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September 24 20162016-09-24December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor photo beneath a vast banyan tree with aerial roots and dense canopy. Several people stand on a brick-paved courtyard. A bearded man in a red-brown dhoti and cloth wears a red turban and a long white flower garland, hands folded before him. Beside him stands a man in orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads, and further left a man in orange cloth holds a camera rig. A third man in orange and white stands near a brass lamp stand. On the right a tall garland of yellow, red and white flowers hangs beside a draped golden and red structure, and a brass lamp stands on the ground. Behind, a crowd of devotees in white and red dresses watches. Flower petals are scattered on the stones, and a folded striped cloth lies on the ground.2016-12-03Outdoor photo at a tree-shaded ashram grounds with reddish dirt path. On the left, a large black stone deity murti stands with a silver-toned arm and face, draped in a white cloth and garlanded with orange marigolds and red flowers. In the centre, a woman in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair walks toward the murti, hands at her sides. Behind her, a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands, and further right, men in white and orange shawls stand in a line. In the foreground at right, a woman in a blue salwar kameez with a maroon shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Tall pole with hanging orange and red strands stands behind the group.Outdoor temple procession beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A bearded man in a maroon dhoti and a garland of white and pink flowers stands centre-left, hands folded, beneath a decorated ceremonial parasol with a colourful fringe. Behind him a figure in a white dhoti and shawl holds a parasol and hands together. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis carry brass plates of flowers and offerings, and a white-clad man holds a long rod. Devotees in white and orange stand along the path. On the right, a large gold-and-black deity murti adorned with flower garlands stands beside a black cobra-shaped stone and a red-stone base scattered with petals. Lamps and a saffron flag are visible behind the group.2016-12-14Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large banyan-like tree with spreading branches. On a raised stone platform stands a deity murti under a silver arched frame, decorated with flower garlands in red, purple and white, set on a rocky mound. In the foreground a figure in orange robes with a white flower garland holds his hands together in prayer, while a row of saffron-robed devotees stand behind, one holding a tall staff. A woman in a white sari and another in yellow stand with palms pressed together, and a person on the right raises a camera. A small oil lamp flame burns near the platform edge.2008-12-28An outdoor ritual on a raised red wooden platform with a blue-and-white striped cloth beneath a large spreading banyan tree. A man in orange-red robes with a garland of white and green flowers stands centre, holding a flame or offering and touching his face. Beside him a bald man in orange-red dress sits at the platform edge, a brass plate or offering dish before him, and a third man in orange-red cloth stands at right with smoke rising near his hands. A tall dark stone linga-like pillar draped with green leaves and garlands stands at right. Several orange-robed people and white-clad devotees with folded hands stand below, and a woman in white is seen at lower left. The scene appears to be a homa or puja with incense smoke.2015-02-05Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A standing man in a rust-orange dhoti and orange wrap, with a red turban, long dark hair, a white flower garland and a red-and-white garland, stands barefoot on sandy ground. Behind him a bare-chested attendant in orange cloth holds a multicoloured fringed parasol on a tall pole. On the right stands a large black stone deity murti decorated with a gold crown, red and white silk drapes, and a red-and-white flower garland, set on a red cloth-draped platform beside a brass lamp stand. A photographer in white crouches near the rocks.2016-10-08March 10 20132013-03-10Outdoor photo of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees gathered in a shaded grove beneath large trees, pressing palms together in namaste beside a large golden deity murti draped in marigold and red flower garlands. A tall figure with a green turban and white beard stands at left in orange robes, while a white-bearded man in orange and red shawl stands centre. In the foreground a bare-chested devotee with grey hair and a white dhoti holds a red and yellow garland, and another man in white dhoti and red shawl stands at right beside a tray of flowers. Red-stained stone base, brass lamps and flower petals lie on the ground. Several people are visible in the background.2009-12-30