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Outdoor photograph beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots and marigold garlands tied to its trunk. A kolam lotus design in white powder and a yellow dot lies on the bare sandy ground. A bearded man in a white kurta and white dhoti, with a striped shawl, stands with hands folded and bare feet. Nearby, a monk in saffron robes and an orange head wrap faces the tree, and other men in white and saffron stand around. At the right edge, a bald man in orange robes and a ceremonial palanquin-like canopy with a deity figure are visible. A cameraman films from behind a man in a white shirt and black trousers. Six or more people are visible, all standing outdoors.

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January 01 20072007-01-01Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, at a sandy ground with a white chalk kolam lotus design and a yellow flower, marigold garlands hanging on the trunk. A man in orange robes with a turban and beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste, flanked by a man in white shirt and trousers, and a man in white kurta with a striped shawl and glasses, barefoot and with hands folded. At the right edge, a monk in orange robes stands. Background includes another man in white shirt and camera operators. a person candidate: the orange-robed figure with turban and mala is distinctive, but the appearance is not fully certain.2007-01-01December 30 20082008-12-30July 11 20062006-07-11Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A woman in orange robes with a flowing orange shawl stands near the trunk, hands raised in a greeting or prayer gesture, with a bead necklace and bracelets. Beside her a man in an orange turban and orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace stands with palms pressed together. Next to them two men in white kurta-style clothing stand with hands folded, one with a sash of red and white stripes. A bald man in orange robes stands at right. White rangoli-style powder designs and a yellow flower lie on the sandy ground at lower left, with white and orange flowers near the trunk.2007-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 30 20082008-12-30December 11 20092009-12-11December 31 20062006-12-31A procession of devotees walks across a bare dirt ground beneath a large spreading banyan tree. In the foreground at right, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a gold necklace of flower garlands, smiling and gesturing with his hand. Beside him, a devotee in white dhoti and orange shawl bows low, touching the ground with his hand while others in white dhotis and orange shawls follow in line. Behind them, an older woman in white sari with orange shawl holds a book, and several more devotees in white and orange stand along the path. A faint kolam or drawn pattern marks the ground near the bowing devotee.2006-12-23Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and a garland of marigolds and flowers draped around its trunk. A low white-painted circular platform surrounds the tree on sandy ground. A group of men and women stand in a close circle; a woman in an orange sari-style outfit stands at centre beside a man in a checked shirt and a man in white shirt and grey trousers, all with hands folded. On the right, a person in orange robes with a gold-toned bead necklace stands at the edge, and a man in orange holds up a video camera. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand around the group, some with folded hands. About fifteen people are visible.2009-12-20Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots and a white-painted circular planter edge. A bearded man in a full orange robe and orange head wrap stands at left-centre, gesturing with his hands and facing a group of walking men. Among them, a man in pale peach robes and a cap walks barefoot, a man in beige vest over orange cloth wears an orange shawl and walks barefoot with a bandaged foot, and a bald man in an orange kurta and dhoti walks at right. Behind them, men in white kurtas with yellow shawls, one holding a yellow tray, stand near the tree. The ground is bare earth with a white-painted border and a black hose.2009-12-11Outdoors under a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots, a group of devotees stands on a sandy path. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala points upward toward the tree while others around him look up. Beside them, a man in a dark shirt and grey trousers and another in a white dhoti and shirt stand barefoot. Further back, several people in white clothing stand with hands folded in reverence near a stone structure at the tree base. A shrine with a deity murti is partly visible at left.2009-12-20