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A photograph of devotees at a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a wide, spreading trunk. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks toward the camera. Behind him, several men and a boy in casual shirts and trousers stand and move around the tree's base, one man with his hands on the trunk. A red and white flower garland is hung on the tree. Low circular stone platforms surround the trunk, and a small stone offering table with a silver plate sits at the right edge. Sunlight falls through the leaves onto the sandy ground.

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A photograph of devotees gathered around a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a raised stone platform at its base. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands at the centre, with other men in light shirts and trousers and a young boy in a striped shirt nearby. A garland of red and yellow flowers hangs from the trunk. On the right, a man in white shirt and dark trousers stands near the tree. A small stone plaque on the platform is visible, and the ground is sandy with stone steps and low stone borders.2010-07-15Devotees in white ritual clothes gather around a large banyan tree with massive aerial roots and hanging vines. Two garlands of marigolds in yellow, orange and red hang from the trunk. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaskar; other white-clad men and women walk or bow nearby. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands with hands folded in prayer at right. A man in a light blue shirt and a man in a grey shirt with orange vest stand in the background. A low stone platform surrounds the tree, with a sign reading Do Not Enter the Cave near a stone bench. Fallen yellow leaves dot the dark granite floor.2010-07-11Outdoor photo at a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a circular raised stone platform around its trunk. Several devotees in white clothing stand and pray with palms pressed together, including a man in a white shirt and a woman in a white sari near the trunk. Two garlands of yellow and red flowers hang from the branches. A sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CIRCLE beside the tree. Flower petals lie on the dark stone floor in the foreground, and a man in white with glasses stands at the lower right. No person is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-07-11August 21 20112011-08-21August 21 20112011-08-21July 11 20102010-07-11A photograph of devotees gathered at a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, in a sunlit outdoor compound with a dirt ground. Several adults stand on black granite slabs before the trunk: a man in a white shirt and dark trousers, a woman in a light blue and white sari, a woman in a white salwar-style outfit, and a woman in an orange sari. Two young children stand in the foreground. A man in white clothes stands at the trunk, and a white-robed figure stands near the cave-like opening at the base of the tree. A blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. Flower petals are scattered on the ground at the lower right. Visible people: about nine.2010-06-30May 16 20122012-05-16Devotees gather at a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, its trunk draped with a red flower garland. A figure in a yellow top and white dhoti stands on a raised stone platform, raising an oil lamp or incense holder toward the tree, while others in white and grey garments, including a woman in a teal blouse and white sari and a man in a grey shirt, stand in prayer with hands folded. A blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE beside a small dark opening at the base of the trunk, and a stone offering plate sits on the platform. The setting is an outdoor ashram grove with reddish earth and a dark polished floor.2010-06-30Devotees pray at a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, beside a cave opening marked by a blue sign reading DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. Two long garlands of yellow and red flowers hang down the trunk. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with hands folded in prayer on a raised stone platform, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border, hands joined, bows her head in the foreground. A man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers stands at left. The ground is reddish earth. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.2010-07-11A large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots dominates the scene, its trunks rising from a circular raised earthen platform. Several men stand near the base; a man in a white shirt walks past the foreground at right, while a group in white shirts, dhotis and a dark-shirted man stand together at left near a red-covered offering on a mat. The setting is outdoors in a shaded grove with a metal pole and cables. No one present is identified as a person.2009-09-05August 18 20112011-08-18