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Night ritual at the base of a large banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots. A woman in a maroon and gold sari with a leopard-print petticoat and a white flower garland stands at left, holding an offering. Beside her, a man in an ornate blue and gold embroidered crown and an orange-brown dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala, performs an anjali mudra with palms pressed together. Another bare-chested priest with white sacred ash markings on arms and chest and beaded necklaces stands at right beside a metal dish with a flame. A small shrine with a lamp, flower garlands and marigolds sits at the roots, with a basket of offerings on the ground. Four people are visible.

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Night ritual at the base of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Three people in dark red and orange ritual dress stand before a small black shrine with a lit oil lamp and marigold garlands. The central figure wears a tall, ornate blue and gold cylindrical headpiece, joins palms in anjali, and has white sacred marks on arms and forehead. A devotee in a red sari with a leopard-print petticoat and a flower garland stands at left with hands folded. At right a shaved-headed man in orange dhoti and shawl with white marks on his arms also has hands folded. Offerings of banana leaves, a basket, and flower petals rest on the stone platform in front. No readable text is visible in the frame, and no identification of anyone is made.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17Night photograph at a banyan-tree shrine lit by a single lamp. In the foreground a man in a tall jewelled blue-and-gold crown, bare-chested with a rust-red wrap, white sacred markings on his arms and shoulders, and a rudraksha-type mala, bends forward holding a brass plate and a bowl. Beside him a person in a rust-red garment with a leopard-print wrap, a rust turban, and layered flower garlands watches and holds offerings. Behind them several men in orange-red robes stand, one holding a laptop and another a camera, with a ceremonial standard visible. Petals are scattered on the stone platform and baskets of offerings sit on the ground.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17