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Outdoor scene beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots, standing on a dark polished stone platform scattered with dry leaves. Five men walk or stand in a row. At far left, a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands with hands folded. Next, a man in white shirt and grey trousers stands with hand at chest. Center, a bare-chested priest in a red-maroon lower cloth and white dhoti with gold border holds a sacred thread area and wears beaded necklaces, his body marked with white ash. Beside him, a man in a saffron-orange cloth wrap with a rudraksha mala gestures with his hand. At right, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold border wears a gold-beaded necklace and bangles, his chest marked with white ash, walking barefoot.

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October 01 20112011-10-01Outdoor scene under large shady trees on bare red earth. Five men stand before a small shrine with a black Shivalinga adorned with a garland of orange and yellow flowers and an orange cloth. On the left, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala stands by a tall pole. Next to him, a bare-chested man in maroon-and-gold dhoti holds his hands together in reverence. Behind them, a man in white shirt and a man in white dhoti watch. On the right, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robe and rudraksha mala stands with hands folded in front of the lingam. Large flat boulders and low circular stone platforms surround the shrine.2011-10-01December 21 20102010-12-21A photograph of six men standing in an outdoor grove beside a large banyan tree whose trunk and aerial roots are wrapped in a garland of white and red flowers. On the left a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a necklace stands with hands folded, next to a bare-chested man in a white and red-bordered cloth. Beside them a man in a saffron-orange robe with gold border and a mala stands with palms together. To the right, two men in white shirts and white dhotis, one in grey trousers, and a bald man in white dhoti with gold border stand facing the tree, all gazing upward. Fallen leaves lie on the red earth, with a low stone wall curving around the tree base.2011-10-01Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. A group of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees walks along a dark stone path. At center, a man in an orange-saffron robe with an orange head cloth gestures with one hand. Beside him, a bearded man in orange garments, and a man in an orange shawl with a small bag. Left foreground, men in white clothes with yellow shawls hold brass plates of yellow flowers. Another man in white with a camera stands to the right, and a bald man in orange robes stands at right. White-painted platform edges surround the tree base.2009-12-11June 17 20172017-06-17A photograph of devotees at an outdoor shrine beside a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. In the foreground, an older man with short grey hair in a plain white shirt and white dhoti stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him, a woman in a rust-orange sari wears a gold necklace and holds her hands in anjali. A man in a checked shirt and a figure in a cream and gold mundu stand further back. Stone paved paths and a low red-and-white platform surround the tree.2019-04-07January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor procession on a dirt path beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A figure in the centre-front wears a white dhoti and shawl, a long gold necklace, and has long dark swept-back hair; he walks barefoot, with a garland of orange and purple flowers on a pillar nearby. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls and women in white and orange saris follow in a line, some with hands folded. A heap of orange-red flowers sits on a raised platform at right beside a deity murti area. Appearance-based a person cues include the long swept-back hair and gold necklace, with the figure leading the procession in white ritual clothes.2010-12-21Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots and dense green canopy, on reddish earth with dry leaves. A bald man in white dhoti and bare chest, with a red-orange sash and a rudraksha-style neck cord, walks on a patterned mat; a man in white shirt and trousers with an orange neck cord walks ahead, a woman in white with a red shawl stands nearby, a girl in white with a red shawl follows, and an older woman in white with a red shawl bends forward at right. Orange and white flags hang on the tree at right.2013-09-13Outdoor photograph of a procession on a paved path beneath a large shady tree. A central man wears a maroon-brown robe, a long garland of red and white flowers, and a rudraksha-style necklace, with his hair long and swept back. Beside him a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a bare upper body walks, and orange-robed attendants flank the group. A woman in dark clothing holding a video camera films at the left edge. Trees and a red fence line the background.2017-01-01October 28 20102010-10-28 +1 copies