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Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with a long rudraksha mala, raises a brass arati lamp with flame toward the sky while holding a small handbell in the other hand. Behind him a woman in white with a bindi and dark standing figures watch. Seated in the foreground, a bearded man in white clothes gestures with open hands beside a wooden side table bearing a brass kalasha and a brass puja vessel, and a row of brass pots and a plate of fruit and flowers lie on the ground. Several seated and standing devotees in white clothes surround the scene, and a rudraksha-adorned priest figure stands at the centre.

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July 02 20042004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-02 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual photograph beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A standing man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a red tilak, holds a brass pot in one hand and a small bell in the other while performing a puja. Seated devotees in white and cream clothes, including a young woman with a long braid and glasses, sit on a mat in front, with brass vessels, a plate of offerings and a pink-flowered floral arrangement nearby. Standing onlookers in white shirts and dhotis watch from behind, and a black-and-white patterned cloth lies on the ground.2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02Photograph of an outdoor puja under a large banyan tree. A standing man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange turban with a red tilak, long hair and a rudraksha mala, holds a brass bell and a small brass lamp while speaking. Behind him a woman in white holds a bell and gestures. Seated devotees in white and colourful saris, including a woman with a long braid and glasses in white, face him. Brass pots, a brass lamp, a plate of offerings and a white and black patterned cloth are arranged on a mat in the foreground, and a red-and-white floral arrangement appears at right.2004-07-02Outdoor photo of a central figure in an orange saffron shawl with a long rudraksha mala, long dark hair, and a red bindi, holding a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame in the right hand and a brass handbell in the left. Behind him, a banyan tree with aerial roots. A woman on the left in a white and cream sari with gold bangles and a red bindi stands with palms pressed together, and a man on the right in white kurta with glasses also has his hands in anjali. Surrounding devotees in white and cream clothing and glasses watch the aarti. The setting suggests aarti performed during a ritual gathering.2006-07-23 +1 copiesJuly 02 20042004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-02Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A standing man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, holds a brass plate of lit oil lamps in one hand and a bell in the other, performing a puja. Seated devotees in white and pale clothing watch; a man in white stands behind him, and a woman in white raises a hand near the bell. Brass kalashas and a metal vessel sit on a patterned rug in front, with a plate of offerings. Probable Swamiji (saffron robes, orange turban, long hair, rudraksha mala) leads the ritual.2004-07-02Outdoor ritual aarti at a large banyan tree. A man in an orange saffron wrap with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a brass plate with a burning flame. Around him devotees stand with palms pressed together in prayer. A woman on the left wears a white sari with a red border and red and gold bangles. A bearded man in a white shirt holds a brass handbell while praying. Other devotees in white and cream clothes, several wearing glasses, stand close together under the tree's aerial roots.2006-07-23