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Outdoor ritual photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots and a garland of red and white flowers draped on its trunk. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a rudraksha mala stands at a raised stone platform holding a plate, beside a brass lamp with a lit flame. Another man in saffron robes with a bead mala stands at left, hands pressed in anjali. A second saffron-clad man at far left also holds his hands together. A black sign reading Cosmic Canopy stands by the tree. Brass pots, a small brass oil lamp and a plate of flowers rest on the stone in front.

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Outdoor photo at a large banyan tree with aerial roots, beside a dark stone plaque headed "COSMIC CANOPY" on a concrete base. A man in orange robes, bare-chested with a dark topknot and rudraksha mala, stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. Before the tree sit a brass lamp with a small flame, a silver plate, a brass vessel and an offering plate of pink flowers. The tree is draped with red and white flower garlands. A second person in white stands partly visible at the upper left edge.2012-04-19A photograph of two men performing a ritual at a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala around his neck pours or offers from a brass plate. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl holds a brass plate with flowers and a small brass lamp. The ground is a stone platform decorated with white and red floral designs, and red and white flower garlands hang from a tree trunk on the right. A brass oil lamp and a plate of pink petals sit on the platform. Behind them a signboard reads Cosmic Canopy with explanatory text beneath.2012-04-19A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at the left, holding a brass bell in one hand and a small brass vessel in the other, performing a ritual near a large banyan tree. Its thick aerial roots are wrapped with red and white flower garlands. In front is a raised stone platform with a brass oil lamp burning and a small offering of pink and white flowers. A display board labelled "Cosmic Canopy" stands beside the tree. A partially visible person in white clothing stands at the far left edge. Sandy ground and greenery surround the scene.2012-04-19April 19 20122012-04-19A photograph of an outdoor temple setting with white stone steps and a black stone deity murti draped with yellow and red flower garlands. In the foreground a man in an orange robe and orange shawl, with rudraksha beads around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, sits cross-legged on an orange seat with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside a circle of ash on the ground is a brass pot. Behind him two men in white dhotis sit kneeling; one wears an orange shawl and yellow sash, the other an orange shawl, and both hold their hands together. A small rangoli-like ash circle with marks on the ground frames the scene.2010-07-14July 20 20102010-07-20July 21 20102010-07-21Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and hanging vines. Three male devotees stand on a dark stone platform facing a shrine. The figure on the right wears a long saffron-orange robe, wraps the upper body in an orange shawl, has long dark hair and stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him is a white-robed priest with a shaved head and a white dhoti with a red border, hands folded. Another white-clad man with a shaved head stands at left near a stone platform holding a brass plate with offerings. Garlands of red and orange flowers hang near the tree trunk and a white-arched shrine stands in the background with a mound of red kumkum or offering powder and a deity murti.2010-11-12January 01 20062006-01-01Outdoor photo at a temple-grounds courtyard of sandy earth with ash-grey patches and palm and frangipani foliage behind. In the foreground a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala walks forward with head bowed; his long dark hair is swept back, and an orange wrap is draped over his shoulders. Behind him stand several men in white kurtas and dhotis: a bearded man on the left, a man in a yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala and tilak on his forehead, and a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl on the right, all barefoot and standing in quiet attention. A small brass plate of offering sits on a mat at the lower left, and a concrete platform edge runs along the bottom of the frame.2010-07-14Outdoor photo at an ashram grounds beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man with hair tied in a knot and wearing an orange saffron wrap pours or scatters pink flower petals from his hand over a stone platform with brass plates holding offerings and a small brass oil lamp. Beside him stands another monk in an orange wrap with a rudraksha mala. Behind, a man in white clothes films with a video camera, and an older man in white stands at a white-washed shrine with flowers. A blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. The scene shows flower offerings and a puja at a sacred site. Four people are visible.2012-04-19December 29 20102010-12-29