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Outdoor 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.

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Photograph of an outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A standing man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his arm, holds a brass bell in his right hand, with a brass lota-style vessel on a white-and-black patterned mat in front. Behind him, a seated figure in white is near a wooden lectern. On the right, a golden-canopied seat or peetha is draped in orange cloth and garlanded with marigolds, roses and white flowers. Devotees in white saris and white clothing sit and stand around, one woman with hands folded in namaste. A saffron flag on a pole stands near the tree.2004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-02Outdoor photo of a devotional ceremony beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stands centre, holding a brass plate with offerings and a small object, facing a golden hooded cobra-form deity murti decorated with colourful striped and floral garlands. A younger man in white with an orange shawl stands at left. Around them, a crowd of devotees in white clothing sit and stand with hands folded in prayer, with one woman in purple at left. Fruit and a flower offering lie at the base of the murti.2006-07-23July 02 20042004-07-02Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala stands barefoot holding a brass lamp with a flame, performing a ritual. Around him a crowd of devotees in white clothes stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, with some women in yellow, pink and purple saris. On the right, a stone deity murti is decorated with a flower garland in green, red and yellow, and a cobra hood sculpture is visible near the lower right. This appears to be an aarti or puja at a shrine under the tree.2006-07-23Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A standing man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a red tilak, holds a brass pot in one hand and a small bell in the other while performing a puja. Seated devotees in white and cream clothes, including a young woman with a long braid and glasses, sit on a mat in front, with brass vessels, a plate of offerings and a pink-flowered floral arrangement nearby. Standing onlookers in white shirts and dhotis watch from behind, and a black-and-white patterned cloth lies on the ground.2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasaJuly 02 20042004-07-02Outdoor 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.