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Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and spreading branches. Several men in orange-saffron dhotis, some bare-chested with white ash markings, stand on a stone-paved courtyard holding a lit oil lamp, a metal puja tray with flowers, and ritual items. Flower petals scatter the ground. Beside them stands a life-size statue or cutout figure with a saffron turban, red and white garlands, and ornate robes, shaded by a multicoloured fringed canopy. A low red-brick wall rims the tree base. Several people are visible and the statue is a depiction, not a living person.

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December 22 20182018-12-22December 23 20082008-12-23December 22 20182018-12-22 +1 copiesA procession walks along a stone-paved path beneath a large old banyan tree with spreading aerial roots. A central figure in orange ceremonial dress and a crown-like head covering stands under a colourful striped canopy with a fringed border, wearing a garland of orange and red flowers. Around him, several people in saffron-orange robes walk and attend, including women in orange saris. A woven yellow runner stretches along the path ahead. A person in orange bends forward at the left edge. Surrounding structures and a bench are visible under the dense green canopy.2018-12-22Outdoor ritual under a large banyan-type tree at an ashram courtyard. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes with long dark hair holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a red-painted deity murti on a white platform, with offerings and flower-filled plates nearby. Behind, several people in orange robes stand with hands folded in prayer; one wears an orange turban and rudraksha mala, another a red-and-orange turban. A bald man in orange robes stands at right, and a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl holds a flower plate. Woven mats cover the ground and a kolam design is drawn in white at right. Six or so people are visible, and the page indicates a Brahmotsavam celebration.2008-12-30October 31 20162016-10-31Four men in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps walk single file along a sandy path lined with paving blocks and a white cloth runner beside a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. The front man, in the centre, wears a deep orange wrap, an ornate gold-toned sash, a long orange-and-white bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead; his arms are bare with gold armbands, and he gestures lightly with one hand. Behind him a younger man holds a bowl or offering in front of him, and two more men follow in orange cloth with red-trimmed borders. To the right, a dark stone deity murti stands beside a mound heaped with red flowers and a blue cloth hangs from a tree branch. The setting is an outdoor shrine grounds with a bench and red-cloth altar.2013-05-18December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesOutdoor temple-grounds procession under large spreading trees. A smiling woman in orange sari with a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste on a black polished floor, a white-fringed headcloth on her head. Behind her, saffron-robed monks carry a golden staff topped with a trident and a multicoloured canopy umbrella. To the left, a white-clad priest holds a red-and-orange shawl and a plate near a black deity murti in an arched silver frame, garlanded with marigolds and multicoloured flower strands, sitting on a red stone mound with offerings, a brass lamp and a kolam rangoli pattern on the ground.2008-12-29October 31 20162016-10-31Photo 11724097 +2 copiesDecember 31 20182018-12-31 +1 copies