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Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white, stands and sits around a small shrine with a white ornate arched frame enclosing a red-and-gold deity murti. A woman in a lavender top at left has her palms pressed together in namaste, and a man in a green shirt stands in the foreground. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame, so this scene shows devotees gathered at a tree shrine during a temple visit.

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November 21 20112011-11-21November 21 20112011-11-21November 21 20112011-11-21Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. A dense crowd of devotees, mostly in white clothing with some in colourful saris and kurtas, stands in a semicircle facing a raised platform on the right. A woman in a pink sari stands at the platform's edge near an offering area with orange-red flower garlands and a kalasha-like setup, while other people stand with hands joined in prayer. A deity murti sits on the right side under a green cloth. The setting is a tree-shaded ritual ground during a paduka puja or darshan-style gathering.2011-11-21Outdoor photograph of a large crowd gathered beneath a broad, spreading banyan tree with aerial roots hanging from its branches. Most attendees wear white kurtas, white shirts and white sarees, with some in yellow and teal; a few wear garlands. A man in the foreground at right, in a white shirt with a garland, stands with his back to the camera facing the group. Woven mats lie on the ground at lower left. The scene suggests a gathering around a sacred tree, though no specific ritual is visibly confirmed.2009-12-02Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots. Under the canopy stands a white arched shrine housing an orange-robed deity murti surrounded by heaped red flowers on a dark base. Around the shrine, devotees in white and cream clothes stand with hands folded in prayer or gaze upward. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari and a woman in cream with a light shawl stand on dark stone slabs, and a man in white and a woman in green and teal are nearby. Red and white sashes are worn by some devotees. The setting is a grassy, earthy ground with trees and a low wall behind.2010-11-07June 02 20092009-06-02Outdoor satsang session beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a red-cushioned throne at left, beside a green-curtained shrine with a deity murti under an arched white frame. Many seated participants in white clothes, some with white headbands and orange sashes, sit on mats and steps in front of the throne. Water bottles are placed near them, and a video camera on a tripod stands at right. Several people are visible in the middle and far background, and a small group stands near the trunk. Hard to say whether the seated figure on the throne is a candidate for Swamiji.2011-12-05Outdoor temple scene under a large spreading tree with dappled light. A figure in saffron-orange robes, with a shaved head, walks toward a black stone deity murti set in a silver arch with a red garland and a bed of red flowers at its base. A crowd of devotees in white and pastel clothing stands in a semicircle, many with hands joined in prayer, including children in white and pink. A woman in a purple top and a young man in white stand in the foreground, facing the shrine. Whether the robed figure is the a person is uncertain from appearance alone, so the figure is described here only as a robed devotee.2011-11-21Outdoor satsang under a large banyan tree at dusk with many seated devotees on mats facing a raised platform. On the platform, a figure in orange saffron robes sits on a red-and-gold throne-like seat in front of an arched ornamental backdrop and a deity murti with orange drapery. Devotees wear white kurtas and sarees, with some in yellow, orange and blue. Several people stand at the edges, and garlands of flowers hang from the tree trunk at left. A purple logo appears at upper left. The scene reads as a discourse session in an open grove.2010-02-10 +1 copiesOctober 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesDecember 05 20112011-12-05