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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A row of about twelve devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaste, many wearing flower garlands. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear saris in red, orange, maroon and white. A man in an orange-striped shirt stands at left, and a man in a long white robe with an orange shawl stands near the center right, facing a small raised altar with a mat. Another man in white dhoti stands at far right with hands folded. Red and orange offerings sit at the lower right beside a stone snake-like carving. A white pole stands in the foreground.

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February 15 20072007-02-15Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at left, while a group of people in festive dress stand nearby: a woman in a red and white sari with flower garlands, a woman in orange, and a young man in white with a flower garland. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at centre, watching. In the foreground, a man in white kneels and bows with his forehead to the ground on a striped mat, in front of a grey stone deity murti draped with orange-yellow marigold garlands. Pink-red ornamental stones surround the base of the murti.2007-02-15Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots and a tall vine-like rope. In the foreground, a long-haired man in a saffron-and-gold striped dhoti with a white and multicoloured flower garland and a gold necklace walks beside a shaved-headed monk in orange robes and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several monks in orange and saffron robes walk in a group, with men in white dhotis and shirts nearby. At center stands a rounded mound of red-pink stones draped with a large turquoise cloth, bordered by a black ring with white dots, surrounded by a low railing. A garlanded deity murti and a small ornate shrine appear in the background among the trees.2015-02-05January 01 20172017-01-01August 21 20112011-08-21July 22 20132013-07-22Outdoor 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.2006-07-23Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots hanging from its spreading branches. On the left, a man in a white shirt and brown trousers stands with palms pressed together. A group of devotees in white dhotis and saris, one in an orange shawl, stand with hands folded in prayer. On the right, a deity murti sits on a red-painted base decorated with garlands of orange and white flowers, with brass plates and offerings in front. A small water pool lies at the left edge of the frame.2006-10-25December 02 20092009-12-02A photograph of a group of devotees gathered outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots. In the foreground, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long, dark, curly hair and a beard stands with hands pressed together beside a small lit oil lamp set in a stone-lined pit at the base of the trunk. Around them, many people in white clothes wear white and flower garlands and stand with palms joined in prayer. A brass plate of flower petals rests on a stone ledge in the lower right. a person is the figure in saffron-orange with long curly hair and a beard, standing as the central devotee at the shrine, and this is an appearance-based label only. The figure's saffron robe and long hair are the qualifying cues.2009-12-02December 31 20092009-12-312004 - sacred collections uncategorised