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A photograph of a person standing barefoot on a circular concrete platform beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. The central figure wears a saffron-orange garment over a red top, a white and maroon flower garland around the neck, and a gold headband, with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind and to the left, two men in white clothing with orange shawls stand near a striped woven mat, one holding a video camera. On the platform, a white cloth-covered seat decorated with yellow flowers and a patterned mat sit beside a small silver tray holding two cups and a red-marked dish. A white floral kolam design is drawn on the ground at left.

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December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor sacred site beneath a large old banyan tree with thick aerial roots. In the centre, a man stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless robe, a long white and magenta flower garland, and a tilak on his forehead. Behind him a leopard-print cloth is draped over a white-painted platform around the tree base. To the right, a white-draped table holds a brass tray with flower petals and small glasses. At left, a second man in white with an orange shawl stands at a distance, and a golden staff is partly visible. Bottom right shows a decorated stone edge.2010-02-12March 02 20112011-03-02January 03 20162016-01-03 +1 copiesOutdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, a person in a flowing orange robe stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing long marigold garlands in yellow, orange and red. Beside them, a second person in orange clothing holds a small offering dish. In front, a white-draped seat and a round orange sweet or offering plate sit on a raised stone platform, with a dark stone object at the right edge. Floor patterns of white powder designs and a small cushion are visible.2007-12-22Outdoor photo of a standing figure in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a red and white flower garland, forehead pressed against the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A white-painted circular platform with flower offerings surrounds the base. Behind, a man in white dhoti and white shirt stands near a tripod-mounted camera and a small podium, while another person in white is nearby among trees and sandy ground with stone blocks.2012-01-01May 09 20132013-05-09 +1 copiesDecember 26 20062006-12-26July 11 20062006-07-11July 23 20062006-07-23 +1 copiesNovember 18 20102010-11-18 +2 copiesOutdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a moustache stands barefoot in a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha beads around his neck, hands pressed together in namaskar in front of a shrine. He is a probable Swamiji candidate by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala. Beside him, a stone shrine with a golden cobra-hood deity form is draped with long multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, green and white. Around them, about a dozen seated devotees in white dhotis and kurtas sit on mats, some with hands folded, and a woman in a pink sari sits among them. A white-clothed figure stands at the shrine's right and an attendant kneels near a metal pot.2006-07-23