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November 21 20112011-11-21December 05 20112011-12-05A photograph of devotees gathered at the base of a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and sprawling limbs in an outdoor shrine area. Several people in orange and saffron garments and white dhotis stand in a cluster near a small roped-off enclosure, some reaching toward the tree trunk. A bare-chested man in an orange cloth stands at the front of the group, and a woman in a green sari and another in a pink sari stand to the left. A small figure in orange robes stands further right near a red-painted structure, and a woman in white sits on a bench at the far right. Tall railings and a red shrine structure are visible beyond the tree.2016-09-04November 21 20112011-11-21Outdoor photograph beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with thick aerial roots and dense canopy. Many devotees, mostly women in saffron and orange saris and salwar, some in white and blue, crowd around the tree trunk and its lower branches on reddish-brown earth. A few people are climbing or standing on the branches, and others crouch or kneel near the base. A woman in a vivid red-orange sari stands in the foreground, and a figure in a yellow garment crouches at left. Small offering-like objects and a metal stand sit near the trunk. The scene suggests a tree-related ritual gathering.2016-09-04Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a broad low branch canopy. Seated devotees in white clothing fill the foreground on the left, with some in blue and pink saris among them. On the right, a man in orange robes stands barefoot near the tree base with his hands folded in greeting, and several other people in orange robes stand beside him, also with hands joined. A white-clad figure sits near the tree trunk. Dappled sunlight falls across the ground and the group gathered around the tree.2009-06-01December 05 20112011-12-05A photograph of devotees gathered beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and spreading branches. The ground is bare red-brown earth with circular raised stone platforms around the trunk. A woman in a orange-and-gold sari stands near the center. Several people in white ritual clothes and white dhotis work at the base of the tree, one man in a white shirt carrying a camera, and a woman in a white sari kneels beside a small tool. Others in dark and patterned clothing stand nearby. The scene appears to be an outdoor ashram tree-tending or ground-preparation activity. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-09-18A photograph under a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and spreading branches. In the left foreground a line of devotees in orange and saffron garments, some in orange saris, walks along a dirt path, while a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at the front. A monk in orange robes stands near a wooden post, and a few people in red and maroon clothes are nearby. On the right, a figure in orange sits under the tree near a seated woman in white and green, with a small deity shrine and metal railings beyond. Dirt ground, green shrubs, and cables are visible in the foreground.2016-09-04Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. A dense crowd of devotees, mostly in white clothing with some in colourful saris and kurtas, stands in a semicircle facing a raised platform on the right. A woman in a pink sari stands at the platform's edge near an offering area with orange-red flower garlands and a kalasha-like setup, while other people stand with hands joined in prayer. A deity murti sits on the right side under a green cloth. The setting is a tree-shaded ritual ground during a paduka puja or darshan-style gathering.2011-11-21September 04 20162016-09-04Outdoor photo beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick low branches. Several people in orange and saffron clothing stand gathered near a wooden post at the left, including a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a man in a red-brown dhoti pressing against the trunk side. Women in orange saris and a woman in a blue-and-pink sari stand nearby. At the right, a seated woman in white sits beside a man in an orange robe on a raised platform, with a small shrine area and a colourful deity murti nearby. A smaller figure in orange stands at the center on sandy ground beside a hose. Green shrubs grow in the foreground.2016-09-04