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March 22 2008

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January 20 20082008-01-20October 27 20082008-10-27March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22Outdoor ritual photo beneath a large banyan tree. A man in an orange-saffron cloth sits cross-legged at the lower left, tending a flame and offering in a metal vessel, with a brass lamp and flowers nearby. Behind a low mound of stones stands a dark stone deity murti of a seated teacher figure with a crescent-shaped headdress. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around the mound, one holding a long ritual implement. Women in saris and a girl in white watch from the background amid trees and onlookers.2003-04-02October 27 20082008-10-27October 08 20072007-10-08October 08 20072007-10-08Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with dangling aerial roots. A young man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a lit camphor flame in a brass vessel for a woman in an orange sari and a girl in a red dress. A man in saffron robes stands beside him, bare-headed and holding a brass plate. Around them, men in white and light shirts stand and watch, and a stone platform with a small brass pot sits in the foreground. Aarti is being performed at a sacred tree site.2008-03-25October 08 20072007-10-08Night-time outdoor ritual at a square stone-lined pit filled with water, with flower petals floating on the surface. Two men in orange saffron robes kneel at the edge, one reaching into the water with a cloth bundle wrapped in purple and gold fabric. A woman in an orange sari with dark hair leans over the pit beside them. Behind them, a standing group in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls and rudraksha malas watches, and a man in white holds a brass tray with ritual items. Sandy ground surrounds the pit.2008-01-03