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September 24 2016

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September 24 20162016-09-24September 24 20162016-09-24July 08 20132013-07-08April 03 20162016-04-03December 19 20052005-12-19 +2 copiesSeptember 24 20162016-09-24April 03 20162016-04-03 +1 copiesJuly 12 20062006-07-12December 19 20052005-12-19 +1 copiesOutdoor gathering beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. Dozens of devotees sit on mats in white clothes, many in white kurtas and dhotis, some women in saris or salwars, a few in darker or striped garments, facing a raised platform. On the platform stands a decorated deity murti or altar draped in garlands and flowers, with a small fire or oil lamp burning in front and a pile of offerings nearby. A few people in white stand near the platform and a camera on a tripod records the scene. Dappled sunlight filters through the leaves.2005-01-24 +1 copiesOutdoor gathering beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, where a crowd of devotees sits on dry earth in white clothes. At the centre, a decorated altar or dais with orange and red garlands and flower decorations stands before the seated assembly. Several people stand at the edges, including a man in white near the altar and a woman in a white sari and women in orange and yellow saris on the right. A man in a dark shirt and another in red stand at the back. A row of white garlands is strung through the tree trunks.2006-07-11Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A seated figure in red and orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with a red-and-green striped cloth on a raised platform, with a decorated deity murti with garlands and a saffron cloth behind them. Around a dozen or more devotees in white shirts and red-and-orange shawls sit on the ground and stone blocks facing the throne in an open-air gathering. Another person in white sits to the right near a seated figure in saffron.2016-04-03