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Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban, with long hair and a rudraksha mala, sits on a black-and-white painted platform and offers something from a small dish. Brass pots and a brass kalasha sit nearby with yellow and pink flower petals scattered on the ground. Seated devotees in green, white and orange saris and dhotis face the platform. Standing men in white shirts and a bearded man in white watch from behind, one holding a camera, and a garlanded deity or shrine with pink and red flowers is at the right edge. The setting suggests a pooja or homa in progress.

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Outdoor photo beneath a massive banyan tree with dense aerial roots. In the foreground a standing man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban holds a brass bell in his right hand, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and white markings on his bare upper arm, smiling. Beside him a seated bearded man in white kurta sits behind a small wooden lectern. A woman in a cream sari stands with hands folded in namaste. Behind them, a saffron-draped seat is garlanded with pink and white flowers and green foliage, with a brass pot and a brass kalasha-like vessel at the lower left and marigolds and pink petals on the ground. Several onlookers in white and dark clothing stand or sit in the background, and a saffron flag hangs on a bamboo pole. Red-brown rocks frame the bottom edge.2004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004 - sacred collections uncategorisedOutdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A standing man in orange saffron robes and an orange turban, with a long rudraksha mala and white markings on his arm, holds a lit oil lamp aarti on a long handle in one hand and a bell in the other. Seated devotees in white and green clothing, some with folded hands, watch from the front and left. A man with a dark beard in white sits on a platform beside a flower-garlanded shrine with orange cloth. Brass pots and a plate of offerings sit on a black-and-white patterned ledge, with yellow and pink flowers in the foreground. Several people stand behind in white clothing with hands folded in namaskar. This appears to be an aarti during a puja.Outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A young man in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and a long rudraksha mala raises a white yak-tail chamara fan in one hand and rings a handbell with the other. Beside him a bearded man in white sits at a wooden stand with hands folded, and a woman in a white sari stands with palms joined among onlookers in white and dark clothing, including a girl in a red-and-white dress. On the right, a deity murti or seated figure is draped in orange cloth and garlanded with pink and white flowers and green leaves. Brass pots and fruit offerings sit on a patterned cloth in front, with marigolds on the ground.Outdoor ritual under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man in an orange robe, orange turban, and rudraksha mala stands at centre with palms pressed together, gazing upward. Two large black-and-white painted serpent figures lie across a stone platform in front of him, with marigolds and flowers scattered. Behind, a seated figure on an orange-draped throne is garlanded with pink and white flowers, with a brass kalasha and oil lamps nearby. A crowd of people in white clothing and a few women in yellow and green sit and stand watching the ceremony.July 02 20042004-07-02Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dangling aerial roots, showing a consecration ritual at a stone-lined base. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a long orange head wrap holds a ritual implement and faces the altar, with a small brass bell nearby. Several people in white clothes stand and kneel around the rite, including a bent figure in white and a standing man in white with palms joined. Women wear sarees in red, pink and green, and a row of seated devotees watches from the background. A dark black stone deity murti with a raised hooded form stands on a granite pedestal at right, with brass vessels and offerings on the ground.2003-04-02July 02 20042004-07-02Outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A figure in orange robes, a matching orange turban and a long rudraksha mala stands on a stone platform holding a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with lit flames in one hand and a small bell in the other, apparently performing an aarti. Beside him, a bearded man in white clothing holds a tall bamboo-like staff with an orange tassel and a small bell. Seated and standing devotees in saffron, yellow, green and white clothing watch and join their palms in prayer. Brass vessels, a plate of offerings and marigolds lie on the ground in front of black-and-white painted serpent sculptures, with a garlanded deity murti or decorated shrine partly visible at right.2004-07-02Outdoor photo at a banyan tree shrine. A person in an orange saffron robe is prostrating face-down on the ground in front of a black-and-white dotted serpent-like stone structure, with brass kalasha-style vessels and a brass plate of offerings beside them. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti leans over, one hand on the prostrating person's back. A bearded man in white sits behind on the right near a wooden stand and garlanded platform. A woman in a green sari with a long braid sits at left. Several men in white stand with folded hands under the large banyan tree, and yellow marigold garlands and petals lie on the ground.