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A photograph of a seated ritual at the base of a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits cross-legged on a mat, wearing a long rudraksha mala, with white sacred ash markings on his arms. Before him are brass vessels, a brass bowl, flowers and a banana-leaf offering. Around him, a crowd of devotees sits and stands in white clothes; a woman in green with a long braid sits at the left, a woman in white with glasses sits nearby, and a man in white stands with arms folded. A standing man in white holds an orange cloth on a pole above the group. Yellow marigolds appear at the lower right. a person is the saffron-robed, turbaned seated figure with a rudraksha mala, in a ritual setting.

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July 02 20042004-07-022003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 02 20042004-07-02Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A standing man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and white markings on his arms, holds a brass bell in one hand and a small brass lamp in the other during a puja. Seated devotees in white and cream clothes surround a mat with brass kalasha vessels, a plate of offerings and flowers. Standing onlookers in white and a striped shirt watch from behind.2004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-022004 - sacred collections uncategorisedA man in an orange saffron robe and matching orange turban stands outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. He has long dark hair falling past his shoulders and a red tilak on his forehead, and his hands are held together in front of his body. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shirts and a woman in a white sari stand watching. On the right, a low table draped in cloth holds brass lamps, a bell, a brass bowl, a plate of flowers and a plate of offerings. A red carpet runs along the left edge. The man in orange has distinctive long hair, a saffron turban and saffron robes, and fits the a person appearance cues.A outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron wrap with an orange turban and a beaded rudraksha-style mala sits on sandy ground, holding a long stick or wand over a pile of large round stones. Before him sit a brass kalasha-style pot, a brass lamp, a bowl of flower petals and a plate of bananas and fruit. Behind him stand several men in white shirts and dhotis, one with his hands folded in prayer, and women in white saris and a magenta sari. Children watch from the right beside the stone pile. A brass aarti lamp lies at the lower left. The scene appears to be a ritual offering at a sacred stone site under the tree.2003-07-13 +1 copiesPhotograph of an outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A standing man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his arm, holds a brass bell in his right hand, with a brass lota-style vessel on a white-and-black patterned mat in front. Behind him, a seated figure in white is near a wooden lectern. On the right, a golden-canopied seat or peetha is draped in orange cloth and garlanded with marigolds, roses and white flowers. Devotees in white saris and white clothing sit and stand around, one woman with hands folded in namaste. A saffron flag on a pole stands near the tree.2004-07-022004 - sacred collections uncategorisedA seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a red tilak on the forehead and multiple rudraksha-style beaded malas, sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on a low orange-and-maroon cushioned mat outdoors. Behind him, a man in white ritual clothes and a wearing a blue beaded mala sits with eyes lowered, with other seated people in white and yellow stoles further back. A brass kalasha-style vessel rests on the ground in front, and a tiered orange structure is decorated with white and red-yellow flower garlands at left, with palm trees and plants in the background. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robes and layered beaded malas; the figure is in meditation posture.2010-08-15January 01 20062006-01-01