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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man in an orange-red robe and red turban, holding a small lamp or flame with a long handle, stands center-right facing a bearded man in orange who holds a burning oil lamp to his right. Around them, devotees in orange and saffron shawls and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in prayer. A man in a dark pinstriped suit and a man in a dark blue shirt stand at left with hands folded. Ritual vilakku lamp worship under the banyan tree.

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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. In the centre, an elderly man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head cloth, holding a brass tray with a lit oil lamp (vilakku), is receiving the flame from a man in a dark pinstriped suit who extends his hands over it. To the left, a man in a dark blue shirt stands with hands clasped. Behind them, devotees in orange and white attire stand near a photographer with a camera. On the far right, a bearded man with bare chest and orange shawl stands with hands folded.2006-12-31January 01 20072007-01-01Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with thick aerial roots. Several saffron-robed monastics stand near the trunk; one in an orange turban reaches toward the bark, and a robed figure in a long orange shawl touches his face while looking up at the tree. Beside them, men in white kurta-style clothing and a man in a cream jacket stand watching, and a bald man in an orange shawl stands at right. Fresh white flowers and orange petals lie on the ground at lower left.2007-01-01A photograph of a ritual lamp offering at the base of a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A bald man in a red-orange robe and orange turban lights a small oil lamp with a flame at the trunk, while a man in a grey-blue shirt stands beside him with hands joined in prayer. Another man in a white shirt watches nearby. On the right, a long-haired elderly sadhu in orange robes with a grey beard stands with his back partly turned, and a colourful garland decoration is visible at the upper right. The setting is an outdoor grove with trees and a small clay lamp on the ground.2006-12-31December 20 20072007-12-20Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading tree with a thick horizontal branch. In the centre, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a red-orange headband and a garland of white and red flowers stands with hands pressed together, facing a standing man in a dark blazer and white shirt who also wears an orange headband. To the left, a man in white ritual clothes with an orange shawl holds a brass plate of flowers, beside an older man with white hair and a beaded necklace. At the right, a saffron-clad man with a camera stands near a small brass lamp with a flame. A tall wooden staff leans against the tree. Dry ground and sparse greenery surround the group.2007-12-25December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor ritual scene under a large spreading tree with a thick horizontal branch. In the centre, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a red headband, with a garland of white flowers, holds a small bell and raises a lamp or vessel near the branch, with smoke rising. Beside them, another saffron-clad person with a red headband and white beard holds a lamp. On the left, a young man in white with an orange scarf holds a plate of flowers, and a man in white with an orange scarf and grey hair stands with hands joined. A man in a dark jacket and white shirt, wearing a red headband, stands with hands folded. A brass or silver vessel rests on the ground nearby, and another saffron-clad figure stands at the far right edge. Several people are visible, roughly six to ten.2007-12-25Outdoor ritual under a large spreading tree. A central figure in an orange robe with long dark hair and a beard, a red headband and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, holds a bell in one hand and extends his other arm toward a lit flame on a tall stand topped by a trident-like staff. Around him, devotees in white robes and orange shawls stand attentively; one in a black jacket and cream trousers holds his hands together in prayer, and a woman in white with a beaded necklace watches. Another man in orange with a red headband photographs the scene with a camera, and a person in white at right also raises a camera. A tray of flowers is visible at left. The ground is bare earth with a glass-topped platform in the foreground.2007-12-25January 01 20072007-01-01December 31 20062006-12-31December 25 20072007-12-25