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Outdoor photo under a large banyan tree with aerial roots, dappled shade on bare earth. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts carry a long wooden pole on their shoulders, one of them draped in an orange cloth. A man in a red-and-white checked shirt stands nearby, and a seated figure in white sits at the side. Palm fronds hang at the left edge and a stone slab lies on the ground. The men are barefoot and appear to be carrying a ceremonial palanquin or litter during a procession.

Outdoor photo under shady trees on a dirt path. Four devotees walk away from the camera carrying items on bamboo poles across their shoulders. The woman at left wears a white sari with a red border and a teal shawl; a man in white kurta and white dhoti carries a bundle wrapped in white cloth with orange ties; a woman in a green-bordered white sari carries a bundle of green fronds; a woman in a white sari with blue border and blue bag follows at right. A small stone shrine or altar stands at the right edge, with hills and a wall in the background.

Outdoors under large shady trees, a group of men in white clothes carry a long bamboo pole on their shoulders, with a bundle wrapped in cream and orange cloth slung from it. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt walks at the front, another carries a green palm frond, and a man in an orange cloth stands on the right. A man in white shirt and dark lungi stands at the far right. Sandy ground and dappled sunlight surround them.

Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. Two young men in white ritual clothes walk on a dirt path carrying offerings: the man in front holds a brass tray with a small lamp and flowers, while the man beside him, wearing an orange shawl, carries a framed deity murti. Behind them stand other men in white shirts and dhotis, one in an orange cloth on the left and a figure in a teal-green outfit on the right, with a bare rock outcrop and trees in the background.

A photograph of a procession on a dirt path under shady trees. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts carry a long wooden pole draped with white cloth, with a bundle of green palm fronds at the far end. A figure in a white and gold garment is carried on the pole at the centre. On the left, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a purple beaded mala gestures with one arm. On the right, a woman in a blue-striped sari walks past. Palm trees and greenery fill the background.

Outdoor procession under a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots on a dirt path. Two men in white dhotis and orange-saffron stoles lead the way; the man in front carries a wooden-framed tray or platform holding a framed deity murti with a red-and-gold image. Behind them, a man in white shirt and dhoti holds a white flag or banner, a woman in white and a woman in a pale turquoise salwar walk nearby, and several other people in white clothing follow. A man at left wears a plaid shirt and white dhoti, and a person in white near the tree photographs the scene with a phone. Stones and sunlit foliage surround the path.

A photograph of a procession on a dirt path beneath large banyan trees with sprawling aerial roots. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk along the path; the man at right carries a framed portrait of a figure in orange-saffron robes, and a red-orange flag is raised among the group. A colourful canopy or umbrella appears among the trees in the background. Dappled shadows fall across the ground.

Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots and sunlit dirt ground. A woman in an orange-saffron sari-style garment, with a white flower garland, stands on a dark mat at left, holding a small cupped object or flame toward the tree. Several people in white clothes stand and sit in the background, including children in white and a girl in green. A red cloth and a small bundle lie on the ground near the trunk. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.

Outdoor photo under a large spreading tree with dense green leaves at an ashram site with sandy ground. Several men and youths walk along a path, mostly in white dhotis and white kurtas with saffron/orange shawls draped over their shoulders; one prominent man in the centre wears a white kurta with a white scarf and carries a long bamboo staff. Others carry slender bamboo poles or staves. A young person at left wears an orange garment and holds a bamboo pole. In the background a red-cloth-covered structure is visible. Some people appear in the distance under the branches. No individual is distinctively identifiable as a person from appearance cues in this frame.

Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots and dense green canopy, on reddish earth with dry leaves. A bald man in white dhoti and bare chest, with a red-orange sash and a rudraksha-style neck cord, walks on a patterned mat; a man in white shirt and trousers with an orange neck cord walks ahead, a woman in white with a red shawl stands nearby, a girl in white with a red shawl follows, and an older woman in white with a red shawl bends forward at right. Orange and white flags hang on the tree at right.

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