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July 19 2005

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Outdoor photograph beneath a massive banyan tree with many aerial roots hanging from its branches. In the foreground, rows of people in white clothing sit on the ground before small brass oil lamps and offering plates on mats. Near the right, a dark stone deity murti is draped with a garland of multicoloured flowers and a yellow cloth. Beside it, a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees, some in white, sit in front of the tree. Robed figures stand and sit around the tree trunk, with palm trees visible at the far right under an overcast sky.2006-10-08July 19 20052005-07-19Outdoor photo beneath a large old banyan tree with dangling aerial roots. At right, a seated person in orange robes with long dark hair performs a ritual at a brick-lined fire pit holding a lit flame, with brass pots and offerings around it. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with garlands and a gold-embroidered orange cloth, under a colourful fringed umbrella. In the foreground, a man with a long beard in white clothes sits with hands folded, and several seated devotees in white and dark clothing listen nearby. A small figure in orange stands at far left.2005-07-19Outdoor photo beneath a massive banyan tree with thick aerial roots hanging from wide spreading branches. Beneath the tree sits a dark stone Shiva lingam decorated with garlands of marigolds and a yellow flower, set on a mound of red flower petals. Rows of seated people in white clothes and saffron-orange robes fill the foreground, with several devotees in saffron orange and others in white, many holding small orange flags on poles. Brass lamps and offerings are arranged near the lingam. Palm trees are visible at the right edge.2006-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 06 20062006-10-06October 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene under a large spreading banyan tree with many aerial roots. Several robed figures in saffron and orange clothing stand at a raised platform with a red-framed canopy, offering items and tending ritual vessels on a low stone and tiled table. Behind them, a row of people in white and cream dress stand in a line. At right, a dark stone deity murti stands on a black pedestal with flower garlands at its base. A person in orange at left operates a camera, and seated figures in orange sit beside a small fire pit. Stone steps and a blue-painted shrine appear beside the tree.2015-02-05July 19 20052005-07-19August 21 20112011-08-21A large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and wide branches shades an open dirt courtyard. Beneath it, a group of about 25 people in white clothing sit on the ground and on a low white stone platform, facing a small shrine with a seated deity murti framed by a green arched niche. A man in white sits near the centre of the gathering in a satsang-style setting. A green lamp post stands at right and a black bag rests in front of the seated group. The page refers to a Basavanna Jayanthi satsang, but no a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the visible seated group.2013-05-13October 21 20062006-10-21Outdoor ritual under a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. A standing figure in a saffron-orange robe stands with hands joined near the centre, facing a shrine. Beside the figure, a black stone linga-like form sits on a mound of red-coated stones, dressed with white and red-and-gold garlands and a white-and-red arched frame. Seated in rows on the sandy ground, about a dozen people in white clothes sit before small brass oil lamps, bowls and offering plates, with a few in orange. A blue cloth and a round metal plate lie near the shrine.2006-08-17