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Outdoor photograph of a tree-planting or ground-clearing activity in a leafy grounds area. Several people in plain white clothes work on reddish-brown soil around a young sapling; one woman in a red-and-white sari stands near the center holding a small object, and a man in white bends to tend the sapling. Other white-clad workers stand nearby, and a small child in white is visible at right beside a shallow pit and a white plate or basin on the ground. Mature trees, palms and green shrubs frame the scene. No identifiable a person appearance is visible.

A photograph of an outdoor ashram campus on bare, sandy-brown ground. Several people are tending potted plants and planting along a row of terracotta pots under large shade trees. A woman in white garments and long dark hair walks at left, holding a green garden hose that runs across the foreground. A boy in a blue-and-white striped shirt and grey shorts stands barefoot near the pots. Other people in white and light-coloured clothing move among the plants, and a man in a grey shirt and blue trousers walks at right. Behind them stand a white building with a green metal roof and red-tiled eaves, and green lawns. No a person candidate is visible.

A large, ancient banyan tree with sprawling horizontal limbs and many aerial prop roots dropping to the ground forms the main subject, its dense green canopy spreading across the frame. Beneath it, a circular raised stone platform surrounds the trunk base. At left, a green cloth-draped object and a red-and-white offering stand near a small shrine area. Two people in white clothing stand near the tree on the left, one in white with a red-trimmed garment. Sandy ground and white posts surround the sacred tree enclosure.

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Outdoor photo on a dusty reddish-brown dirt clearing bordered by dense green trees. A group of about ten people walks in a loose line across the ground. Most wear white garments: white dhotis and white shirts, and several women wear white saris with orange or yellow borders. Several walkers have orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. The figure third from the right in the line wears a full orange robe and has long dark hair, and the person just behind him is in white. On the left, a man in white walks barefoot with his palms pressed together in greeting, and a man in a light shirt and grey trousers stands watching near the trees. At right, a man in white stands near a row of footwear placed on the ground, and a low brick stack sits by the trees.

A photograph of an outdoor grove beneath a massive horizontal banyan branch with hanging aerial roots and dappled shade. Several people in white clothing walk and stand along a dirt path strewn with dry leaves, a low stone-edged channel running beside them. Among them a woman in a white sari stands near the centre, and a man in white kneels at the path's edge. The figures are small and distant, and no one is clearly identifiable as a specific individual.

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A large crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white stands and walks beneath a massive ancient banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and thick branches. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while women wear white saris and white shawls; a few women wear red blouses and one wears a patterned head wrap. Some people carry bags and in the foreground a man in a grey shirt and a man in a checked shirt face away from the camera. At the right edge, a bright orange-red shrine or structure stands with a small deity figure visible beside it. The scene is an outdoor gathering in a tree-shaded temple-like grove.

2016-02-27 +1 copies

Outdoor photo of a group of devotees dressed in white dhotis and white shirts walking on reddish-brown earth beneath a large spreading tree with bare branches and hanging aerial roots. Near the tree trunk stands a decorated deity murti or ornate figure with gold-coloured adornments set within a golden arched frame. Several men in white dhotis, some with gold-bordered cloth, move among the crowd, and a few women in white saris are also visible. Rocks, fallen leaves and a red boundary wall with bamboo scaffolding appear in the background.

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March 22 2008

Outdoor photo beneath a large, spreading banyan tree with aerial roots and dappled sunlight on bare ground. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a flowing saffron-orange wrap and walks barefoot while holding a tall wooden staff. Behind him, a bearded man in white robes with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands near the trunk, beside a white plastic chair. To the left, a group of people in white clothing and a woman in a white floral sari stand together. At the right edge, a figure in white stands near a red-draped seated statue in orange cloth.

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