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May 17 2007

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An outdoor procession moves beneath a large banyan tree with dense green foliage and hanging aerial roots. A colourful orange, blue and red ceremonial parasol with decorative panels and fringed tassels is carried over the crowd. Many devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and saffron or orange garments walk closely together, some with folded hands in prayer. Women wear orange, yellow, cream and purple saris. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at the right, while a woman in an orange sari and a woman in a cream sari with purple border are visible. Dirt ground and tree trunks frame the scene.2007-05-17May 17 20072007-05-17Outdoor ritual scene under trees beside a stone-walled shrine. A deity murti is garlanded with flowers and framed by a colourful canopy with striped red, green, orange and white fringe on a pole. In the foreground a man in white ritual clothes faces the shrine with hands together. A man in a white head covering and a long white robe with yellow-gold shawl stands with hands folded, flanked by people in saffron/orange shawls and white clothes. Devotees and a seated man in white kneel near a small offering table with a brass lamp and flowers. Several more people in white cluster behind. Possibly a puja or aarti at a shrine. The robed figure's identity is uncertain.2005-01-01Outdoor festival procession under shade trees. A decorated palanquin-style float carrying a garlanded deity murti with flower garlands in pink, white and green, topped by an ornate canopy and surrounded by offerings. A figure in orange robes stands on the float near a framed portrait. Below, devotees in white and orange clothing carry a red-and-gold ceremonial umbrella and a tall gold staff; one man in white and orange shawl holds a decorative umbrella over the float while women in white saris with yellow shawls walk alongside. A large multicoloured parasol stands above, and a crowd follows along a dirt path.2008-12-23December 25 20072007-12-25March 08 20052005-03-08March 08 20052005-03-08 +1 copiesOutdoor devotional gathering beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right, a seated deity murti in an orange-saffron cloth is decorated with pink and yellow flower garlands and a rudraksha-style mala. In the left foreground, a woman in an orange robe stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, a long bamboo-like pole beside her. Around a brass lamp and metal vessels, several people in white dhotis and white shirts kneel and stand, while women in white and cream saris and one in an orange-bordered sari gather nearby. Flower petals and garlands lie on the ground.2005-07-21Outdoor ritual scene beneath trees at an ashram. A figure in a long orange saffron robe with maroon border bends forward over a decorated deity murti or utsava moorthy, which is garlanded with white and orange flower garlands and set on a red and blue cloth. Several people in white clothes stand around offering puja items, brass plates and flowers. A multicoloured canopy with tassels shelters the altar. Devotees in white and yellow shawls press their palms together in prayer, including a woman in a yellow shawl and an older woman in white with a light cardigan. Some people wear white and some yellow or orange scarves. The setting shows green leaves and a parked vehicle behind.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree at a temple courtyard. In the centre, a man in orange robes with a garland kneels or bows before a dark stone deity murti set within a white arched stone niche on the right. Around him, several people in white ritual clothes stand and sit, some in white dhotis and shirts, others women in white and orange saris. A large striped canopy umbrella with a tasselled fringe and a trident-topped staff stand in the middle. Several people sit on white cloth in the foreground, including young girls in white and a woman in a yellow sari. A man in orange holds a ceremonial staff at left. Kumkum-marked devotees gather in a semicircle to witness the puja.2005-12-31February 23 20082008-02-23