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Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. A group of about 15 people stands on a black stone platform surrounded by white-painted low walls and a small water basin with flower petals. Center, a bare-chested man with a dark rolled turban and a rudraksha-style mala stands at a slight angle; he has a long beard and wears an orange-brown dhoti. To his left, a woman in a long orange garment and an orange-brown man stand in conversation. Nearby, figures in pale peach and saffron robes, a man in red robes at right, and a man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl at left stand listening. A person in white with a yellow shawl and a man in orange kurta stand at left, and a bearded man in yellow shawl is partly visible in the foreground. Branches and sunlight fill the background.

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Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree at an ashram-style grounds. Several men in saffron/orange robes stand on a dark polished stone floor, several wearing orange turbans or head wraps and rudraksha malas. One bearded man in orange wears a gold-toned pendant necklace; another stands at the center with shaved head in orange robes, hands loosely clasped. Behind them are white-washed circular planters with a kolam-style white patterned floor design and a small floral arrangement with red flowers. Aerial prop roots of the banyan hang at right, and a white pole stands in the background.2008-12-30February 01 20182018-02-01December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 11 20092009-12-11Outdoor photo beneath a huge banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand on sandy ground around a dark stone shrine opening at the base of the tree. On the right, a long-haired man with a bare upper torso wears a red-orange shawl draped over his body and faces the group. At centre, a man in an orange headwrap and orange robe with a beaded necklace stands with hands clasped. Further left, a bearded man in orange with an orange head covering and a man in white dhoti with a gold chain stand near a cameraman filming with a video camera. A bald elderly man in pale saffron shawl stands at the far left edge.2007-08-09February 01 20182018-02-01Outdoor photo of a ritual at a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots on a dark polished stone platform. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand in a row, some holding a brass trident and a staff, one holding a brass plate of flowers. A man in white kurta with folded hands stands at left. Near the right, a figure in orange robe with white and red flower garland stands with hands together by a small flame or offering, beside the tree trunk. White-and-orange kolam designs decorate the red earth ground. Leafy trees fill the background in sunlight.2008-12-25Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense green leaves at a temple-building site. A man with a long dreadlocked bun, bare chest and a rust-orange wrap stands barefoot on a paved stone path, centred among a ring of about seven people seated and standing around him. Several listeners wear rust-orange and red wraps, rudraksha malas and dreadlocks; one man in a white dhoti and shawl, and a man in a white shirt holding a small object, are also present. A red-cloth-covered table sits at the left edge and a shrine with red decorations is visible behind the tree.2018-02-01