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Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree at an earthen courtyard. A bald man in an orange saffron robe with a matching orange shawl bends forward toward a seated girl in a red dress who sits on a black polished slab, with a seated man in a checked shirt beside her. Around them stand a woman in a green sari with a small bag, a man in white with an orange shawl, and a woman in an orange and yellow sari. Other devotees sit on the ground in white shirts and dhotis and pale clothing. Dirt mounds and a low concrete wall are in the background.

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March 25 20082008-03-25Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots at a construction site of concrete blocks and red earth. A group of about eight people walks along a dirt path: a woman in a green sari, a woman in a navy and orange sari, a man in a pink checked shirt, a young girl in a red dress, and men in white shirts. On the right, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes walks beside a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl. A stone bowl sits on the block platform at left, and a water bottle stands nearby.2008-03-25Outdoor photo under a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. A group of about fifteen devotees sits on a dark granite platform in a courtyard. A woman in a white sari with a long necklace sits centrally with hands folded, and a girl in cream and yellow kneels in prayer beside a brass plate of offerings, fruit and flowers. Children in yellow, red and green sit nearby. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha-style beads, sit on the right. Two women in orange and white and maroon sit talking on a low wall at left, and a standing man in a white shirt and grey trousers watches. The ground has a white rangoli design at lower left. No one visible wears a clearly identifiable saffron-robed or crowned figure.2010-07-03 +1 copies2004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02March 25 20082008-03-25June 30 20102010-06-30March 25 20082008-03-25Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a long-haired man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-yellow beaded necklace, walks past a black-and-white painted stone snake statue. Behind him, a group of devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand around a small shrine platform; one man in a blue shirt holds a boy's hands in prayer, and a white-clad elder folds his hands. A plate of yellow flowers sits near the tree base, and a brass lamp rests on a dark stone pedestal at right. The scene is a snake-worship (naga) setting.2007-12-20February 23 20082008-02-23Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. A group of about 15 people stands on a black stone platform surrounded by white-painted low walls and a small water basin with flower petals. Center, a bare-chested man with a dark rolled turban and a rudraksha-style mala stands at a slight angle; he has a long beard and wears an orange-brown dhoti. To his left, a woman in a long orange garment and an orange-brown man stand in conversation. Nearby, figures in pale peach and saffron robes, a man in red robes at right, and a man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl at left stand listening. A person in white with a yellow shawl and a man in orange kurta stand at left, and a bearded man in yellow shawl is partly visible in the foreground. Branches and sunlight fill the background.2009-12-30Outdoor photo of devotees seated in meditation beneath a large banyan tree with aerial prop roots and sprawling branches. Several adults sit cross-legged on black mats set on sandy ground: a woman in white sari in the foreground with a beaded necklace, men in white shirts and white dhotis, and a man in an orange-yellow striped shirt on the right. A child in red stands among them and a girl in yellow and white stands at left. Behind them stands a white-painted seating platform, a garland of red, yellow and orange marigolds hangs on the trunk at right, and white rangoli-style patterns decorate the ground. No identifiable a person appearance is visible among the seated people.2010-07-03 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20082008-02-23