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Outdoor yajna scene under a tent with a purple backdrop and bamboo poles. In the foreground, several young people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged in rows, one with white tilak on the forehead and another with long dark hair and a saffron shawl. Brass vessels and oil lamps sit on low stone platforms, with green leaves and a blue plastic bowl nearby. Behind them, people in white clothing stand and move among the ritual stations, and a camera tripod is visible. The scene suggests a fire-offering ritual setting, though the a person figure is not clearly identifiable here.

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December 25 20062006-12-25Outdoor guru puja beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots. In the foreground, rows of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes sit on mats before brass puja vessels, small silver dishes, flowers and fruit. Several young people wear vertical tilak and orange clothing, and some hold long bamboo poles topped with small saffron flags. Behind them, many people in white clothing stand and sit among the trees, with a few white-clad figures visible in the background.2006-10-06Outdoor photograph of a row of devotees seated cross-legged on mats beneath a large banyan tree during a guru puja. Many wear saffron-orange robes with maroon borders, and several have white tilak markings on their foreheads. Long bamboo poles topped with small orange flags rise above them, and brass pots, plates of flowers and fruit, oil lamps and a small kettle-shaped vessel sit on the ground in front. The participants have eyes closed and hands folded in meditation or prayer. Some are white-clad onlookers behind. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2006-10-06October 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesOctober 08 20062006-10-08Outdoor photograph of a group ritual under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots and tall bamboo poles strung with orange streamers. Rows of seated participants in saffron-orange robes perform a puja on mats in front of brass and silver pots, bowls, lamps and small plates of flowers and offerings. In the foreground, a young man in orange robes with bare chest and a rudraksha mala presses his hands together, and a young woman in orange with a forehead mark sits to the right. Behind them, white-clad devotees and onlookers, including children, watch from the earth-floored grove.Outdoor puja beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. In the foreground, seated devotees in orange ochre robes perform ritual offerings on a woven mat, with silver vessels, a silver pitcher and a small oil lamp with a visible flame in front. A young man with rudraksha beads and a red tilak on his forehead holds a long wooden stick over the offerings. Beside him, another bare-chested devotee in orange with rudraksha mala sits attentively. Behind them, a woman in cream clothing and a man in orange with a shawl sit amid marigold garlands, while two men in white kurtas stand in the background near the tree.2006-01-01Outdoor ritual gathering under a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots. In the foreground, a group of young people in orange saffron robes sit cross-legged on mats, several with rudraksha malas and one with white vibhuti lines on the forehead, many with eyes closed or singing. Behind them, a larger crowd in white clothing stands and sits, some with hands folded. Tall bamboo poles topped with orange flags stand among the group. Brass kalashas, small brass lamps and plates with flowers and offerings are arranged on the mats in front of them.2006-10-08A seated ritual scene in a hall with a white tiled floor. In the foreground, three men in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders sit on orange and green mats before brass puja plates, lamps, bells and small cups holding offerings, with incense sticks standing nearby. Behind them, a row of people in white and red dress sits in the background. On the right, a bald priest in white robes with red borders holds a small object and sits in a devotional posture. A clear plastic container lies on the floor at right. The setting suggests a puja or satsang gathering.2010-11-14A seated puja scene with several shaved-headed young boys and a few adults in saffron-orange robes sitting cross-legged on the floor behind brass ritual vessels, oil lamps, small bowls and a silver tray with flower petals. The foreground boys wear orange cloth, rudraksha mala necklaces and white sacred ash with a central mark on their foreheads; the boy closest to camera wears glasses and is speaking or chanting. A man at left wears white dhoti-style cloth with orange garments and rudraksha beads, with a bare upper body and a white wrap. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like pot and small silver dishes are arranged on a red and pink cloth. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this frame.2014-06-01Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree, with many orange-saffron bamboo poles topped with orange cloth flags. In the foreground, a row of about six devotees in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on mats, palms pressed together in prayer, with brass puja plates, small oil lamps, and offerings before them. A man in orange robes sits at the right foreground beside a brass deity murti and flower garlands. Behind them, a large seated and standing crowd of devotees in white ritual clothing, many with palms joined, fills the space. a person's identity is not established from appearance here.2006-10-08Outdoor ritual on a paved ground with saffron-robed devotees seated on mats in rows, reading from printed booklets, with brass plates, small bowls and oil lamps set before them. Saffron-robed devotees with long bamboo-like staffs stand upright behind them, and a crowd in white and light clothing watches from behind under palm trees and orange pennants.2006-12-25