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Outdoor ritual scene at a banyan tree: a man in an orange saffron garment and orange turban prostrates face-down on a patterned mat before a black-and-white dotted pillar, with brass kalasha pots, a brass plate and marigold and pink flower petals scattered on the ground. Behind him, seated devotees in white and colourful saris watch, and a bearded man in white kurta sits at a wooden table near a garlanded seat. Standing men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with hands folded beneath the banyan's aerial roots.

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July 02 20042004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-02Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large spreading tree. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban sits cross-legged at left, hands joined, beside brass puja vessels and lamps on a low wooden table. Nearby a bearded man in white stands with hands folded, and several people in white dhotis and kurtas stand or sit around the scene. Women in white and colourful saris, one wearing a long beaded necklace, watch from the crowd. At right, a stone platform is decorated with thick garlands of flowers in pink, white and green and an orange cloth. A black-and-white patterned border surrounds the ritual area and a wooden instrument rests against the gathering.2004-07-02Outdoor photo at a banyan tree shrine. A person in an orange saffron robe is prostrating face-down on the ground in front of a black-and-white dotted serpent-like stone structure, with brass kalasha-style vessels and a brass plate of offerings beside them. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti leans over, one hand on the prostrating person's back. A bearded man in white sits behind on the right near a wooden stand and garlanded platform. A woman in a green sari with a long braid sits at left. Several men in white stand with folded hands under the large banyan tree, and yellow marigold garlands and petals lie on the ground.2004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02A photograph of a seated ritual at an outdoor setting beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A central figure sits cross-legged on a mat, wearing an orange saffron headcloth and orange robe, with long hair and rudraksha malas, holding a brass bell and ringing it. Brass pots, a small kalasha-style vessel, a plate of offerings and a lotus-decorated tray lie before him. A tall bamboo staff with an orange flag stands beside him. Around him, devotees in white and colourful saris and kurtas, including a bearded man in white and a woman in a maroon sari, sit on the ground while others stand under the tree. Flower garlands rest at the lower right, and a wooden table sits at right.2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02July 21 20052005-07-21Outdoor ritual scene under a tree at an ashram. In the foreground a person in white clothes with gold border lies prostrate in full-length obeisance before a black-and-white serpent-patterned stone structure, with a sculpted cobra-hooded deity figure on the left draped in white cloth and white-and-yellow flower garlands. Brass oil lamps, a brass plate of offerings, a kalasha-style pot with flowers, and a small burning fire lamp on a white table surround the prostrate figure. Behind them a large crowd of around fifty or more people sits on the ground, many in white clothes and many in orange or saffron sarees, pressing palms together in prayer. On the right edge a bearded man in an orange-saffron shawl over white clothes stands barefoot, with a rudraksha-like garland visible at his neck area and his hands folded.2005-01-01October 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at the ashram, with thin smoke drifting through the sunlit scene. A line of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, many with white shirts and rudraksha malas, stands near a white-draped table holding flowers and brass oil lamps. A tall figure in an orange-saffron shawl stands at the centre, and another person in an orange garment stands to the right. Foreground shows a large Shiva linga-style stone structure with a red-painted base and a black-and-white snake form coiled around it, draped with yellow marigold garlands. A person lies on a white cloth at the left edge. Several onlookers sit or stand in the background.2005-03-08Outdoor ritual under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man in an orange robe, orange turban, and rudraksha mala stands at centre with palms pressed together, gazing upward. Two large black-and-white painted serpent figures lie across a stone platform in front of him, with marigolds and flowers scattered. Behind, a seated figure on an orange-draped throne is garlanded with pink and white flowers, with a brass kalasha and oil lamps nearby. A crowd of people in white clothing and a few women in yellow and green sit and stand watching the ceremony.