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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a long-haired man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-yellow beaded necklace, walks past a black-and-white painted stone snake statue. Behind him, a group of devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand around a small shrine platform; one man in a blue shirt holds a boy's hands in prayer, and a white-clad elder folds his hands. A plate of yellow flowers sits near the tree base, and a brass lamp rests on a dark stone pedestal at right. The scene is a snake-worship (naga) setting.

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2004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02December 20 20072007-12-20Outdoor temple courtyard beneath a large old banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A large orange-coloured mound. Beside it stands a dark stone statue draped in orange cloth, with an orange garland, next to a tall white pillar. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts stand or walk around the shrine, and an older woman in a white sari with orange border stands at left near a stone platform, possibly performing worship. A man in grey trousers and white shirt with a pendant walks in the foreground. The scene appears to be a shrine worship area; no clearly identifiable in-person candidate for the a person is visible.2010-07-11Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A tall figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, stands with palms pressed together in prayer, a probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads. Around them a crowd of devotees in white ritual clothes sit and stand, hands folded, including a woman in a white sari with red border and a woman in lavender. At right, a stone cobra hood sculpture is draped with a garland of multicoloured flowers and yellow marigold strands, with a kalasha-like stone base; a figure in white kneels beside it. Woven mats cover the ground. The banyan trunk and lush foliage fill the background.2006-07-23July 23 20062006-07-23An outdoor satsang under a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. Dozens of seated devotees in white and orange clothing sit on mats and cloth on sandy ground, facing a speaker seated on a white-draped chair at right. The speaker wears an orange robe and has long dark hair; a handheld microphone stands before him. Beside the chair, a garlanded orange-clad figure sits on a pedestal, and in the foreground a grey-and-white serpent sculpture curls around a stone base with a small offering plate of fruit. A black board on an easel stands near the speaker. Some attendees wear white ritual clothes, others orange or red shawls, and a few wear white lanyards.2005-12-19December 02 20092009-12-02Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, a barefoot man in an orange sleeveless robe walks away from the camera toward an empty red and gold throne-style chair with an ornate carved wooden back. A crowd of devotees stands with palms pressed together in anjali; many wear white ritual clothes, and others wear green, red and grey with lanyards. A white stone well-like platform stands in the centre, and a black-and-white painted serpent figure lies in the foreground beside a red rock. Woven striped mats cover the ground, with a floral rangoli-style design near the throne and a microphone stand nearby.2010-02-10Outdoor devotional gathering beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right, a seated deity murti in an orange-saffron cloth is decorated with pink and yellow flower garlands and a rudraksha-style mala. In the left foreground, a woman in an orange robe stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, a long bamboo-like pole beside her. Around a brass lamp and metal vessels, several people in white dhotis and white shirts kneel and stand, while women in white and cream saris and one in an orange-bordered sari gather nearby. Flower petals and garlands lie on the ground.2005-07-21Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Five men walk along a stone path toward a black serpent statue with white spots and a red-orange mound of offerings in the foreground. Left to right: a bald man in orange robe, a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and tripundra markings, a bald man in orange cloth, a man in white dhoti and shawl carrying an orange umbrella, and a long-haired man in orange robe with a rudraksha mala. On the right, a black deity statue seated on a pedestal wears orange cloth and a garland of marigolds and flowers. Nearby stands a dark statue. The scene suggests a temple devotional visit to a sacred tree shrine.2010-10-28Outdoor temple grounds under a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a woman in white dhoti-style sari with folded hands stands on a paved platform near the trunk. A man in white with an orange shawl walks along a path toward a large dark stone deity murti on a black base, decorated with a garland of orange and red flowers, next to an orange-smeared sacred mound with scattered petals and a black-and-white painted border. Other devotees in white and green saris and white shirts walk and stand nearby, a child in orange clothing among them. A carved white stone arch frames the shrine on the right. A man in a white shirt and a bald priest in white stand by the shrine. Mostly white and orange colours dominate, with greenery in the background.2010-07-11A photo of a group walking beneath a large spreading tree with dense green leaves. Around him, an orange-robed man stands to the left, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks beside him, and a man in a white shirt and white trousers on the right holds a folded yellow and pink cloth. A boy in a light blue shirt with an ID badge walks in the middle. Attendees wear lanyards and white or blue shirts.2008-06-09