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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots and dappled sunlight on bare reddish earth. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching turban, with a rudraksha-style beaded mala around the neck, sits at front left, facing a small brass setup with oil lamps and a bell. A standing man in white kurta and white dhoti, hands folded, stands at left. A seated woman in a white sari with a grey-streaked hair bun sits at right beside a maroon bag. The scene reads as a sitting of devotion or puja under the tree. The orange-robed figure does not carry clear a person cues, so no identity is asserted.

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2003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-01Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A person in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap, with a rudraksha mala around the neck, sits cross-legged on a woven mat holding a brass lamp with a lit flame while facing upward. Two people in white clothing kneel nearby on the bare earth, bending forward over brass plates. Brass plates with yellow flower petals and offerings sit on a white cloth and on the ground, and a stone border lies at the right edge. This appears to be a ritual puja or aarti performed at the base of the tree.2004-05-06 +1 copies2003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-01 +1 copiesNight outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A woman in an orange saffron robe with a red top stands at center, holding a metal oil lamp or brass bell-type implement in one hand and a lit flame in the other, gazing upward. Two men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls stand beside her; the man on the left holds a small tray, and the man on the right holds a handbell. A plain sandy ground and a white pole are visible at left, with a fire pit and offerings at lower right.2007-02-25December 30 20062006-12-30Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and a red-and-white garland tied at its trunk. Two priests in white dhoti and shawl stand at the tree base, one holding a bell-like ritual object near a small blue tray. In the foreground, a person in saffron-orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl and long dark hair stands facing the tree with hands folded. The ground is dark polished stone and a paved path, with white pillars and greenery behind. Three people are visible.2010-11-12A outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron wrap with an orange turban and a beaded rudraksha-style mala sits on sandy ground, holding a long stick or wand over a pile of large round stones. Before him sit a brass kalasha-style pot, a brass lamp, a bowl of flower petals and a plate of bananas and fruit. Behind him stand several men in white shirts and dhotis, one with his hands folded in prayer, and women in white saris and a magenta sari. Children watch from the right beside the stone pile. A brass aarti lamp lies at the lower left. The scene appears to be a ritual offering at a sacred stone site under the tree.2003-07-13 +1 copiesOctober 28 20102010-10-28 +1 copiesJuly 11 20062006-07-11Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with dense green leaves overhead. A tall man with long, swept-back dark hair wears saffron-orange robes draped over one shoulder and holds a silver-topped walking stick; he has a distinctive appearance with long hair and saffron clothing, so this is a probable Swamiji in person, looking toward the left. To the left, an older man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl stands barefoot near a circular raised platform covered in red flower offerings and a black-and-white garlanded shrine. Behind them a younger man in white with an orange shawl and a lanyard stands near the offerings. Dry earth ground, a black garlanded object and metal pole stand behind the platform. Three people are visible.2006-10-07Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and a flower garland wrapped around its trunk on the left. A woman in a white dress with a white shawl draped over her shoulders stands with her back to the camera near the tree. Seated on a low stone platform, a woman in white with a yellow cloth sits in meditation. Two seated devotees in white clothing face away, one with blonde hair and one with light brown hair, along with a man in a white shirt in the lower right, all sitting on a sandy ground with a rust-coloured brick wall and tall metal pillars behind them. A purple and white bird logo appears at the top left.2010-09-30Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, an older man in a cream sweater and orange dhoti stands at center, wearing glasses and a yellow-white-purple flower garland, holding an oil lamp with a flame in his right hand and folding his hands in namaskar. To his right, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and hands in anjali watches. At left, another orange-clad devotee in a shawl with hands folded stands beside a brass tray of offerings. The ground is sandy with a paved stone platform and a white-washed circular base.2013-02-02