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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A young man in white dhoti with gold border and gold-embroidered shawl, wearing a garland of yellow flowers, carries a silver tray with a lit flame and fruit toward a line of women and devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar. Several women wear white and cream saris, one in green blouse with white and green striped shawl, another in red-orange sari. A man in orange-saffron cloth stands among them, and a woman in orange sari with rudraksha-style beads stands at right. Someone in white at far right shows bare shoulders with sacred ash marks. The ground is reddish earth, with a stone platform at left.

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Outdoor scene under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-coloured borders wears a long gold-bead mala and a gold pendant, and holds a silver tray of yellow flowers and a silver bell. Women in white and cream saris with green, yellow and orange borders stand around, some with palms joined and some holding lit oil lamps, one woman in an orange-red sari with rudraksha beads on the right. A woman in the centre wears an orange shawl and a vibhuti mark on her forehead. A woman at left and another at back raise hands to the head in devotion. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering.2010-12-28Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A young priest in white dhoti with a broad gold border and a gold-beaded necklace carries a silver tray of yellow flowers and a bell, leading a line of devotees. Behind him, women in white and cream saris with yellow or green borders hold oil lamps and fold their hands in prayer; one older woman wears an orange shawl and vibhuti marks. A woman in an orange sari with a red-bordered pallu stands at right with eyes closed, and a man in white stands in the background near a decorated deity murti draped in garlands. A pole and flags are visible at the top right. Several people are shown in the frame, and the scene reads as a puja procession with an aarti lamp.2010-12-28December 23 20092009-12-23June 17 20172017-06-17July 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor ritual scene under green trees at an ashram setting. A bare-chested young priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl with a gold necklace stands at right, holding a silver tray of yellow offerings. An older woman in white sari with gold border reaches to place offerings on the tray. A man in white shirt with rudraksha mala stands at left, and a woman in cream sari with a red tilak stands behind him. Metal vessels and a brass lamp sit on a table at right. No person here is identifiable as a person; the orange-clad figure is a priest.2012-09-19June 30 20102010-06-30November 12 20102010-11-12July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photo beneath a large leafy tree. A man with long dark swept-back hair and a red bindi wears a white and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment, several rudraksha mala strands and a large gold pendant necklace. He raises a lit oil lamp on a wooden stand high in one hand and holds a small silver handbell in the other. Around him a group of devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar; a young man in white kurta stands in front, a woman in an orange shawl and women in white and lavender saris are nearby. A clear ritual aarti is being performed.2005-01-24June 17 20172017-06-17 +1 copiesJune 17 20172017-06-17