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July 20 2005

Outdoor procession under a large misty banyan-type tree. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange shawl and a thick white and red flower garland over a gold-beaded necklace, walks forward smiling. To his left, a bearded man in orange robes and a gold beaded necklace carries a tall golden trident-topped staff. On the right, a man in orange robes with a gold beaded necklace holds a flower-decorated silver tray. Several other people in orange and white stand behind in the crowd.

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Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A bearded man in a white dhoti and white shawl, right hand over his chest, walks forward with a line of devotees in white kurtas and dhotis behind him. At front left, a young man in saffron-orange robes walks barefoot. At right, a large deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers, with red offerings and flower petals on a stone base in the foreground. A stone pillar stands among the group, and a camera is held by a man in white at centre-right.

July 07 2009

A photograph of a procession ascending a stepped platform decorated with white kolam rangoli patterns, under palm trees, with thatched-roof and tin-roof white buildings with red doors behind. In front, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a long dark rudraksha mala and a red-brown tilak walks with eyes lowered, hands folded at his waist, followed by men in white dhotis with yellow and orange shawls, one holding a walking stick. Behind them, more people in white clothes walk and stand, and a dark stone deity murti with an orange cloth stands at right. Smoke drifts at left and small figures in white move across the courtyard in the background. Physical people visible: about ten to fifteen.

July 19 2005

Outdoor photo on a dry, dusty path with bare trees behind. A tall man with long dark hair and a red-and-white forehead mark wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, and walks forward barefoot in sandals. Beside him, an older man in white dhoti with gold border and a white shirt-like top walks with a rudraksha mala. Two women in orange saris and a woman in a purple top and green pants follow, along with a white-clad man in a white shirt and mala. Other people in the background, including a man in a blue checked shirt. A procession-style walk, with a woman in orange holding a brass tray at centre-left.

July 21 2005

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July 20 2005

Outdoor ritual at a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A standing figure in orange robes on the left holds a brass bell or lamp and performs worship, while a bearded man in white stands beside him. Several people in white sit on the ground behind them with hands folded. On the right, a dark stone statue of a seated sage in orange cloth with a headwrap and garlands is set on a raised rock platform. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, a brass plate and a white-draped table hold ritual items on a circular stone base in front of the statue.