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Outdoor scene beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. Several devotees stand barefoot in a line on a dark mat, hands joined in prayer namaskar. Most wear white kurta-style clothes; one woman on the left wears white with an orange shawl, and the man on the right wears an orange robe and rudraksha mala. A man in white with a yellow shawl holds a metal plate. A small brick enclosure with carved letters sits at the lower left, and a bare-tree trunk is wrapped with rope. Eight or more people are visible, and some are partly cut off at the edges.

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July 13 20032003-07-13Outdoors under a large spreading tree, a group of devotees stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra beside a dark reflecting water pool. In the foreground a young man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands with his hands folded. Behind him, a man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow shawl holds a silver tray. To the left, several women in white saris with orange or gold borders stand in prayer, and one woman in white holds her hands together. On the far right, a woman in a pink floral sari also stands with folded hands. The setting appears to be a sunny courtyard with stone edging and dappled shade.2008-05-13Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with dangling aerial roots. A young man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a lit camphor flame in a brass vessel for a woman in an orange sari and a girl in a red dress. A man in saffron robes stands beside him, bare-headed and holding a brass plate. Around them, men in white and light shirts stand and watch, and a stone platform with a small brass pot sits in the foreground. Aarti is being performed at a sacred tree site.2008-03-25A photograph taken outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots and dappled sunlight on red earth. A figure in an orange-saffron robe and a matching orange turban stands with palms pressed together in prayer, facing the tree trunk. Beside him a man in white ritual clothes with a folded-hands gesture stands near a woman in a white sari with a pink border. To the right, a man in white kurta stands with hands clasped beside a mound of stones. Some people are visible, and a red garment appears at the right edge.Outdoor photo under a large spreading banyan tree at an ashram courtyard. In the centre a young man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha-style mala stands barefoot, hand on hip, beside a black stone slab. Two women in white saris with yellow borders stand at left, a woman in a white kurta and white trousers with a pendant necklace stands centre-back, and a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands at right. Brass bells, a small brass vessel and offerings sit on a stone platform in the foreground beside a carved stone pillar.2008-05-13Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree at a rough stone-rimmed shrine. In the left foreground, a dark stone deity murti stands within an arched metal frame, draped in orange cloth and with white flower garlands at the neck. A man in an orange robe stands centre-right with his hands folded, with long dark hair and a bead necklace. Around him are white-clad devotees: a woman in white holding a tray of flowers, two men in white kurtas with bead malas, a bespectacled man in white with folded arms, and a man in white holding a book. A red cloth is spread on the ground at right. Several people in white are at the edge of the frame.2003-07-13January 20 20082008-01-20Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with thick aerial roots and dappled sunlight on bare dirt ground. In the left foreground a man in an orange-saffron shawl and dhoti stands barefoot on a dark slab, holding a raised ritual object above his head and wearing a white flower garland. Around him are people in white clothes, including a child in green. Centre-right, a person in white bends forward with hands near the ground beside a red cloth, while another in white sits cross-legged further back. a person candidate: the standing man in orange has a shaved head and no visible long hair, rudraksha or crown, so the appearance cues are insufficient to name him.2006-12-30Outdoor photograph beneath a large leafy tree on a dark polished stone platform. A man in an orange robe, with long dark hair, stands at right raising one arm toward the branches and holding a small bell in the other hand, while a flame is visible near the tree. Around him devotees stand in white clothes, several wearing yellow shawls and orange shawls, with hands pressed together in anjali. A bearded man in a white garment stands at centre with hands folded. A cement-edged plinth and a metal pole sit in the background, and the setting appears to be an open-air sacred site.2009-10-152004 - sacred collections uncategorised2003 -Glimpses From Various ProgramsJanuary 09 20082008-01-09