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Outdoor scene at a large banyan tree with aerial roots and garlands of white and red flowers hanging from its trunk. A priest in a white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands at center, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other, lifting the flame toward the tree. A woman in a pink-and-white printed top with a white shawl sits cross-legged in the lower left foreground, and a woman in an orange sari sits further left, with a man in white partly visible behind. A silver tray with a white feather fan rests on a stone platform beside the tree, and a cement puja platform surrounds the trunk. Three people are visible.

July 07 2009

July 07 2009

A photograph at an outdoor sacred site beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and yellow and orange garlands tied around them. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair wears an orange sari-style wrap and a green and yellow flower garland, holding a lit oil lamp toward the tree while standing before a dark reflective stone surface. Beside her a man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl gestures over the water-like surface. Another orange-clad figure stands at the left edge, and a bald-headed person in white sits partly visible at the bottom. A white chalk kolam pattern lines the ground. Two people are visible in the scene, though others are partly cut off at the frame edges.

July 07 2009

A photograph of a devotional ritual beside a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the centre, a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and a white-and-orange flower garland holds a lit flame or lamp toward the tree's base on sandy ground. To the left, a man in white holds a tray of flowers. Behind them, about a dozen onlookers in white shirts, dark clothing and striped shirts stand in a loose group, several with hands folded in prayer. The scene is outdoors in dappled sunlight with tree roots and leafy branches overhead. The swami's identity cannot be determined from appearance here, so the figure is described by role as a priest.

December 11 2011

Outdoor scene beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels on a green cloth at lower left, tending a small brass lamp and oil dish. Standing at centre, a bald man in white kurta and dhoti with a white shawl holds his hands together in prayer. To his right, a woman in an orange sari wearing a mala stands with hands folded. At left, a woman in a maroon sari holds a small white bag, and another woman in an orange sari stands nearby. At right, a deity murti with a golden hooded cobra is adorned with garlands of red, yellow and green flowers, with a bell-metal kalasha-like silver base. Several more people sit in the background.

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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, at a white-painted raised platform strewn with marigold garlands and flower offerings on a brass tray. A woman in orange saffron robes and a white flower garland performs aarti, holding a flame lamp toward the tree while a second orange-robed woman stands behind her with hands folded in prayer. To the right, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace carries a brass aarti plate with flowers. The scene looks like a puja or aarti at the sacred tree, with a brass vessel and offerings placed nearby on the white platform.