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A person with long dark hair stands barefoot on a stone platform beside a large banyan tree, bowing forward with head lowered against the trunk. The person wears a cream shawl over a cream garment with gold-bordered yellow cloth and a red-and-white floral garland. Orange and yellow marigold garlands hang across the tree's roots and trunk. A white-and-red kolam or geometric chalk design lies on the ground in front, with a brass plate holding offerings such as flowers and a small pot nearby. Grey pillars and a stone bench stand in the outdoor courtyard behind.

January 01 2009

January 01 2009

January 01 2009

A photograph of a long-haired person standing barefoot beside a large banyan tree wrapped with orange and yellow marigold garlands, leaning forward with eyes closed. The person wears a cream shawl over a cream garment with gold-bordered yellow and red embroidered cloth. Below, a silver tray holds flowers and offerings, with marigold petals on a white cloth. The setting is an outdoor tree shrine with sunlight through the branches.

A photograph of a person standing with the side of their head pressed against the trunk of a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots, eyes closed in a devotional posture. The person wears a saffron-orange garment with gold borders, a pale gold turban, and a long garland of white and red flowers draped over the shoulders. A yellow marigold garland hangs on the tree at left. Bare feet stand on a white stone platform with a white kolam-style design drawn on the ground. Background shows other trees, a white wall and a small shrine-like structure with yellow decoration.

A photograph of a man standing bare-chested in an orange-red dhoti with a gold-trimmed border, wearing a long red, yellow and pink flower garland and a yellow flower armlet. He stands with his forehead pressed against the trunk of a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots, while red and yellow flower garlands are draped along the trunk. A small oil lamp flame glows at the lower left. A metal railing and sandy ground appear to the right, under dusky evening light.

Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing layered gold and rudraksha-style necklaces, a red-orange garland and a bare upper arm bangle, stands barefoot on a small red patterned rug with head bowed. A long magenta flower garland hangs across the tree trunk. Stone blocks and a red flower heap sit nearby, with a colourful decorated pillar at right.

Outdoor photo at a banyan tree shrine. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and shawl with a rudraksha-style mala, stands barefoot with hands joined near the large aerial-rooted banyan trunk, eyes lowered. A garland of yellow, red, pink and purple flowers hangs on the left trunk. To the right, a white arched stone shrine frames a black deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlands, in front of a mound of red kumkum/vermilion powder with a small offering tray. Dirt ground with white rangoli-style patterns at the base of the tree.

March 11 2017

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A man with long dark dreadlocks and a short beard stands barefoot in a dry, sandy yard, leaning his forehead against the trunk of a large fig tree. He wears a rust-brown unstitched wrap over his bare chest, a long white jasmine garland, and a rudraksha mala at his neck. A small red and yellow flower offering rests on a plate near his feet, and a red brick wall stands behind him.

A photograph of a man standing beside a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots, his head bowed and forehead resting against the trunk. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow band, bare-chested, with a long multicolour garland of red, yellow and white flowers draped over his shoulders and gold bangles on his wrist. Red and yellow flower garlands are wrapped around the tree trunk. Trees and a small lamp glow appear in the background at dusk, with a metal railing nearby. The man is a devotee at the sacred tree in a moment of reverence.