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A photograph of a group of devotees seated cross-legged on a black polished stone platform beneath large banyan trees, with a brick wall behind them. In the foreground an older man in a checked pink shirt and grey trousers sits with eyes closed and hands resting on his knees, beside a woman in a green sari and a girl in a red dress. Others seated behind include a man in a white shirt, a woman in a white sari, and several young men. A standing man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at left, and a black bag sits on the platform. Scattered yellow flowers lie on the ground. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the frame.

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March 25 20082008-03-25August 12 20072007-08-12Outdoor photo at a banyan tree courtyard with a raised circular stone platform and mossy-looking white-washed low walls. Seated on a black stone mat in the foreground, several people sit cross-legged with hands joined in prayer: a woman in a blue sari with a yellow stole, a man in a white shirt and light trousers, a woman in a pink-and-white patterned sari, and a woman in a white dress with a yellow shawl. A standing man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands near the trunk, and a man in a blue checked shirt stands at left with hands folded. Aerial roots hang from the large banyan trunk, which has a garland of flowers. Brass items and a white feathered fan sit on the stone platform.2010-07-08March 25 20082008-03-25Outdoor gathering beneath a large spreading banyan tree at an ashram grounds. Many devotees sit on a dark stone platform and on raised concrete ledges, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, with some women in pink, red and white saris. A man in an orange-red shirt sits in the foreground facing away from the camera. Others stand among the trees, some with hands folded, and a man in a white t-shirt and jeans stands at right. Bright sunlight filters through the leaves. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2009-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2008-03-25Outdoor 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 copiesOutdoor 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 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree at an ashram-style courtyard. Several people sit cross-legged on dark grey stone slabs in meditation or prayer. A woman in a purple sari stands at left with her hand raised near her face, and a man in a dark red shirt stands behind the group. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at right near a pole. Seated devotees wear white dhotis and kurtas, a white sari, and striped shirts. Colourful flower rangoli designs in pink, yellow and red lie on the ground at lower left, and a small boy in white sits beside a man in green.2010-07-04Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and hanging garlands of red, yellow and green flowers on its trunk. A sign reading DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE sits at the base near a white stone platform. Several people in white clothes sit cross-legged on a dark polished stone floor facing the tree, including a woman in a red blouse and white-patterned sari in the lower left. Other people in white stand around the trunk and under the tree, and a few people in orange and white clothing stand to the right. Swings with metal supports hang among the branches.2010-07-03 +2 copiesA photograph under a large banyan tree with many aerial roots, its trunk draped with a long garland of red, yellow and white flowers. Devotees sit on a raised stone platform in the foreground, mostly in white clothing, some with bare feet; one woman in a red blouse and cream sari sits at left and a man in a beige shirt sits at center. A woman in a blue-and-white printed top and white dupatta stands near the trunk. Other people stand or sit in the background among hanging swings and a sign reading DO NOT ENTER. The setting is an outdoor ashram-style courtyard with green foliage.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2008-03-25