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Outdoor temple procession under large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A shirtless young man in an orange-red dhoti with a red-orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands centre, hands folded, gazing upward. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders stand with palms pressed together, some wearing rudraksha malas and vibhuti. A bald man in white with gold-bordered cloth stands at right. On the right edge, a palanquin or ratha is decorated with red, yellow and white flower garlands and green-striped drapery. A woman in a white top and sleeveless vest stands among the devotees.2017-06-17April 03 20162016-04-03October 01 20112011-10-01Outdoor photo beneath green trees on a stone-paved path. A woman in a white top and white trousers stands at centre with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a red bindi and dark hair loose. Beside her a man with glasses and a shaved head wears white with a sacred thread, and behind them a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold border stands among trees. At the left edge a man in white kurta and dhoti with a tilak stands near a branch, and at right a woman in a cream sari with gold border is partly visible. Devotees appear to be gathering near a tree shrine area with a terracotta pot at lower right.2017-06-17Outdoor scene beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots, standing on a dark polished stone platform scattered with dry leaves. Five men walk or stand in a row. At far left, a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands with hands folded. Next, a man in white shirt and grey trousers stands with hand at chest. Center, a bare-chested priest in a red-maroon lower cloth and white dhoti with gold border holds a sacred thread area and wears beaded necklaces, his body marked with white ash. Beside him, a man in a saffron-orange cloth wrap with a rudraksha mala gestures with his hand. At right, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold border wears a gold-beaded necklace and bangles, his chest marked with white ash, walking barefoot.2011-10-01December 21 20102010-12-21Outdoor procession on a dirt path beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A figure in the centre-front wears a white dhoti and shawl, a long gold necklace, and has long dark swept-back hair; he walks barefoot, with a garland of orange and purple flowers on a pillar nearby. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls and women in white and orange saris follow in a line, some with hands folded. A heap of orange-red flowers sits on a raised platform at right beside a deity murti area. Appearance-based a person cues include the long swept-back hair and gold necklace, with the figure leading the procession in white ritual clothes.2010-12-21June 17 20172017-06-17Outdoor photograph of a line of people standing with palms pressed together in namaste beside a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. Three men in saffron-orange robes stand in the centre and centre-right, with shaved heads. To the left, a man in white kurta and dhoti wears a yellow shawl and a rudraksha-style mala. Two more men in white with yellow shawls stand to the right, and a partially visible person stands at the far left edge. Stone steps and a raised platform lie behind them. The people are standing in devotional posture.2009-10-15October 25 20062006-10-25June 17 20172017-06-17May 24 20182018-05-24 +1 copies