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Outdoor temple courtyard under a large banyan tree with aerial roots, sandy ground and low brick platforms. In the foreground a man with hair in a topknot and an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-shouldered, stands bowing with his hands holding a brass plate of flowers. Behind him a cameraman in white shirt and white dhoti films with a video camera. A woman in a white sari stands with hands folded in the background near a white pillar. At right a dark stone deity murti with red garland and red decorated image stands beside a pile of red offerings. A brass oil lamp and a plate with red flowers sit on a low stone ledge at left. a person cues: the orange-clad figure's topknot, saffron robes and rudraksha-style beaded necklace, appearing in a ritual puja setting.

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Outdoor photo at an ashram grounds beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man with hair tied in a knot and wearing an orange saffron wrap pours or scatters pink flower petals from his hand over a stone platform with brass plates holding offerings and a small brass oil lamp. Beside him stands another monk in an orange wrap with a rudraksha mala. Behind, a man in white clothes films with a video camera, and an older man in white stands at a white-washed shrine with flowers. A blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. The scene shows flower offerings and a puja at a sacred site. Four people are visible.2012-04-19December 25 20082008-12-25 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesApril 19 20122012-04-19December 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20122012-01-01July 21 20052005-07-21 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A devotee in an orange saffron garment with a purple flower garland stands at the right, holding a lit oil lamp or aarti flame near a shrine. Behind, a deity murti is decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands under a white stone arch. A white platform at left holds steel plates of yellow flowers and offerings, and a dark water-filled basin lies in front. A second person in orange stands at the right edge. Ritual puja setting in an ashram grounds.2008-12-31December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20122012-01-01