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Outdoor photo under a large spreading banyan tree at an ashram courtyard. In the centre a young man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha-style mala stands barefoot, hand on hip, beside a black stone slab. Two women in white saris with yellow borders stand at left, a woman in a white kurta and white trousers with a pendant necklace stands centre-back, and a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands at right. Brass bells, a small brass vessel and offerings sit on a stone platform in the foreground beside a carved stone pillar.

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Outdoor scene beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A man in white dhoti and shirt gestures with an outstretched arm toward the left, while a man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-white shawl stands with arms folded beside him. Behind them, a man in white with a yellow shawl holds a silver tray with flowers or offerings. Further left, a woman in white and a man in white with a yellow shawl stand on a dark mat. A small wooden table holds a brass bell, a silver goblet and a brass vessel. Several people stand in a shaded courtyard.2008-05-13Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with dangling aerial roots. A young man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a lit camphor flame in a brass vessel for a woman in an orange sari and a girl in a red dress. A man in saffron robes stands beside him, bare-headed and holding a brass plate. Around them, men in white and light shirts stand and watch, and a stone platform with a small brass pot sits in the foreground. Aarti is being performed at a sacred tree site.2008-03-25Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree at a rough stone-rimmed shrine. In the left foreground, a dark stone deity murti stands within an arched metal frame, draped in orange cloth and with white flower garlands at the neck. A man in an orange robe stands centre-right with his hands folded, with long dark hair and a bead necklace. Around him are white-clad devotees: a woman in white holding a tray of flowers, two men in white kurtas with bead malas, a bespectacled man in white with folded arms, and a man in white holding a book. A red cloth is spread on the ground at right. Several people in white are at the edge of the frame.2003-07-13February 13 20082008-02-13A photograph of a group gathered in a shaded outdoor courtyard beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with thick aerial roots. Several people wear saffron-orange robes, while others wear white ritual clothes and white dhotis. A woman in white stands at the left edge, and a man in white with a white shawl stands in the center. The group stands on a black polished stone slab, with a white-painted circular planter around a root. Ground patterns of white kolam designs decorate the sandy ground at right, and a tall golden staff or ritual standard is visible near the middle. The scene suggests a ritual or devotional gathering at a sacred tree.2009-12-27July 13 20032003-07-13Outdoors under a large spreading tree, a group of devotees stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra beside a dark reflecting water pool. In the foreground a young man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands with his hands folded. Behind him, a man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow shawl holds a silver tray. To the left, several women in white saris with orange or gold borders stand in prayer, and one woman in white holds her hands together. On the far right, a woman in a pink floral sari also stands with folded hands. The setting appears to be a sunny courtyard with stone edging and dappled shade.2008-05-13Outdoor procession under leafy trees with sandy ground and paved path. Devotees in matching rust-red and saffron-bordered garments walk in a line. In the foreground a bald man in a red garment with gold-striped borders carries a folded white cloth and a coiled rope on a tray; a woman in red with gold borders carries a plate of fruit and flowers. Behind them other devotees carry offerings and a framed portrait is held at right. A large dark serpent-like sculpture with red fruit-like forms sits at left near the path. No central figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2013-12-18Outdoor scene beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. Several devotees stand barefoot in a line on a dark mat, hands joined in prayer namaskar. Most wear white kurta-style clothes; one woman on the left wears white with an orange shawl, and the man on the right wears an orange robe and rudraksha mala. A man in white with a yellow shawl holds a metal plate. A small brick enclosure with carved letters sits at the lower left, and a bare-tree trunk is wrapped with rope. Eight or more people are visible, and some are partly cut off at the edges.2008-05-13Outdoor scene on a paved path beside a garden with mango and other trees and a low planted bed edged with red and white striped kerb. Five people stand in conversation. On the left, a figure in orange robes with long dark hair and gold bangles stands facing right. Next, a man in white shirt and yellow dhoti wears an orange shawl. A woman in a teal blouse and blue sari stands beside a bare-headed older man with white beard, wearing white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow shawl. On the right, a figure in orange robes with long dark hair, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands barefoot facing the group.2008-05-25August 08 20092009-08-08January 20 20082008-01-20