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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man on the left wears an orange turban, orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, with long swept-back hair and white markings on his arms; he gestures with his hands while holding a small ritual object. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands behind him, and to the right a man in a white shirt and a woman in a cream sari with folded hands stand among the watching crowd. Partially visible heads of other onlookers fill the lower foreground.

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Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A man in an orange saffron wrap and matching orange turban, with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala around his neck and white ash marks on his arm, stands at left holding a small brass ritual vessel in his hands. Behind and around him, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white saris stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, while a bearded man in white sits in the front row. The setting suggests an open-air ritual gathering. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), based on orange turban, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala, standing and conducting the ritual.2004-07-02October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesJuly 12 20062006-07-122004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02Outdoor 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 20042004-07-02Outdoor 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.2004-07-02Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a saffron-orange unstitched robe over bare shoulders stands with palms joined in namaste, holding a small book or card and smiling; a rudraksha mala hangs at his chest. A microphone on a stand is in front of him. To the left, a man in white kurta with a red bindi and long hair gestures with one arm. Behind, a cameraman in white holds a video camera on his shoulder. Seated on the ground at right are men in white clothes and a woman in a pink saree with palms joined at lower left. At lower right a colourful crocheted cylinder with striped bands of orange, blue and purple sits beside a woven basket-like object. Swamiji (probable): the centre figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, a presentation consistent with the page's Swamiji reference.2006-07-23July 02 20042004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-02 +1 copiesOutdoor gathering under trees with a large crowd of seated devotees dressed mostly in white, many with hands pressed in anjali. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, forehead vibhuti and a red bindi, wearing an orange robe and an ornate gold necklace, stands holding small items in his hands. Beside him a young man in an orange robe with a white tilak holds a long bamboo staff with an orange cloth streamer, and a bearded man in orange sits at the lower right. a person cues: long swept hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklace; this is a photograph of a standing central figure in an outdoor satsang.2006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11