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Outdoors under a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots, a man with long dreadlocked hair and a rudraksha-style garland of white and yellow flowers presses his palms and forehead against the trunk in worship. He wears a dark brown-red cloth wrap over his shoulders and an orange-brown dhoti. Behind him, a line of devotees in saffron and orange robes stands with joined hands, some holding a multicolored fringed umbrella-like canopy, while a man in white dhoti and gold necklace stands at left. A stone platform sits at the base of the tree at right. Wet paved ground and a mossy trunk suggest rain.

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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a large banyan tree. A man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a maroon-brown upper cloth and rust-red lower cloth, bows with his palms pressed together and his forehead against the aerial roots and trunk, a white and yellow flower garland hanging from his neck. Behind him, a line of saffron and orange-robed sannyasis and devotees stand with hands folded in prayer; one holds a striped multicolour umbrella-style canopy over the group, and one white-clad man wears a gold necklace. Red earth covers the ground, and a striped cloth lies in the lower-left foreground.2017-09-02A man with long dreadlocks and a red-brown upper garment, wearing a white and yellow flower garland, stands with his palm pressed against the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Behind him, several men in orange-saffron robes stand on a stone-paved path, some with hands folded in prayer. One holds a tall umbrella-like ceremonial standard with multicoloured tassels. The scene is outdoors among green foliage.2017-09-02Outdoor ritual scene at a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and a low red-washed stone platform at its base. Several bare-chested men in orange saffron dhotis stand on a paved stone path. One man in front holds a tall yellow-shafted ceremonial umbrella with a fringed canopy of blue, red, yellow and white tassels. Another man in the centre raises a lit oil lamp toward the tree. Garlands of yellow and orange marigolds hang on the trunk and on a man's shoulders, with a red floral garland at the front. Dappled sunlight falls across the path and the tree.2018-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor scene at a temple courtyard with a large banyan tree trunk. A man with long dreadlocked hair and a white floral garland, wearing a reddish-brown dhoti and bare-chested, stands with both hands pressed against the tree trunk. Around him, a group of men in orange saffron dhotis and some bare-chested attendants with garlands and tilak stand in a line on a paved stone path. One attendant on the left, in white dhoti and shawl, holds a red book, and another at the front holds a multicoloured ceremonial parasol, while a man in the centre holds a tray with offerings. A few women in saris stand behind the group under dappled shade.2017-01-01December 25 20062006-12-25September 02 20172017-09-02Outdoor ritual photo at a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots, its trunk wrapped in strung garlands of yellow and orange marigolds. In the centre a man with long dark braided hair, a pink and white floral garland over his shoulder and a rust-red wrap, lifts one hand toward the trunk while standing on a red-brick path. To the left a younger man in orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a bundle of red cloth stands beside him. Behind them a white ceremonial umbrella with decorative finials shades the area, and people in white dhotis and orange garments stand nearby, one holding a brass plate of flowers. A red-earth mound is scattered with flowers at the tree base. Swamiji (probable): the central figure with long hair and a swept-back presentation, wearing a rust-red wrap and floral garland, is the.2016-12-03Outdoors 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.2009-12-20A photograph of a man standing barefoot on a striped green-and-pink mat beside a large banyan tree, with aerial roots hanging down its trunk. He wears a rust-brown dhoti and wrap with a long flower garland of white, yellow and red blossoms draped over his shoulders, and his long dark hair falls down his back. He bows his head in prayer toward the tree. Paved stone tiles, a red-rimmed raised planter and a small stone block surround the spot, with a floodlight on a pole and greenery behind.2017-09-02A barefoot person in an orange saffron dhoti and wrap stands on a stone platform, pressing their face and hands against the trunk of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. A long dark plait of hair hangs down the back, and a gold-and-bead necklace is visible at the neck. Behind the tree, a stone shrine structure with a dark opening is partly visible, with a small stone pillar and sandy ground in front. A dark reflective pool lies at the lower left. Green foliage surrounds the scene.2011-09-08July 19 20162016-07-19