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Outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots and a strand of white flower garlands strung between trunks. Robed priests in saffron and orange stand and kneel on mats around brass pots, oil lamps, plates of fruit and offerings. A central figure in orange robes with long dark hair stands before a golden peetha throne with a carved backrest, holding a ritual item, while a man in white clothes stands nearby. Seated devotees in white dhotis and white clothes sit on the ground watching, some with hands folded. A rainbow-striped garland hangs on a pillar at the right edge, and a camera is visible at the left.

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Outdoor ritual gathering beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. Seated in the foreground are saffron-robed monastics with shaved heads, several holding long wooden staffs with orange cloth streamers, and small brass vessels and puja items arranged on mats. Behind them, rows of people in white clothing sit on the ground. On the right, a man in orange robes stands near a rock with a multicoloured garland of flowers and a large gold-banded object, while a person with long dark hair wearing an orange shawl sits on a folding chair on a red rug, barefoot. A brass pyramidal ritual object sits on the mat, with a small carved deity murti in the lower left. Strings of white flowers and orange ribbons decorate the tree area.2006-07-12Outdoor ritual gathering beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. Many saffron-robed monks, most shaved-headed, sit in rows on mats holding lit oil lamps and burning wicks, with brass pots, plates of offerings and a small brass vessel set before them. Garlands of white flowers and orange-red marigold strands hang across the tree. A man in a saffron robe with long hair, seated at the right on a raised mat, holds a large ceremonial fan or drum. Behind the monks, many devotees in white clothes sit with palms pressed together in anjali. A white flagpole stands at left and a red cloth covers part of the foreground.2006-07-12Outdoor ritual gathering under a large tree strung with white flower garlands. Several young men in orange robes stand with brass kalasha pots and staffs, while a woman in orange sits on a low stool and a standing man in an orange shawl and white dhoti watches. A young woman in orange kneels on a red patterned rug arranging a rod, with brass pots and offering plates set on mats around her. Many men in white dhotis and white garments sit in the background. Appearance-based candidate: a man with long swept-back hair and beard in an orange shawl, a person, standing at right with a staff. The woman seated at center wears an orange robe with rudraksha beads.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor ritual under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots and a bright sunlit clearing of sandy ground. Dozens of people sit cross-legged in rows on mats, many in saffron-orange robes, with others in white clothes and yellow garments at the left edge. Several hold small brass vessels and lamps, and some are seated before brass plates with offerings. At right, a figure in orange robes sits on a green cloth beside a brass puja setup with a lamp, a bell and a small deity murti, while a tall white pole with orange streamers stands in the foreground. Trees and a white-clad group stand in the background.2006-12-09Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A man with long dark hair and a swept-back style, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment with a rudraksha mala, stands barefoot holding a lit lamp (aarti) aloft toward a large cobra-hooded stone murti with a golden hood, draped in colourful garlands and yellow-orange flower decorations at the lower right. Around him, a crowd of devotees in white and cream clothing stands and sits with palms pressed together in prayer; some women wear yellow, pink and green saris. A man in a white shirt sits in the foreground near a video camera. Swamiji (probable) is visible in the centre, presiding over the aarti as the priest, with the cues of saffron clothing, long hair and rudraksha beads.2006-07-23July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor ritual gathering beneath a large spreading banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. On a raised wooden platform with a blue-and-white striped canopy, two men in red-and-gold dhoti-style garments stand facing each other, one with a shaved head and one with a white-haired head, exchanging a garland or offering. A wooden ramp leads up to the platform. Below, numerous people in saffron and orange robes and white clothing stand and sit around the area, and a seated figure in orange garments wearing a flower garland sits at left beside brass vessels, flower offerings and a small table set with plates. A dark stone shrine or pillar with flower petals stands at right. Red-and-white cloth and a green tarp are visible at left.2015-02-05July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor ritual gathering beneath large banyan trees with aerial roots. A young man in orange robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged at centre-left, holding a long bamboo staff, flanked by a man in orange on the left. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothing, many with white garlands, sit in rows on the ground, some with hands pressed together. A standing figure in orange at the back and a man in white with a microphone or instrument appear among them. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in orange sits before brass puja vessels and a small kalasha, and a bare-chested sadhu in orange sits beside a circular stone tank. Multicoloured flower garlands hang from the trees and drape a red-stone structure at the right edge. A chariot-like setting with flowers and a red rock sculpture completes the scene.2006-07-12Outdoor satsang beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A raised seat draped in orange cloth, with a red-and-gold canopy and a ceremonial staff, is set up at right, with an orange-clad figure seated before it. Several seated figures wear orange and white robes; a woman in orange sits with a brass vessel before a small brick platform holding brass lamps. A large crowd of devotees in white sits on the sandy ground, many women with braids and flowers, while a cameraman with a tripod films at left. A small platform with offerings stands at right near a plastic chair draped in red.2005-07-21 +1 copies