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Four men in saffron-orange robes stand in a paved courtyard beneath a large banyan-type tree with a white-tiled raised platform. The man at left has long swept-back dark hair, a crown-like adornment absent, and a long rudraksha mala around his neck, hands clasped at chest level, facing right and gesturing toward the others. Behind him a bald man in orange wears glasses and a mala and stands with hands folded. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands near the tree. At right, a shaved-headed man in orange with a sacred thread holds a small pink bundle while listening. Two shrines flank the scene: at left a white Ganesha murti sits under a pillared canopy, and at right a white standing deity murti stands under a pillared canopy with dark drapes.

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A photograph of a group walking across a paved courtyard beneath a large spreading banyan tree, with a white Ganesha murti visible in a shrine niche at left. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala wears saffron-orange robes with a matching shawl and looks upward. Behind him, a bald monk in saffron dhoti and shawl walks, and a man in white dhoti stands nearby. At right, a bald young man in saffron robes with a gold-bordered shawl and a wristwatch carries a red object. Pink pillars frame the scene. Four people are visible.2013-02-14February 01 20182018-02-01December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor scene beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. Four men in ochre and saffron robes stand on a black stone platform near a circular stone base. Two men on the left wear rust-brown dhotis with gold borders and vibhuti marks on their foreheads; one holds a small silver bowl. A central figure in a bright orange shawl, seen from behind with head covered, bows or prostrates toward the tree. A man on the right wears a rust-brown dhoti with gold border and ceremonial thread. Two red-and-cream patterned mats lie on the stone floor in front of them. This appears to be a devotional ritual at the banyan tree, with no clearly visible face identifiable as a person.2013-11-05December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at an ashram-style setting, with dense foliage and hanging aerial roots. A bald man in a pale salmon-pink shawl and dhoti stands at left, seen from behind. Next to him, a man with a white-marked forehead and orange-saffron robes holds his hands together in namaskar. In the centre, a barefoot man in orange-saffron robes with a red-trimmed border and a visible tilak stands on a black stone platform, extending his arm toward a bald man in pink-salmon robes. On the right, a woman in orange robes wears a long white and red flower garland. A cameraman with a video camera films at centre background, and a man in white stands behind. A white circular kolam-like design is visible on the ground at lower right.2009-12-30February 01 20182018-02-01Outdoor photo of several saffron-robed monks walking along a dirt path beneath large banyan trees with aerial roots. The central man in front wears a saffron cloth, a long gold necklace and multiple dark rudraksha mala beads, and walks barefoot with his hands folded at his side. Behind him, other saffron-clad monks and a shaved-headed monk follow, some barefoot, passing a low white-washed stone platform and a concrete pillar with stone steps. Green shrubs and sunlight fill the background.2009-06-15December 25 20082008-12-25June 15 20092009-06-15Outdoor photograph of a walking procession through a narrow courtyard lane beside whitewashed temple-style walls and a wooden gate. In the centre, a man in orange and gold-bordered saffron dhoti and shawl, with a long rudraksha mala, a gold-coloured necklace, a red headband and a red forehead mark, walks with his hands clasped and eyes lowered. Two monks in orange robes and rudraksha malas walk beside him, one holding an orange cloth. Men in white and cream shirts and trousers follow barefoot behind them, and a uniformed official walks in the background.2012-05-31December 30 20082008-12-30