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A 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.

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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 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.2012-04-19Outdoor 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.2012-04-19A man in flowing saffron-orange robes stands barefoot on a white circular platform beside a massive banyan tree with hanging aerial roots and a garlanded trunk of red and white flowers. He leans his forehead against the tree, a tilak mark visible on his brow, with one arm bearing a band on the upper arm. Beside him a sign titled Cosmic Canopy describes the tree as over 1000 years old and linked to a Kalpataru wish-fulfilling tree, with a small portrait of a saint on the sign. Red sandals rest near the base, and a red-brick wall and trees fill the background.2012-04-19 +1 copiesApril 19 20122012-04-19Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and purple garlands hanging from its trunk. An elderly bare-chested priest with a shaved head and a brown-and-red wrap, wearing white and red flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, raises his hands in a blessing gesture while holding a brass plate of white and yellow flowers. To his left, a man in saffron-orange robes holds the plate. On the right, a younger man with long dark hair, wearing saffron robes, a white and red garland and gold bangles, stands with hands folded in front of him beside a white raised platform with a prayer mat. Dusty earth and a mat cover the ground.2012-04-27 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots and pink and purple flower strands hanging from its trunk. Two men stand on a white-plastered platform with red and maroon cushions on steps. The elderly shaved-headed man on the left is bare-chested, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, a gold-beaded headband, and multiple garlands of white jasmine and red flowers; he holds a brass tray of white and yellow flowers in one hand and is offering them. The younger man on the right has long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and wears a saffron-orange robe with a gold-beaded mala and white and red garlands, his hands folded in front of him. The scene suggests a devotional offering, with a mat on the ground in front. The photo carries a copyright caption in the corner.2012-04-27 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots and purple garland decorations. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand on a white-edged platform with red earth and floor mats. The man on the left, bare-chested with a gold-banded headband, wears saffron cloth and white and red flower garlands and holds a brass plate of white flowers and petals. The man on the right, with long swept-back hair and a red tilak, wears a saffron robe, a red and white flower garland, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and armlets, and stands with hands folded in prayer. A tall grey prayer-mat or stone slab lies at the left edge. Both appear to be in a devotional or puja setting.2012-04-27 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2012-04-19April 19 20122012-04-19Outdoor photograph of a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and a white-washed circular platform at its base decorated with marigold garlands. Two people in saffron-orange clothing stand at the right: the foreground figure in a saffron-orange wrap with long dark hair, and a second figure in a saffron-orange robe with a white-and-red-bordered cloth, holding a brass plate of white flowers and garlanded with white and orange marigold strands. One arm is raised toward the banyan branches. Garlanded shrine area and dark stone slab with scattered petals in the foreground.2009-12-26