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Outdoors beneath large banyan trees, a bare-chested, white-bearded man in a white loincloth with long matted hair stands at centre, holding a small ritual vessel and lamp near a decorated stone object. Beside him, a white-bearded man in saffron robes and another in orange garments stand attentive. On the right, a silver-framed shrine or peetha is draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and white marigold strings, with a green and red cloth below. A man in orange robes films with a video camera at right. Behind, a small stone structure and palm trees sit in a dusty clearing. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance, so roles are given.

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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At left, a bald elder in orange robes holds a plate and stands beside a bearded man in white and a monk in saffron with hands pressed together in prayer. A cameraman in orange robes films at right beside a silver shrine or idol decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a rudraksha-style mala, green and red cloth and an orange drape. Ground is dirt with a white cloth spread out, and a small white building stands in the background.Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots at a dusty open ground. On the left, an elderly white-bearded man with long grey hair in an orange garment holds up a small lamp or offering toward a flame in a shallow oil lamp. Behind him, another man in orange stands. At right, a cameraman in an orange robe films with a video camera, facing a large silver-framed deity murti draped in orange cloth and dense marigold and yellow flower garlands, with a silver decorative backdrop. A small white building and palm trees appear in the background. No readable name or caption is visible; the scene appears to be a ritual at a shrine, with at least three visible people.Outdoor ritual at a large banyan tree with a sandy ground and a low rocky mound beside a small building. A kneeling man in a rust-brown robe with a gold pendant and rudraksha-style beads lights a flame held in a small vessel over a white cloth and offering items. Standing to the left is an elderly bearded man with white hair in an orange robe and another bearded elder with long white beard and bare upper body wearing a white dhoti. A standing man in an orange robe and orange turban holds a plate with rudraksha mala draped on his chest. A pink and purple cloth hangs from the tree, and a cameraman films at the right edge.December 25 20082008-12-25 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with dangling aerial roots, showing a group of about twenty devotees in a line during a ritual procession. Several men wear white dhotis and white shirts with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. On the left, a bald man in an orange robe and a figure in red and orange robes stand near the trunk, with an older man in a blue shirt. A man in the foreground wears an orange cloth wrapped around his waist and an orange turban, carrying a brass plate. A man at centre-right raises a ceremonial object above his head. Behind them stands a large circular floral arch of red, yellow, green and white garlands. Ground is bare earth with dappled shade.2006-12-31January 01 20172017-01-01July 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor temple ritual beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A shrine arch frames a deity murti draped in red and yellow garlands. Several men and women in saffron-orange robes stand in a line along a dark polished floor. A woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands center-right holding a brass vessel, while nearby devotees hold offering items and a long wooden staff with a decorated top is held at right. Brass lamps and a flower-strewn tray rest on white ledges at the left foreground, and a striped canopy appears at upper right. The setting suggests a puja or darshan at an open-air shrine.2008-12-27Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right, a black stone statue of a seated saint wears an orange cloth, a saffron turban-like head covering, rudraksha-style beads and yellow-orange marigold garlands, set in a white arched shrine and red-painted base. Left of centre, a multicolour umbrella with a bird motif shades a small group: a man in saffron robes stands with hands together, a man in white with a yellow shawl bends forward at the base of the statue, and other men in white and orange move about. In the foreground, a videographer in white holds a camera with a small screen toward the scene, and a man in white and yellow stands at the edge. Red-orange ground colour surrounds the shrine.2010-07-21December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, showing a shrine decorated with a red floral border and a white carved arch. Inside the shrine stands a deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and white flowers. In the foreground, an elderly bearded man in an orange robe with a wooden rosary stands near folded blue, red and purple silk cloths. Beside him, a bare-chested elderly man wears a white dhoti and a white towel over his shoulder. Other men in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby, one in an orange shawl holding a small bundle, and a man in a grey shirt and dark trousers stands at right.An outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. On a dark polished stone platform, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland and long dark hair stands with their back partly turned, facing a white-clothed priest. The priest in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl across his shoulders holds a yellow cloth or offering. Nearby, other saffron-robed attendants and a white-clad man stand around a white-walled circular platform at the tree base. A golden ceremonial staff with a finial stands at the left edge, and a man in white with an orange shawl holds a camera. Small offerings are scattered on the stone floor.2009-12-27