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Photograph of a courtyard beneath a large sacred fig (peepal) tree with a raised stone platform at its base. Four people stand at left and centre: a bald man in orange robe with a white cloth over his shoulder, a man in an orange dhoti with bare upper body, a woman in an orange sari with her hair in a long braid, and a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread at far left. Pink walls and arches frame the scene, with dark awnings over side shrines and a black plaque on the left wall.

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February 14 20132013-02-14A photograph of a group walking across a paved courtyard beneath a large spreading banyan tree, with a white Ganesha murti visible in a shrine niche at left. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala wears saffron-orange robes with a matching shawl and looks upward. Behind him, a bald monk in saffron dhoti and shawl walks, and a man in white dhoti stands nearby. At right, a bald young man in saffron robes with a gold-bordered shawl and a wristwatch carries a red object. Pink pillars frame the scene. Four people are visible.2013-02-14April 24 20192019-04-24Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. A group of about 15 people stands on a black stone platform surrounded by white-painted low walls and a small water basin with flower petals. Center, a bare-chested man with a dark rolled turban and a rudraksha-style mala stands at a slight angle; he has a long beard and wears an orange-brown dhoti. To his left, a woman in a long orange garment and an orange-brown man stand in conversation. Nearby, figures in pale peach and saffron robes, a man in red robes at right, and a man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl at left stand listening. A person in white with a yellow shawl and a man in orange kurta stand at left, and a bearded man in yellow shawl is partly visible in the foreground. Branches and sunlight fill the background.2009-12-30February 01 20182018-02-01December 30 20082008-12-30October 07 20062006-10-07Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree at an ashram courtyard. A monk in orange robes and orange headwrap stands at left, one arm extended toward the trunk. Several saffron-robed monks and a figure in light peach and grey robes stand in a line at right, facing a shrine with an orange-draped deity murti decorated with garlands, framed by a white carved stone arch. A white-walled platform surrounds the tree base. A cameraman with a video camera stands at far right. Hanging ropes and poles are visible among the branches.2009-12-11Four men in saffron-orange robes stand in a paved courtyard beneath a large banyan-type tree with a white-tiled raised platform. The man at left has long swept-back dark hair, a crown-like adornment absent, and a long rudraksha mala around his neck, hands clasped at chest level, facing right and gesturing toward the others. Behind him a bald man in orange wears glasses and a mala and stands with hands folded. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands near the tree. At right, a shaved-headed man in orange with a sacred thread holds a small pink bundle while listening. Two shrines flank the scene: at left a white Ganesha murti sits under a pillared canopy, and at right a white standing deity murti stands under a pillared canopy with dark drapes.2013-02-14December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoors beside a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, people walk on a paved stone path. Two men in saffron/orange cloth lead, one bare-chested with a dark turban-style head wrap, the other with long hair and a rudraksha mala walking barefoot. A woman in an orange sari follows, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-bordered cloth stands near the tree, and a man in a pink shirt and teal-green lungi walks at right, with another man in a light shirt behind. Circular stone platforms and a low red-painted wall surround the tree.2018-02-01Outdoor scene beside a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches, standing in a sandy courtyard edged by low white curved walls. In the foreground, three barefoot men in orange-saffron robes walk in a line; the front one carries a folded cloth, and the one at right has long dark hair and a rudraksha-style mala. Behind them, a bare-chested older man in a white dhoti wears a beaded necklace, and a group of men in white and light shirts, plus a small child in yellow, stand among the tree roots. A black cable runs along the ground at left. a person candidate: the figure at right with long hair and orange robes shows some visible cues, but the face and presentation are not distinctive enough for a firm identification.2009-12-20