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Night-time outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large banyan tree. A group of devotees dressed in white sits on a raised white platform around a stone lingam-style deity murti at right, which is decorated with white and red flower garlands and draped in pink cloth. A man in white at centre holds a metal vessel and a small bell while chanting, with a brass oil lamp and brass plates of flowers, fruit and offerings in front of him. Other seated devotees in white watch, some holding prayer beads. A steel pot and a pink checked bag sit in the background.

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2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesA seated group of devotees in white clothes meditates outdoors beneath a large banyan tree at night. In the foreground, a man in front wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant, hands folded in prayer. Beside him, bearded men in white kurtas sit with eyes closed or palms joined. Brass puja items are arranged on a mat before them: a plate of flowers and fruit, a brass lamp, a small bell, a kalasha-style vessel and a bowl of petals. Behind them more people sit in white and a woman in green sari has her hands folded.2004-02-18Night outdoor ritual beside a brick fire pit with a bright flame. A standing figure in an orange saffron robe and matching orange head wrap holds up a brass lamp with a flame and a bell in the other hand, offering it toward the fire. He wears a long rudraksha-style mala around his neck. Seated devotees in white clothes sit on the sand, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Brass vessels, a copper pot, a bowl of flowers and a plate of offerings rest near the fire. A bare-chested or white-clad attendant bends at right, and a woman in white with folded hands kneels at lower right. Tree branches overhead.2003-03-01Outdoor evening ritual at night beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a mat holding a lit flame, while a woman in lavender robes beside him handles a lamp. Around them a large seated group of devotees in white and pale clothing sits on the ground, some holding lamps and offering trays. In the lower right foreground a seated figure in an orange robe with a white flower garland and an ornate gold belt faces the ritual. A small lamp rests on a brass tray with fruit and flowers, and a mic stand stands nearby. The setting suggests a puja or aarti at night.2005-12-19 +2 copiesFebruary 18 20042004-02-18Outdoor evening ritual beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A seated figure in an orange saffron robe sits on a mat before a brass tray of offerings, fruit and small vessels, with a kalasha-like brass pot and oil lamps nearby. Around them, a group of mostly white-clad devotees sit on the ground, several holding small brass lamps or dishes. On the right, a large dark stone deity murti is draped in orange cloth and garlanded. A reddish stone platform with a carved black serpent in the foreground. A standing attendant in white dhoti and shawl walks in the background.2005-12-19December 23 20052005-12-232009-glimpses-of-kodikkan-ratha-pada-yatraA photograph of a group of men seated on the ground in white ritual clothes at an outdoor evening gathering beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Several men sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, and some have eyes closed in prayer. A man in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and a small pendant. Behind them a bearded man in a beige sweater and white shirt stands holding an object. Brass puja vessels, a brass lamp and a plate with flowers and offerings sit on the mat in front.2004-02-18Outdoor ritual under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man in an orange shawl and saffron dhoti, wearing a multicoloured flower garland and rudraksha mala, stands at left holding a bell, with a bell-ringing devotee beside him. Several devotees in white dhotis and white turbans stand in a row holding bells and rudraksha malas. At right, a bare-chested priest in ornate gold ceremonial attire sits at a black stone deity murti decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands and an orange cloth. Brass oil lamps, flower offerings and a small white-draped table sit in the foreground. A red and orange flag flies at right.2004-01-01Night outdoor ritual on a white cloth-covered platform. Two tall brass oil lamps (deepa stands) decorated with marigold garlands flank a square fire pit (homa kunda) with a raised white stepped base. Several robed priests in white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged; one at centre-left holds his palms together in anjali, another at right is seated behind a microphone stand, wearing a red-and-white dhoti and a beaded mala, with a brass kalasha and offering tray with flowers before him. Devotees in pastel and white clothing sit in the background, some with hands folded, in darkness lit by a single lamp. The scene appears to be a homa or puja with satsang-style seating.2010-10-08October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copies