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A man with long dreadlocks and a red-brown upper garment, wearing a white and yellow flower garland, stands with his palm pressed against the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Behind him, several men in orange-saffron robes stand on a stone-paved path, some with hands folded in prayer. One holds a tall umbrella-like ceremonial standard with multicoloured tassels. The scene is outdoors among green foliage.

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Outdoors under a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots, a man with long dreadlocked hair and a rudraksha-style garland of white and yellow flowers presses his palms and forehead against the trunk in worship. He wears a dark brown-red cloth wrap over his shoulders and an orange-brown dhoti. Behind him, a line of devotees in saffron and orange robes stands with joined hands, some holding a multicolored fringed umbrella-like canopy, while a man in white dhoti and gold necklace stands at left. A stone platform sits at the base of the tree at right. Wet paved ground and a mossy trunk suggest rain.2017-09-02A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a large banyan tree. A man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a maroon-brown upper cloth and rust-red lower cloth, bows with his palms pressed together and his forehead against the aerial roots and trunk, a white and yellow flower garland hanging from his neck. Behind him, a line of saffron and orange-robed sannyasis and devotees stand with hands folded in prayer; one holds a striped multicolour umbrella-style canopy over the group, and one white-clad man wears a gold necklace. Red earth covers the ground, and a striped cloth lies in the lower-left foreground.2017-09-02A photograph of a man standing barefoot on a striped green-and-pink mat beside a large banyan tree, with aerial roots hanging down its trunk. He wears a rust-brown dhoti and wrap with a long flower garland of white, yellow and red blossoms draped over his shoulders, and his long dark hair falls down his back. He bows his head in prayer toward the tree. Paved stone tiles, a red-rimmed raised planter and a small stone block surround the spot, with a floodlight on a pole and greenery behind.2017-09-02Outdoor ritual photo at a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots, its trunk wrapped in strung garlands of yellow and orange marigolds. In the centre a man with long dark braided hair, a pink and white floral garland over his shoulder and a rust-red wrap, lifts one hand toward the trunk while standing on a red-brick path. To the left a younger man in orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a bundle of red cloth stands beside him. Behind them a white ceremonial umbrella with decorative finials shades the area, and people in white dhotis and orange garments stand nearby, one holding a brass plate of flowers. A red-earth mound is scattered with flowers at the tree base. Swamiji (probable): the central figure with long hair and a swept-back presentation, wearing a rust-red wrap and floral garland, is the.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph of a large banyan tree with many thick, buttressed trunks and hanging aerial roots, draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers. At right, a man in a saffron-orange robe and a matching orange head covering stands with his palms pressed together in prayer, facing the tree. He wears a white flower garland over his shoulder. A second person in white clothes stands partly visible at the far right edge, also with hands joined. Scattered petals and flower bits lie on the sandy ground, and the background shows dense green trees in soft light.2006-12-26December 30 20172017-12-30December 30 20172017-12-30Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, at a red-painted stone platform area. A figure with long dark hair and a rust-orange wrap, adorned with bangles, walks away from the camera along a paved path. Beside him a man in an orange shawl and dark rudraksha-style beads stands near a white umbrella held by a priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth. Other men in white dhotis with gold borders and white shirts stand around, some with hands folded in namaskar. A long garland of yellow and red flowers hangs from a pillar on the right, a trident stands at left, and a small shrine with flower garlands sits near the bottom right.2016-12-03January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph of a shaved-headed devotee in a maroon and yellow-bordered dhoti and upper cloth, wearing a long yellow and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala at the neck, with his back to the camera and palms pressed to the trunk of a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Two other men in similar maroon and yellow ritual dress stand at the left edge with hands folded in prayer. The setting is an outdoor grove with sunlight through foliage.2015-09-08