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Outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree at the Dakshinamurti shrine. A golden-and-white deity murti of Dakshinamurti sits on a cobblestone base, adorned with garlands of yellow marigolds and red and white flowers. A long-haired man in a cream-white robe with yellow-gold draping stands at right holding a ritual lamp toward the murti, with garlands around his neck, apparently performing aarti. In the foreground a young man in a saffron-orange robe looks back over his shoulder, and a bald man in orange stands at lower right. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the background, and a photographer with a camera is visible at upper right.

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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots. On the left, a deity murti of Dakshinamurti seated on a golden base is heavily garlanded with yellow and red marigold and white flower strands, with a white turban and a cobra-hood style floral arch behind it. On the right, a man with long dark hair in a white robe with a yellow-gold shawl raises a white cloth and a small lamp above the murti, performing an aarti-style offering. In the foreground, two shaved-head men in saffron-orange robes, seen from behind, watch, with a few more people in white clothing standing among the crowd beneath the trees.2006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at a shrine of a seated deity murti, a white-robed figure with a white turban, draped in garlands of yellow and red flowers with a gold base and a stone plinth. On the right, a long-haired figure in a white robe and yellow shawl raises a lit lamp toward the deity. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men in saffron/orange robes face the shrine, with other devotees in white behind them. The shrine is decorated with marigold and rose garlands and leafy branches. a person is the long-haired figure in white with the lamp, performing aarti at the shrine during the Dakshinamurti celebration.2006-01-01Outdoor ritual under a large banyan tree. A deity murti of Lord Dakshinamurti (seated, holding a staff, with a white turban, gold ornaments and a decorated garland arch of yellow and red flowers) stands on a stone plinth at left. In the centre, a standing figure in a white shawl and flowing hair raises a ritual lamp toward the murti. In the foreground, two monastic figures in saffron/orange robes sit with their backs to the camera, and a crowd of seated devotees in white clothes watches from the background. A cameraman with a tripod films at right. Brass and offering plates lie on a white cloth near the murti.2006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01March 08 20052005-03-08September 02 20172017-09-02Outdoor ritual under a large leafy tree at an ashram. On the right, a person in a white head wrap and cream-white robe with a yellow-gold border holds a lit flame or aarti lamp aloft toward the branches, with a small bell in the other hand. On the left, a large stone-based lingam or shrine is draped with a yellow and white garland, with a second white-robed figure standing beside it. Seated devotees in white and colourful saris and white shirts fill the ground in rows. A cameraman in white stands at a tripod in the centre. Brass oil lamps sit on the ground near a white-draped table holding flowers and offerings, and a dark-leaved tree canopy frames the scene.2005-03-08Outdoor photo under a large banyan tree at a shaded clearing. A golden deity murti, possibly a saint figure, is decorated with a flower garland and sits on a red-stone platform with a white bull or nandi-like figure before it. In the foreground, a row of people in white clothes stand with their backs to the camera, several with hands folded in prayer. A woman in a white-and-checked garment with a long braid is in the lower left. Further back, a man in orange and white clothes and others in white stand with palms joined. A camera operator is visible near the platform, and a small lamp hangs from the tree. The scene suggests darshan or puja. Approximately 25 people are visible.2005-01-24December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor ashram ritual under a large banyan tree. A tall white Shiva linga is draped with a red-and-cream striped cloth and a canopy hangs above it, sitting on a raised rocky platform. A figure in cream-white robes and a white head wrap stands near the linga amid smoke or incense, performing the rite. Devotees in mostly white clothing sit on rocks and the ground in the foreground, some in red, orange and saffron garments, many people kneeling or seated on the rocky ground while others stand behind in the shade.2005-03-08