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A photograph of two devotees standing with palms pressed together in namaskar beside a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A woman on the left wears a white sari with a gold border, a brown shoulder bag, and a tilak, and a man beside her wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shirt. They stand on a dark polished paved area near circular raised stone planters of red earth, and a small blue book rests on a ledge at the tree base. The setting appears to be an outdoor sacred grove or ashram garden, with a shaded canopy overhead.

A photograph of two devotees with hands pressed together in namaskar beside a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A woman in a white saree with a mustard-yellow blouse and a brown shoulder bag stands at left, bowing her head. Beside her a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shirt also stands with palms joined in prayer. The tree trunk is wrapped in circular raised stone platforms and a small blue-covered book rests on a ledge at the base. A dark granite slab lies at the lower left edge. Two people are visible in the scene.

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Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots and branches. In the foreground at left, a person in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a gold-toned necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste on a glossy platform. Further back, a second person in white dhoti and white upper cloth with orange trim stands near a low circular stone enclosure at the trunk's base. Red earth ground and a green metal pole with a bell are visible.

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July 08 2008

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A photograph of a large old banyan tree with many aerial roots and sweeping branches, growing from circular raised stone platforms with red earth. On the left, a figure in an orange saffron garment with hands pressed together in prayer stands at the edge of the frame. The orange cloth wraps the upper body and the head is covered with dark hair tied back. Hanging cords and a thin hanging root run through the center of the tree.

Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and a long horizontal limb. On a dark polished granite platform of square slabs on dirt ground, a figure in an orange saffron garment with a reddish-brown shawl and a white garland stands with hands folded at chest level. Two attendants in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow sashes stand to the right beside a low white stone wall, one holding an object. A stone bench and steps lead to the tree. The figure's face and hair are partly obscured and the person is not clearly identifiable, so a person is unsure.

A 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.

A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and trunks, decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds and red and white flowers. A woman in an orange-saffron sari with a red border stands close to the trunk at right, her head bowed and a flower garland draped over her shoulder, in a sandy outdoor compound with other trees behind. Flower offerings lie at the base of the tree.

Three women walk and carry white vessels on the dry red earth beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick low branches. The woman in front, in white clothes with a white dupatta, balances a white pot on her head. Behind her, a woman in a green blouse and white sari stands with hands folded beside a low concrete ring, and another woman in a pink sari raises a white vessel near the trunk. Black hoses run across the ground by the stone borders.

A photograph of an outdoor banyan tree setting with large aerial roots and spreading branches. A figure in an orange robe with a red and white flower garland stands on the left, holding a lit flame or torch toward the tree. Beside them a person in white clothing and a yellow shawl holds a camera. The ground has a circular raised white platform around the tree trunk and a dark stone-paved area in front.

A photograph of devotees at an outdoor shrine beside a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. In the foreground, an older man with short grey hair in a plain white shirt and white dhoti stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him, a woman in a rust-orange sari wears a gold necklace and holds her hands in anjali. A man in a checked shirt and a figure in a cream and gold mundu stand further back. Stone paved paths and a low red-and-white platform surround the tree.