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Outdoor photograph of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a dark hollow opening at its base. A garland of yellow and magenta flowers is draped across the trunk above the opening. A white-painted circular stone platform surrounds the tree, with a small offering plate holding red and white items on a dark stone stand in the foreground. A single person in a loose orange-saffron robe and wrap stands at the right edge with long dark hair, facing the tree and barefoot on the platform, appearing to offer prayer. Sunlight and shade fall across the sandy ground.

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A photograph of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, wrapped at its base with a garland of yellow marigolds and purple-red flowers. Beneath the trunk a dark hollow opening holds small offerings, and a white-edged platform with a tap sits in front. A single standing person in a flowing saffron-orange robe, long dark hair falling past the shoulders, barefoot, stands at the right edge with a hand on the trunk, facing the tree. Sandy ground and foliage fill the background. Presentation cues are a swept-back long hairstyle and saffron robe, but the face is not clearly legible, so the identity is uncertain.2010-02-12A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and trunks, wrapped at its base by a garland of yellow and purple-red marigold flowers with green leaves, set on a low white circular platform. To the right, a man stands close to the trunk, one hand resting on it. He wears an orange-saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a long, loose unbound hair with a beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace. Bare feet on sandy ground, with other trees and a distant building in the background. The scene is outdoors in daylight.2010-02-12February 05 20152015-02-05A photograph of a large, sprawling banyan tree with many thick grey trunks and hanging aerial roots, set on bare reddish earth. A standing figure in an orange-red robe and a yellow waist cloth, wearing a long orange-yellow garland of beads and with a bare upper body, stands on a red patterned mat beside the tree's raised white stone platform, eyes lowered in reverence. Fallen yellow leaves lie on the ground and small scattered red offerings are visible. Further back are open grounds, young trees and a distant red building. The figure's appearance cues are only partially distinctive, so identity is uncertain; the figure is described by role as a devotee or sannyasi-style robed person.2013-03-17A photograph of a large banyan tree with many thick, sprawling trunks and hanging aerial roots, set on reddish-brown earth. A single standing figure in saffron-orange robes and a long orange shawl stands at the base of the tree beside a white concrete platform, near red-and-white woven mats. The figure has long dark hair and wears a beaded necklace. Small red offerings lie on the ground. a person: the figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a beaded necklace, and the page indicates a person was present at this event, though the figure's identity is only appearance-based.2013-02-28April 30 20132013-04-30January 17 20082008-01-17December 30 20092009-12-30December 31 20092009-12-31A barefoot person in a saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland and a red garland stands at the base of a large banyan tree, pressing one hand against its aerial roots and trunk. The tree has many hanging and twisting roots, and a multicoloured garland of orange, yellow and purple flowers lies on the ground at its base, beside a low white stone border. Green foliage and a boundary wall with pink flowering shrubs are visible behind.2009-12-30A photograph of a figure in a flowing orange-saffron robe standing barefoot beside a large old banyan tree with thick aerial roots, circling a white-painted raised platform at its base. A garland of yellow and red marigold flowers with green leaves is wrapped around the trunk. The figure has long dark hair falling past the shoulders and wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace, one hand tucked near the robe. Behind, a sandy courtyard with a small fire pit or offering area with red items, a low white wall, and trees under bright daylight.2010-02-12December 31 20082008-12-31