrine with a deity murti is partly visible at left.2009-12-20December 27 20062006-12-27