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Outdoor ritual gathering beneath a large spreading tree. Around him, many saffron-robed sannyasis and young initiates wear orange and red cloths, rudraksha malas, white forehead markings and arm bands. A white-clad man holds a tall ceremonial staff with a silver finial, a robed man in the centre reads from a book, and a priest kneels at a cloth with offerings, flowers and oil lamps while smoke rises. Two spectators in the foreground watch from behind.

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April 24 20132013-04-24Outdoor ritual gathering under a large banyan tree with garlands hanging from its branches. Men in white dhotis and white shirts sit on the ground in rows behind several participants in saffron robes. A bald sannyasi in saffron kneels on a red patterned rug, bowing his head to the ground, while another saffron-clad priest sits on a low mat arranging brass pots, plates of offerings and small bowls. A standing saffron-robed attendant holds a long wooden staff. On the right, a man with long dark hair and a grey beard in saffron wrap holds a silver trident, and a seated figure with long hair and a saffron wrap, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits on a chair in the centre with his hands together. Brass vessels and a kettle sit on the ground in front, with mats and plates of fruit and food arranged around.2006-07-12Outdoor ritual gathering beneath a tree with white flower garlands hanging overhead. A standing row of men in saffron-orange robes holds long bamboo staffs and brass vessels, while seated men in orange and white watch. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, orange robe, rudraksha mala and a vibhuti-marked forehead sits on a folding chair, facing a standing man in orange with a trident. A devotee in orange prostrates on a red-patterned mat at his feet. Brass plates with offerings, kumkum and small vessels are arranged on woven mats on the ground. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, orange robe, rudraksha mala) seated and receiving the prostration; trident-bearing man and others in orange are devotees or sannyasis.2006-07-12Outdoor ritual gathering under a large banyan tree with hanging garlands. A seated figure in long swept-back dark hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and white dhoti sits on a folding chair, while a devotee in saffron kneels and bows his head to the floor at his feet on a red patterned rug; a standing attendant in saffron with a grey beard and gold-edged cloth stands at right. Behind them, a row of shaved-headed saffron-robed monks stand holding brass kalashas and long staffs over lines of brass plates with offerings, oil lamps and flowers laid on woven mats. Many people in white clothing sit on the ground in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure shows long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, the cues the rules require, and the bowing devotee performs a padapuja-style homage.2006-07-12April 24 20132013-04-24July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor ritual at a tree shaded by garlands, on sandy ground. A long-haired person in saffron robes and a white dhoti sits on a folding chair, facing a kneeling attendant in orange who holds a long staff over a small red rug. Several saffron-robed men stand in a line behind, holding kalasha pots and staffs, with rows of brass vessels, fruit, flowers and oil lamps set on woven mats before them. A bearded man in orange and white stands at right holding a trident-like staff. Devotees in white clothing stand in the background. Several people are present in the scene.2006-07-12July 07 20152015-07-07April 24 20132013-04-24December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor ritual under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A red and gold throne with an orange cushion stands in the foreground, behind a figure in a dark wrap with a red and white flower garland, hands pressed together in namaskar. Several shaven-headed men in orange and maroon garments with white forehead marks and beaded necklaces stand around, one holding a small pink item and one lifting a hand to the face. A trident-topped element and smoke or incense haze drift through the scene. A folded orange cloth lies on a stone ledge at right. Visible people: about six.2013-04-24Outdoor ritual photo under a large banyan tree beside a garlanded canopy. A long-haired man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a black folding chair, smiling, with a white cloth over his lap, and a bearded man in white dhoti and saffron shawl beside him holds a trident. Saffron-robed men stand and move around brass vessels and small offering trays on woven mats, and a kneeling devotee in saffron cloth bows with his forehead on a red patterned carpet at the seated man's feet. Other people in white stand in the background. The seated figure shows appearance cues of a person as a presiding ritual guru.2006-07-12