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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a white-painted circular platform around its trunk. Several men in orange saffron robes stand around; one in the foreground holds a golden trident (trishul) and wears a rudraksha-style mala, while another in orange holds a golden staff near the platform edge. A man in white dhoti and shawl with orange trim stands at centre, facing the tree. Another orange-robed figure stands on the platform near the trunk. White kolam designs are drawn on the sandy ground at lower left, and a white pole stands at right. Ritual procession or puja setting.

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December 27 20092009-12-27December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor photo beneath a huge, sprawling banyan tree with many aerial prop roots and thick spreading branches. In the foreground a long-haired man in flowing saffron/orange robes and a draped shawl stands barefoot holding a long wooden walking staff; he is Swamiji (probable), identified by long swept-back hair and saffron robes, with a distinctive sannyasi presentation. Beside him a man in orange dhoti and shawl stands with arms folded and a tilak on his forehead, and a third man in white clothing stands further back at right. A green garlanded decorated object and a dark polished stone slab appear at the lower edges of the frame on bare sandy ground.2006-10-25December 31 20092009-12-31A large banyan tree with massive aerial roots and hanging prop roots stands at the centre of the frame. At its base, on a raised white-edged circular platform, a barefoot person in an orange garment with a yellow border and a white flower garland stands facing the trunk with hands folded in worship. Beside and behind them, two people in orange robes hold a tall golden trident (trishul); the figure at right grips the staff, and a figure at left in orange is partly cut off. Shallow water fills the platform near the tree roots, and a strand of white flowers lies on the ground. The scene suggests a puja at a sacred tree.2009-12-27December 11 20092009-12-11December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and a red-and-white garland tied at its trunk. Two priests in white dhoti and shawl stand at the tree base, one holding a bell-like ritual object near a small blue tray. In the foreground, a person in saffron-orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl and long dark hair stands facing the tree with hands folded. The ground is dark polished stone and a paved path, with white pillars and greenery behind. Three people are visible.2010-11-12Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and white-washed stone platforms around its base. A saffron-robed figure with a flaming oil lamp or arati flame raised in one hand and a red-and-white flower garland around the neck stands on a dark polished stone slab. To the left, another saffron-robed person holds a trident-topped staff and presses palms together in prayer, while figures in white clothes with yellow shawls stand nearby. The scene suggests an arati or puja at the sacred tree.2009-12-27A photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with thick aerial roots and sprawling branches at an outdoor shrine. Several people in white and saffron-orange clothing stand on a dark polished stone platform around white-painted raised bases. A man in white with a yellow sash holds a tray of flowers, and a figure in orange robes with a shawl stands near the tree in prayer. Golden poles or lamp stands and white pillars stand nearby, and a trail of flowers rests on the ground.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor photo beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick low branches. Several people in orange and saffron clothing stand gathered near a wooden post at the left, including a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a man in a red-brown dhoti pressing against the trunk side. Women in orange saris and a woman in a blue-and-pink sari stand nearby. At the right, a seated woman in white sits beside a man in an orange robe on a raised platform, with a small shrine area and a colourful deity murti nearby. A smaller figure in orange stands at the center on sandy ground beside a hose. Green shrubs grow in the foreground.2016-09-04