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Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading tree with thick branches overhead. A rough stone-built platform holds a dark deity murti draped in red cloth and white and red garlands. Around it sit a seated crowd of devotees, mostly in white, with several women in colourful saris. A figure in a saffron-orange garment sits at the left edge near the platform, with a head covered in orange wrap; the orange-clad figure is appearance-uncertain, so this is a person in a saffron robe rather than an identified individual. Children and adults in white sit in the foreground.

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Outdoor ritual photograph under large banyan trees. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap sits on a low red cushioned stool with palms joined, facing a black stone linga draped in red cloth and white flower garlands, set on a rough stone platform. Around him, a large seated crowd of women in white, pink, blue and green saris, with some men in white dhotis and a young girl in white and yellow, sits on the bare earth. Brass plates hold offerings of flowers, rice and a small brass vessel. A woman in white stands at right beside the linga, and another woman in blue is seated nearby. The setting suggests a puja at a shrine.Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A black stone Dakshinamurti-style murti sits atop a rounded rubble-stone platform, draped in red cloth and wreathed with white flower garlands. Around the base, a group of women and girls sit and stand; one woman in an orange-saffron head wrap and orange sari is seated near a brass plate, and a person in white robes bends forward at the left edge. A woman in white sari and another in pink-and-white sari stand behind the seated group. A man in a brown-orange robe stands at the far right beside the shrine, and another man in a dark shirt stands in the background. The scene appears to be a ritual gathering at the shrine. Dirt ground and green foliage fill the background.Outdoor photo of a devotional gathering under large shade trees at a shrine. A deity murti stands in an arched stone frame on a rocky mound, draped in orange cloth with flower garlands and a silver-toned crown-like headpiece. In front, a small shrine holds a silver kalasha-style lamp stand and red flower offerings. A bald man in white robes with long white sleeves stands on the left of the shrine area, gesturing with his arms, while a younger man in a dark blue kurta and white dhoti stands beside him. Around a tiled platform, about two dozen seated devotees, many in white, some in orange or red, sit on mats facing the shrine, with brass vessels and a plate in front. Several people are visible in the foreground.February 23 20082008-02-23Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots. A raised seated figure on an orange-draped seat under a small canopy with pink and red trim is the focal point, wearing orange robes and holding a long staff. Nearby a figure in orange with a long plait sits before brass offering trays and a flower-garlanded stone deity or rock form. Around them a seated congregation in white clothes and light blue sits on the ground, with a few in pale saffron. Marigold and multicolored flower garlands hang on a red pillar at right, and a dark patterned serpent-like form lies in the foreground. This appears to be a satsang gathering under the tree.2005-07-21 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 13 20032003-07-13Outdoor ritual under a large banyan tree. A man in orange robes and an orange head wrap, with rudraksha beads and sandalwood marks, stands at left holding a ritual implement and performing a consecration. To the right, a deity murti is draped with orange and white cloth and heavily garlanded with white flowers and red blossoms, set on a rock base. A man in a white shirt and maroon trousers photographs the scene with a camera. Seated devotees in white and colourful saris, and standing onlookers, watch quietly. Brass vessels and steel bowls are arranged on the ground in front of the group.2003-04-02August 03 20052005-08-03Outdoor satsang beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A raised orange-draped seat under a decorative red-and-gold canopy holds a figure in saffron robes at the centre-right, with a golden ornamented umbrella and a gold-and-red garland beside it. Seated devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, with a woman in a teal sari among them, sit on a sandy floor in front of the seat, several with hands folded in prayer. A large stone with garlands and a carved snake-like form lies at the right foreground. The figure on the seat's build and dress match the candidate, but the face is too distant to confirm identity, so the a person field is set to unsure.2005-07-21Outdoor photograph beneath a broad banyan tree with spreading branches. A figure in saffron-orange robes and matching orange head wrap bows deeply, hands joined, before a black stone deity murti wrapped in red cloth with a white-and-red flower garland, set atop a heap of rough reddish stones. Seated devotees in white and orange saris and a white-clad child watch in the foreground, some with hands folded, and a woman in white with a camera photographs from the right. Earthen ground and a small metal vessel with flowers sit near the base of the stone platform.Outdoor ritual gathering under a large leafy tree with a dense crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white, many wearing white flower garlands. In the left foreground a dark stone deity murti with orange cloth and garlands stands beside a tall white pillar, while a person in orange robes bends forward at a red-draped altar. The crowd stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a few people in white and some in patterned clothes look on. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the people.2009-12-02